DIY Face Cream Recipe

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 Let's talk about DIY face cream.


And the fact that Georgia's bottom is on my face.

Let me rephrase that:
A baby's bottom is on my face.

Let me try again:
The skin of a baby's bottom is on my face.

And once again:
The skin of my face is like that of a baby's bottom.

Lastly:
My skin is as soft and supple as a baby's bottom.

Phew. That took me a few tries to get right, but have no fear! My writing skills never cease to amaze me! And you, I am sure.

Today is another of my make-at-home favorites. After dabbling with a few different recipes, I have landed on my favorite DIY face cream recipe. So, I decided to share it with you! So that Georgia's bottom can be on your face as well. Dangit, there I go again.

DIY Face Cream Recipe

– 1 tablespoon coconut oil
– 3 tablespoons shea butter
– 2-3 drops tea tree oil

And there ya have it. The perfect DIY face cream recipe.

1. Simply mix the coconut oil:

With the shea butter:
 

With the tea tree oil:

 

2. Squish with the back of a spoon to get a nice, frosting-like consistency.

 

And there you have it. I store my face cream in a recycled baby food jar and just keep it in the bathroom cupboard. Then, after my shower at night, I smear it on my face and neck like it's goin' out of style.

Miraculously, each morning, I wake up with uber-soft skin. The more I use it, the better it gets! I only use it once a day, usually at night, and then just splash my face with water in the morning. It seems to still last on there after that.

In the last year, I've gone from using crazy expensive and toxic facial cleaners (that I had to special order!) – to washing my face with natural, organic castile soap – to then also using this wonderful DIY face cream recipe! Can't beat the price (I didn't do the math, but it can't be more than .75 cents per batch) and the ingredients are easy, cheap, and all natural. That's a win, win, win (just in case you're keeping track).

I purchase my coconut oil in bulk HERE. And my shea butter from HERE, which is very inexpensive. I use my favorite brand of essential oils for this recipe as well. You can read about purchasing these super high-quality oils for this DIY face cream recipe HERE.

Please try it. I beg you. I plead with you. Let me know what you think.

And don't be surprised if I enthusiastically start rubbing your face when we run into each other. I can't help it – I do the same thing to Georgia's lil' toosh when she gets out of the tub at night.

I need help.

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

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Comments:

    • Hi Jessilee,

      I just was referred to this site, and I happen to use and love Arbonne myself. But yet, the price of this is much more appropriate for our budget at the moment! 🙂 Have you tried this yet, and how does it compare? Thanks!

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  10. Katrina, I totally have acne prone/oily skin. But what I’ve found is that adding the right type of moisturizer really helps. That being said, I also noticed that foods I was eating had a huge affect on my acne prone skin and when I switched to a whole-foods diet, my acne greatly improved. I wash with Castile soap, twice daily and use this cream at night. Hope this helps!

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  17. I love this recipe, however there are little gritty things in it. Is this the Shea Butter that didn’t blend? It almost feels like salt. I still use it though, because it makes my face soft. Thanks!

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  19. Yes, I’ve started making my own whipped body cream with Shea butter, cocoa butter and sweet almond butter, it’s divine!

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    • Hi Reyna! I’d love to get your exact recipe for your divine body cream. It sounds amazing. Can you share? 🙂

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  20. This is a great receipe! I did it and I’m using it. The first time however I didn’t mix it well with my teaspoon 🙂 and I had some pieces of shea butter inside. but it was the same great! Thank you for the best blog ever!

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  21. I have bookmarked your website and have been using your recipes for both my daughters. Their skin is so sensitive, and we love your lotions, chapsticks….

    On this particular one the first time I mixed the ingredients I also got that gritty feel, so this last batch I made, I decided to use my mixer and the consistency is soooooo much softer…love it!!!

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  22. Thank you for this recipe! I use it on my dry curly hair and it has never been the same. I’ll be making batches to give away with your site address on the tag!

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  23. Mine also came out gritty. Is this normal? Once I put it on and rub it in, the grittiness goes away but initially its gritty. Is this the shea butter? I do like the way it makes my skin feel.

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      • Thanks, I bought 100% pure unrefined shea butter on Amazon.com that claimed to not be gritty so they misrepresented it. The grit does go away once I rub it in. I’ll purchase the same brand you used and try that next time. By the way … I love this recipe. My skin is so soft!

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  24. i cant get over the damn tea tree oil scent.
    i made a small batch to test it, and added lavender oil until the tea tree scent was toned down.
    hope it world ok with a good amount of lavender in it.

    going to have to make another small batch with just TTO and bear the smell and compare the two a week at a time.

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  27. This is now my second time making this. The first jar lasted a few months before I used it all and I loved it. Now the second jar I’ve made was MOLDY when I opened it the other day!! I did nothing different this time than last time. I made it probably 1-2 months ago and it’s now moldy. My last jar never got moldy and lasted longer. I’m now VERY hesitant to make this again. & I now have no moisturizer! Dear author, could you possibly explain how this recipe would get moldy? Thank you.

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  32. I make small quantity that can last a week, then do another one once the mixture is used up. It’s easy enough to make, and Yes, I use this all over my body except for the face. And, my skin has gotten super soft.

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  33. I tried to make something similar here’s my recepie:
    1 teaspoon cocnut oil
    3 teaspoons shea butter
    2 teaspoons aloa vera gel
    1 drop of lavander oil
    Then I mixed all ingridients with mixer 🙂

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  37. The first time I made this was 2 yrs ago and I put it into an recycled, glass active yeast jar. It lasted me 1.5yrs and stayed fresh. A little goes a long way! I use tea tree oil, lavender, and rose hip oil. I just made it again, but used unrefined shea butter and saw I was going to have the gritty problem others complained about. I put 2 glass nesting bowls together with hot water between like a double boiler and melted the butter and coconut oil. I was able to whip it and it fixed the consistency issue.
    Hope that helps anyone having similar issues!

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