How to Keep Your Homemade Cosmetics?

Mask, cream, lip balm, homemade cosmetics have no secret for you! But do you know how to keep them well? We give you some tips to optimize their shelf life.

To make your homemade cosmetics is to take time to find the right recipe, test the different ingredients and discover their benefits. By creating your own products, you take care of your health and the environment. However, it is important to know some tips to avoid waste! No way to leave your homemade cosmetics mold in the bathroom!

Home cosmetics: more delicate products than others

Homemade face cosmetics are made with natural ingredients. They, therefore, contain no preservatives or synthetic origin. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful when handling them and to observe some simple hygiene rules.

Enemies to be wary of

These cheap cosmetics are often criticized for being poorly preserved. This is not the case, it is enough to know the possible sources of contamination in order to avoid them. The main enemies: bacteria, air, light and too high temperature.

Indeed, micro-organisms (fungi, bacteria, yeasts ...) will come to feed on the molecules contained in the natural ingredients and develop there. To proliferate, they need to be in an aqueous medium. It is for this reason that cosmetics containing water are much more sensitive than others.

As for the free radicals present in the air, they will go to fix the molecules and degrade the whole product. The heat is the light participate in the acceleration of this process. This means that as soon as the product is in contact with the air, the risk of contamination exists.

Rigorous hygiene rules from the manufacturing process

When making your cheap cosmetics, it is important to  follow some basic hygiene rules . Indeed, the ideal would be to achieve them in a sterile place. What is impossible! So take time to thoroughly  disinfect all equipment and worktop  with 90 ° alcohol. For utensils, boil them for 10 minutes in the water. It is also strongly recommended to wear gloves and a mask.

When making your cosmetics and even after when you use them, consider using a clean spatula. Do not forget to always close the caps or covers securely. The more your cosmetics are in contact with the air, the faster they will degrade. So our homemade products, we take care!