Use Homemade Eye Cream to Protect the Skin at a Fraction of the Cost
Why use a homemade eye cream, when there are so many great products on the market? Store-bought products can be effective, and even beneficial for the skin. They also tend to be expensive, and can come with unwanted substances. Using eye cream recipes saves money. Often the best anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, and nourishing eye serums cost quite a bit of money. This expense can add up over time, leading to a budget well over one hundred dollars a year, just for eye cream.
Also, creating a product yourself gives you control. Not only do you have to pay a premium price for a good store-bought product, but you are not able to decide what goes into it. Making an eye cream at home is a great way to ensure that only the purest substances are treating your skin cells. Not all commercial creams are completely natural, as many use preservatives, fragrances, and dyes, in addition to the active ingredients. A homemade product is derived from one hundred percent plant-derived, nurturing materials.
Useful Ingredients
There are many different ways to make a homemade eye cream. These are all beneficial ingredients which can be integrated into a natural cream.
- Evening primrose, jojoba, grape seed, avocado, and almond oil all supply nutrients and essential fatty acids to nourish and fortify skin cells. They also are moisturizing.
- Cocoa butter, made from the roasted seeds of the cocoa tree, provides nutrients, improves elasticity, and moisturizes.
- Witch hazel is a natural astringent. It tones the skin and soothes irritated, inflamed tissue.
- Rose water also has skin firming and toning properties. It hydrates and is a natural antiseptic.
- Cucumber reduces inflammation and puffiness. It is a great source of silica for skin, which is needed for the formation of connective tissue.
- Aloe vera gel has anti-inflammatory and hydrating properties.
- Vitamin E provides valuable nutrition for healing, and moisture.
- Frankincense essential oil has anti-inflammatory and sedative properties. It also promotes cellular regeneration.
- Chamomile essential oil is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and calming.
- Lavender essential oil has a balancing effect on skin. It also acts as an anti-inflammatory.
- Rose essential oil is a calming astringent.
- Geranium essential oil has astringent properties, and normalizes skin cells.
Recipes
To make a nourishing night eye cream, use:
- 2 T grape seed oil
- 2 T evening primrose oil
- 8 drops of chamomile essential oil
Put all ingredients in a small glass jar. Shake well before each use. To use, apply a small amount to area under and around eyes. Leave on overnight. Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct light.
For an anti-aging treatment, use:
- 1 inch of fresh cucumber
- 2 T rose water
Blend ingredients in blender. Put in a small glass jar for storage. Apply a small amount under eyes. Leave on for twenty minutes and rinse off. Store in refrigerator.
For a moisturizing eye cream, use:
- 3 T cocoa butter
- 3 T witch hazel
- 4 drops frankincense essential oil
- 4 drops lavender essential oil
- Contents of one vitamin E capsule
Melt cocoa butter in double boiler until soft. Meanwhile put other ingredients in a small container to be used for storing. Add softened cocoa butter, stir well. Let cool, cover, and store in a cool, dry place. To use, apply a small amount in morning and evening, rubbing into skin in circular motions.
Try these eye cream recipes or make your own using pure, natural ingredients. Calm, supple, young-looking skin is possible.
Resources
Balch, Phyllis, CNC. “Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition.” (The Penguin Group, 2006).
Natural Facial Recipes https://naturalfacialrecipes.homestead.com/eyeserumrecipes.html
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