DIY : Hand Cream Recipes at Home

Like our face, our hands function as bridges to the world. Hands are often the first place to show the signs of ageing. The skin ages faster on the hands because they are exposed daily to chemicals, smoke and, most importantly, UV radiation. By giving proper care, we can make our hands look soft and beautiful. Check out a few hand cream recipes that you can do at home for good looking beautiful hands.

1. Nourishing Hand and Body Cream

Ingredients:
1/4 cup coconut
1/8 cup shea butter
1/8 cup cocoa butter
1 Tbsp aloe vera juice
1 Tbsp liquid oil of choice (like sweet almond, jojoba, etc.)
5-10 drops essential oils (optional)

Method:

Heat the shea butter, coconut oil, and cocoa butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Add the aloe vera juice, liquid oil, and essential oils and stir to combine well.Store in container of your choice.


2. Brown Sugar Hand Softener 

Ingredients:
1/4 cup course brown sugar
Baby oil to make into a paste


Method:
Mix together the above ingredients.Using a hand washing motion apply the mixture to the hands.Continue the washing motion for a minute then rinse off with warm water and pat dry.


3. Orange Hand Lotion :

Ingredients:

1/2 oz Cocoa Butter, melted
1 oz Olive Oil, warmed
1 oz Orange Juice
2 drops essential oil (Orange Flower if possible)

Method:

Mix all ingredients together in blender until light and fluffy. This lotion need not be refrigerated, but should be used as soon as possible. It may separate, but can be beaten together again.
Most homemade lotions should be refrigerated and used up as soon as possible (within a week) because they do not have preservatives and bacteria can grow in them.


4. Cream of Oats Hand Lotion:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup juice of sour almonds
1-1/2 cup of water soaked oat flour
1-1/2 cup of baking soda
1/2 cup of white wax

Method:

Mix very well all of the above ingredients to make the cream. This can be kept in a plastic or glass container to be used daily.


5. Coffee-licious Hand Cream Recipe

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp. Beeswax
2 Tbsp. Coffee Bean Butter butter
2 Tbsp. Roasted Coffee Oil
6 Tbsp. Jojoba Oil

Method:

Melt together wax and butter. Add oil. Mix completely until smooth. Pour into jar. Let it harden. Coffee oil is rich in phytosterols which promote excellent moisture retention, quick penetration and is a powerful antioxidant.


6.Lemon Honey Hand Cream Recipe

Ingredients:

3 tbsp beeswax
1 tbsp liquid lanolin
1/2 cup light sesame oil
1 tbsp. coconut oil
1 teaspoon honey
15 drops lemon essential oil

Method:
Melt together all ingredients except for essential oils, on low heat double boiler. Mix completely until smooth. Add Essential Oil. Pour into jar. Let harden.Apply regularly for smooth hands.


7. Egg yolk & Glycerin Hand Cream Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 egg yolk
3 tbsp glycerin
3 tbsp lemon juice

Method:
Mix all the above ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until thickened. Do not boil. Cool and place in a jar. Use regularly as hand lotion and skin softener.


8. Glycerin & Rosewater Hand Lotion Recipe:

Ingredients:
1 cup glycerin
1 cup rosewater
10 drops (or about 1/8 teaspoon) essential oil fragrance, such as lavender (Optional)
1/4 teaspoon (or more) vitamin E oil (Optional)

Method:

Put all ingredients into glass or plastic bottles. Portion out the ingredients according to the ounce capacity of the bottles you are using. Shake well until all ingredients are completely combined. If using scent, shake well several times a day for 2-3 days before giving or using. If using a fragrance, pick one that smells good combined with roses because of the rosewater.


9. Coconut Oil Hand Lotion Recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup almond or olive
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup beeswax
Optional: 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
Optional: 2 tablespoons Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter
Optional: Essential Oils, Vanilla Extract or other natural extracts to suit your preference

Method:

Combine ingredients in a pint sized or larger glass jar.Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and place over medium heat.As the water heats, the ingredients in the jar will start to melt. Shake or stir occasionally to incorporate. When all ingredients are completely melted, pour into whatever jar or tin you will use for storage. Use as as regular lotion for pretty hands.

DIY Easy Foot Scrubs at Home

Foots are the foundation that we stand on which keeps us moving in our daily life.But many of us neglect to give good care to our feet. Moisturizing the foot is important but you need to start off with exfoliation. Here are few easy effective foot scrub that you can try yourselves at home.

Citrus Foot Scrub :

Juice from one lemon or lime
1/2 cup raw sugar
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until sugar starts to dissolve.


Rosemary and Peppermint Foot Scrub:

1/4 cup Kosher salt
1 tbsp table salt
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp olive oil
3 drops peppermint oil
1/2 tsp rosemary

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until salt starts to dissolve.If the mixture is too dry, add a bit more oil. If it's too wet, add more salt.


Salty Honey Foot Scrub :

3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup sea salt
1 tablespoon almond or olive oil

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until salt starts to dissolve.


Coconut Salt Foot Scrub:

1 cup salt
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup vitamin oil

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until salt starts to dissolve. If you are only using one oil mix 1/2 cup Oil with 1 cup Salt. Then add 3-4 drops of Essential Oil for fragrance and stir it up.This also works great as a Shower Body Scrub too.

Rich Coffee Foot Scrub :

1 cup of coffee grounds
1/4 cup raw sugar or sea salt
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until salt or sugar starts to dissolve.


Brown Sugar Foot Scrub:

1 tablespoon of brown sugar,
1 tablespoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Mix together and apply to feet in a circular motion until sugar starts to dissolve.


Lavender Foot Scrub:

1 Cup fine Sea Salt or Epsom salt
1/2 Cup Oil (grape seed, sweet almond or olive)
8 drops Lavender Essential Oil
2 tablespoon dried Lavender Buds

Measure salt and lavender buds into a clean bowl. Add 1/4 cup of oil and stir until it is distributed evenly. If it seems to dry, add another tablespoon of oil. Continue adding oil until you are happy with the consistency Add essential oil. Stir well and apply on foot in circular motion.

Home Remedy for Dry & Cracked Cuticles

There are hundreds and thousands tips to deal with bad and cracked cuticles, we just need to see which one is good for us, cause things response differently from body to body and if one thing is good for other that might not work for us as so we just need to see which one will work for us. There is always something that can work for you and if you prepare yourself that you just use natural things then you will get natural remedies for almost everything.

Shea Butter: 

Without any doubt, Shea Butter is one of the most famous and best natural butter we have at the moment, basically it is a butter that we get from a African nut and it is full with benefits and useful vitamins. It has been used to fix cracked and damaged cuticles for ages, old wives has been use this even before modern science discover it and informed the world that it has so many useful and good qualities that you can use for so many purposes.

It has so many qualities that cannot only heel your cracked hands heels cuticles, but it can actually keep them soft healthy and moisturized and it can heel all kind of wounds and can make any scar go easily , it has some vanishing properties too. It is not something that you cannot find in your local grocery store so just use it as a night hand cream and foot cream and never forget to use it after every hand wash to get permanent healthy soft dreamy hands and feet.

Aloe Vera:

Aloe Vera plants can provide a less expensive treatment for cracked cuticles. Break off a piece of the plant and rub the exposed pulp over any distressed areas of skin. The plant's juice penetrates the skin, increasing the efficiency of the healing process.

Vitamin E Oil:

Vitamin E oil can also be used to take care of dried and cracked cuticles. Massage the oil over your cuticles and fingertips, on a daily basis. This will help you smoothen up your cracks and re hydrate your cuticles, thereby keeping them supple and moisturized.

Neem:

It is another very brilliant and magical home remedy for your hands and all kind of skin help, you can use it for all kind of skin issues to see a result really soon. This strong anti-fungal, antibacterial natural thing can help you with acne and other skin issues too and at the same time it can be used for cracked cuticles, there are so many magical and miraculous vitamins and they can help your skin to produce natural oil in itself so you don’t need to apply anything externally.

Neem is also high in Vitamin E and other essential oils which can deal with bacteria and germs at the same time it fight with bad germs and infections too and you can use it for oily skin and dry hair and scalp issues too , you can use Neem in any form, you can buy gels, lotion or powder from or you can use the leaves and fruit of that tree and can make your own home made paste to use.

Cuticle Soak:

For a treatment specific to hangnails, give yourself a cuticle soak. Fill a shallow bowl with 1 pint warm water. Using the cap of your favorite bottle of body oil, pour a small amount of body oil into the bowl of warm water. Soak your fingertips for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse and pat dry. Clip the softened hangnails, and rub a moisturizing cream into the area around the cuticles.

Moisturize:

Use lots of moisturizer. Cuticle moisturizers are easily available in local markets and particularly used for treating and taking care of damaged nails. They can be purchased in three different forms - wax, cream and oil based formulas and should be applied several times in a day. All you need to do is rub a small portion of the moisturizer on each of the cuticles and you will surely notice a huge difference within a couple of days.

Cotton Night Gloves: 

Use cotton night gloves for fixing cracked cuticles. Start by cleaning and moisturizing your hands, nails and cuticles and then slip on the cotton gloves. These gloves will prevent your hands from becoming dry throughout the night and will also help heat up the moisturizer, on your hands by trapping your body heat.

Balanced Food:

To prevent your cuticles from becoming damaged and unhealthy, it is crucial for you to have a proper diet, containing large amounts of Vitamin A, B, C, D and E. Besides this, zinc and calcium are also vital for maintaining healthy cuticles. Also, cut down on the food items that are high on alcohol, sugar and saturated fats.