Exfoliators, body wash, candles, soap... All of these things you can make at home with a few ingredients. Need an exfoliator? Use a lemon half with some sugar on it. These type of Diy projects are really popular on Facebook and Pintrest and people generally say it saves them money- but does it really? What do you guys think? Is buying bulk lemon and sugar cheaper than a bulk bottle of exfoliating scrub? I feel like DIY has less chemicals involved but I'm not sure if it's really the cheapest alternative.
Depends on how you go about it. If you buy in bulk, it's cheaper in the long run (I wouldn't buy perishables in bulk though, when it comes to beauty products with foods in them, they can have a pretty short shelf life depending on what you're using). It also depends on the ingredients. Not all chemicals are harmful, just as all naturals aren't safe.. so don't believe everything you read, research every last ingredient from sources that don't stand to gain anything. I make almost everything and it saves a TON. as for sugars, they're aren't the best exfoliators.. the finer the better for your skin, sugars can be damaging.
I find that my DIY things are cheaper and also more effective. Usually the products with the most natural ingredients are also the most expensive (inexplicably) and the cheaper ones are full of dangerous and incomprehensible chemicals. Going DIY makes it natural and cheap. Also it cuts down on shopping time if you buy your skin and hair products at the same time you buy your groceries.
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I make my own shea body butter. it is much cheaper to make. Although I would not use lemon on skin since it stings and can bleach skin. I would make a brown sugar and olive oil mix for an effective and safe body scrub. I hope this helps!
I feel like anything can be a DIY product if you really put in time and effort to make it correctly. All store brand name products are always overpriced which makes us think about making our own instead. I normally just buy a lot of simple products like baking soda and honey and all other things we normally use and I find DIY projects that include these everyday household items. I already made a natural face scrub as well as a face mask and teeth whitener.
