Are you shopping for a Mother’s Day gift? Or Father’s Day, birthday, Christmas — no matter the holiday or occasion, making your own gift gives it a personal touch. And natural handmade beauty and personal care products are always a huge hit.
Even if you’re a novice DIYer, you can make some pretty great natural beauty products if you follow the right recipe. You may even find that you have many of the ingredients for some of these recipes in your home already!
We’ve put together a list of 50 DIY natural beauty and personal care product recipes for you right here, so you can get wrap up your gift shopping pronto. Here’s a tip: You’ll want to make extra to keep for yourself! Each idea listed below is a clickable link to the recipe.
For the Body
Body Scrubs
- Peppermint Sugar Scrub Bars
- Oatmeal Exfoliating Bars
- Sea Salt Body Scrub
- Lemon Sugar Scrub
- Coconut Oil Body Scrubs
- Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrubs
- Brown Sugar Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub
- Charcoal Coffee Scrub
- Sugar and Sage Body Scrub
Bath
Body Moisturizers
- Whipped Gingerbread Body Butter
- Slow Cooker Lotion Bars
- Calendula Lavender Skin Salve
- Whipped Body Butter
- Moisturizing Lotion Bars
Other Natural Products for the Body
For the Hands and Feet
- Manicure in a Jar
- Soft, Silky Hands Treatment
- Gardener’s Hand Scrub
- Rich Honey Hand Balm
- Foaming Hand Soap
- Peppermint Foot Soak
- Soothing Treatment for Dry, Cracked Feet
For the Face
- Pomegranate Facial Scrub
- Yam Facial Mask
- Honey Cinnamon Nutmeg Mask Facial Mask
- Natural Face Toner
- Anti-aging Face Cream
- Activated Charcoal Face Mask
- Coconut Mocha Face Mask
- Natural Face Powder
- Shaving Cream
- Aftershave Lotion
For the Lips
For the Hair
- All Natural Hairspray
- Soap Nuts Shampoo
- Moisturizing Shampoo Bars
- Rosemary Honey Conditioner
- Tea Tree Hair Gel
There is sure to be something on the list for everyone on your list!
Feature image courtesy of Annouk. Originally published on December 19, 2014, this article was updated in April 2020.