With people becoming much more aware of what they are putting into their bodies it is no wonder that people are also starting to consider what they put on their skin also. There is a long list of chemicals found on most comerically made skin products that should make you weary to put it on your skin. Most people cringe when they really consider what is in the commercial products they put on their skin.

It doesn’t take much to ditch the chemicals and go green. You can create many beauty products at home by simply using antioxident rich fruits, vitamin E rich vegetable oils, and natural prodcuts such as bee’s wax. Better Basics For Your Home is a great book that contains many beauty recipies.  Plus it also contains tips on green cleaning also. Making your own products is really fairly easy. Consider how easy it is to make a simple lip balm.  It is a mix of bees wax, organic coconut oil, olive oil, and vanilla extract. Then you simply poor it into small containers and store the extras in the refrigerator. You can purchase premade kit for making chap stick if you prefer to try out some before you make your own.

You can take it one step further and learn to make your own soap from scratch and ditch the chemical laden soap. Books such as The Natural Soap Book can teach you how to make your own chemical free soaps. Because you can control what goes into the soap you can also control the soaps properties. Gone are the days when lye based soap would peal your skin off.  Making soap is now an exact science. There is nothing better for your skin then a correctly made lye based soap.