Do-it-yourself recipes

Here's how to make a homemade lilac-colored paste perfect for kids' makeup! It's a colored paste made exclusively with natural ingredients to add a touch of color without applying harmful substances to the skin of the little ones.

Here's how to make a homemade yellow-colored paste perfect for kids' makeup! It's a colored paste made exclusively with natural ingredients to add a touch of color without applying harmful substances to the skin of the little ones.

Here's how to make a homemade green-colored paste perfect for kids' makeup, for those who want to dress up as the Incredible Hulk, for those who have decided to blend into a beautiful meadow, or for older kids who want to celebrate Irish St. Patrick's Day!

For about a year I have been making soap for me and my family. A few months ago I started making creams too. At first I followed the recipes I found in the books ... then I started creating them myself. This delicate shea butter cream is very moisturizing and suitable for the winter season, it is also very simple to make. I also use it for my children, both for the body and for the face.

After a few experiments this is my ultimate lip stick! Cocoa butter is an excellent nourishing and emollient, castor oil, softening, adapts perfectly to the lips and gives a slight shine, beeswax is emollient and protects our lips, honey is an excellent " anti-cold ”and repairing, tocopherol or pure vitamin E is the best ally of the skin and has an anti-aging effect, propolis has healing properties, orange is invigorating.

Here is the recipe for the moisturizing face cream shared by Stefano!

A few weeks ago on alfemminile.com, there was a discussion about eyelashes, how to strengthen them, and make them thick and healthy. They also asked for our opinion, so we felt like recommending, beyond the expensive specific products available in the market, a very quick and highly effective recipe to make at home. It can be prepared in no time with 3 very natural ingredients with a strengthening effect. The right formula for an irresistible look!

Making toothpaste at home? It's very easy! With just a few ingredients and a short amount of time, you can create an eco-friendly toothpaste with the fresh scent of real mint, a gentle abrasive action, and a pleasant fresh breath. This recipe and the ingredients shown are part of the basic instinct kit. The photos are from the blog "Naturalmente Felice," which made the toothpaste after purchasing the kit.

Here is a simple recipe to prepare a face serum with a revitalizing and anti-wrinkle effect at home. This formula is a concentrate of active ingredients such as Chianti red grape extract, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and Argan which have antioxidant, regenerating and moisturizing properties ... a real intensive treatment to give vigor and freshness to the skin of the face and cleavage.

Are you ready to prepare your elixir of youth at home?

Summer is approaching, and your skin isn't ready yet? Here are some tips for making your own natural facial scrub at home! Exfoliating scrub is a product that should never be missing from our beauty routines. Whether for the body or the face, it's a product that, when used regularly, helps remove dead cells, promotes cell renewal, and gives the skin tone and vitality. Exfoliation removes dead cells, stimulates the lymphatic system, and aids in the elimination of toxins, improving the facial microcirculation. The result is smoother, translucent, and radiant skin, a healthier and more radiant appearance. Making your own scrub is very simple (and cost-effective!), and it reduces the risk of unpleasant allergic reactions, often triggered by synthetic ingredients or overly intense and aggressive fragrances in commercial products. It's important that the scrub is as gentle as possible to avoid irritating delicate facial skin. Let's look at three simple recipes suitable for various skin types to make our own scrub at home.

Making a lip balm at home is very simple, just a few ingredients and very little time! We made this butter in collaboration with Elisa Gamberi of Amando.it, the recipe and the procedure can also be found here!

The good part of homemade cocoa butter

This cocoa butter contains only natural ingredients and has excellent moisturizing and emollient properties.

In fact, beeswax has a strong nourishing action on the skin, Shea butter has healing, emollient, elasticizing, soothing and antioxidant properties to deeply nourish the lips and nourish them when they are chapped, sweet almond oil is emollient, softening, nourishing and soothing, and finally vitamin E is a very powerful antioxidant and has an anti-aging action on the lips.