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Liquid shower gel recipes. Natural shower gel at home. DIY shower gel recipes

For daily care behind the body, especially after a hard day at work, I want to pick up natural remedy with persistent pleasant aroma, which will pleasantly relax and give great sensations. Most natural organic gels are quite expensive and can be made by hand. Homemade gel will be cheaper, easy to make, and can be included in the composition for every taste.

How to make your own organic gel?

Organic gel manufacturing method pretty simple, doesn't require any special equipment, and won't take long. Initially, you should decide what goals you want to achieve - moisturize dry skin, do it or just thoroughly and enjoy the bathing process. For each of the options, certain components are added, such as herbal decoctions, pharmacy vitamins for the skin, cosmetic clay etc.

A big advantage of a homemade gel will be its complete safety of the composition, which can be completely controlled and adjusted to suit your needs. It allows you to experiment, be imaginative and create exclusive fragrances... Homemade liquid gel will become great gift or a surprise for any celebration.

The basis of the tool

The main component for any liquid remedy is the basis. It will take up a significant amount of volume, therefore, choose safe and beneficial substances that have a beneficial effect on skin health. Soap nuts are considered the best of the basics, but this pleasure is not cheap, and it is not easy to get the product.

A professional organic gel base can be purchased at beauty salons... It nourishes the skin well, provides hydration due to base oils, soothes integuments, creates a dense foam.

Important! Such products should be free of lauryl sulfate.

Any high-quality baby soap is considered the most budgetary basis. It will not be a problem to buy it, moreover, it does not cause allergies, does not dry the skin. To prepare a liquid gel, you will need baby soap that is free of foreign odors and chemicals.

The easiest gel recipe

Most simple home personal care product, in the form of a gel-soap, will make it possible to create various aromatic products on its basis in the future. It will not be difficult to prepare it. Prepare a suitable container in advance, be sure to sterile clean and dry. For disinfection purposes, you can wipe the dishes with alcohol and dry them in the open air. This is to ensure that the organic gel does not deteriorate quickly.

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For cooking, you need the following ingredients:

  • Soap base or one piece baby soap without smell.

  • Glycerin, essential oils depending on the intended effect or property, dry herbs medicinal plants for the broth.

  • To improve the condition of the skin - liquid vitamins in capsules A, E. They can be bought at the pharmacy.

  • If you plan to make the gel for a gift, you can use it to add color food coloring... For personal use, the product does not need to be stained.

Cooking method

Homemade organic gel is prepared as follows:

  1. To begin with, you should make a decoction from plants, for example, from mint or lemon balm. For cooking, take 10 tablespoons of dry raw materials, pour boiled hot water and bring to a boil. Boil the broth over low heat for 10 minutes. Next, the broth must be thoroughly filtered through cheesecloth, avoiding the remnants of herbs.
  2. After the herbal liquid is ready, you need to start making the base from baby soap. Take a block and grate, preferably fine. Mix the resulting soap shavings with the broth and put on low heat.
  3. During the boil, be sure to stir the composition to dissolve all the soap flakes. The foam that appears should be removed last.
  4. Next, the solution should cool.
  5. Pour 1 tbsp into the cooled composition. l. glycerin and the necessary essential oils, then mix thoroughly, pour into a sterilized container.

Important! The shelf life of the product is limited to 2-3 months. Remember this and be sure to tell us if you are going to give the gel as a gift.

Gel scrub at home

For scrubbing, you can supplement the homemade gel with the appropriate components. This will help get rid of dry, dry skin, make it smoother, unclog pores, normalize blood circulation and refresh the body. Suitable ingredients for a scrub ground coffee, sea salt, buckwheat or rice groats, oatmeal.

To combat cellulite good effect added essential oils of citrus type, for example, grapefruit, lemon, orange.

The ingredients are added to the cooled gel, along with the aroma oil and glycerin. Such a unique product will make the skin smooth, beautiful and help to smooth the structure.

To moisturize the skin

If the skin needs increased nutrition and hydration, two tablespoons of glycerin should be included in the gel formulation, instead of one. Also, as aromatic oils you should choose options from rose, musk, orchids that have a moisturizing effect.

An excellent homemade gel for dry skin is made from coconut milk... To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:

  • 250 ml coconut milk;

  • 1 tsp natural honey;

  • 150 ml olive liquid soap;

  • wheat germ oil in the amount of 2 tbsp. l .;

  • essential oil of geranium (6 drops).

All components are mixed in a container and you can start procedures in the bathroom.

Relaxing liquid soap

There is a special recipe for a relaxing effect that relieves stress and fatigue. Such liquid soap recommended for use in the evening, before bedtime. Make a relaxing remedy can be as follows: you need to grate baby soap, then pour 50 ml into it. pure water... It is necessary to melt the composition with a water bath. Next, you need to add 1 tsp to the composition. sea ​​salt finely ground, 1 tsp. dry blue clay and 1 tsp. oils grape seed... Then mix thoroughly and add 10 drops lavender oil... The gel is ready and you can pour it into a prepared container.

DIY gel for children

A liquid cleanser for children should cleanse well skin from dirt, as well as have an antibacterial and antimicrobial effect. It is important that the gel does not dry out the skin, otherwise irritation cannot be avoided. The most the best recipe in this case, there will be an option with the following components: baby soap, a tablespoon of glycerin, chamomile decoction 50 ml, 5 drops of lavender oil, a teaspoon of cane sugar, a teaspoon fresh juice aloe.

Initially, grate a bar of baby soap, mix with chamomile decoction and melt in a water bath. When the solution is ready, add sugar, glycerin, and dye to it. Stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Advice! You can use beet juice to color a gel that is completely natural and safe for children.

At the end of the preparation, you can add aloe juice and aroma oil. Make sure your child is not allergic to these ingredients before use.

Top best brands

On sale you can find many branded organic gels, which are based on natural oils and herbal ingredients ... Such cosmetic line favorably affects the condition of the skin, moisturizes and nourishes it.

Shop shower gels contain a lot harmful additives, overdrying the skin and dangerous to the body. An alternative to them is cooking natural.

Base of this product - detergent base that provides a lather and a cleansing effect: you can purchase safe surfactants at a soap store or quality soaps. The second option is simpler and more economical, but fraught with the formation of sediment.
Of industrial surfactants, it should be noted:
- cocamidopropyl betaine derived from the fruit of the coconut;
- lauryl glucoside extracted from the processing of starch;
- sodium cocoyl sulfosuccinate from sulfosuccinic acid.
They are transparent or slightly cloudy, odorless liquids, less often - a water-soluble powder.
It is permissible to use the shell as an absolutely environmentally friendly, hypoallergenic raw material. By the way, soap nuts themselves are a natural natural shampoo, very useful for the skin and hair, women actively use it, perhaps therefore, although they are certainly not limited to one soap nut, but also use other natural ingredients.
As additional elements extracts, assets, vitamins are optionally taken.
Craftsmen making home cosmetics, recommended for making gels harmless artificial preservatives (sparing) for example Caton, Cosgard, Optiphen, Phenonip. Among their advantages:
- high efficiency(fight bacteria);
- stability (do not react with other compounds);
- versatility (combined with different components and easily introduced into the mixture).
However, when working with them, contact with the epidermis should be avoided. pure form... Allergy manifestations are possible.
Below are the individual recipes homemade shower gels with detailed home-made technology.

Toning shower gel

To make it you need:
- calendula hydrolat (200 ml);
- a bar of baby soap;
- a tablespoon of glycerin;
- a teaspoon of almond and grape seed oil;
- 5-6 drops essential oil bergamot, spicy grapefruit.
The distillate is heated over low heat, pre-grated soap shavings are immersed in it. The mixture is stirred until the solid particles are completely dissolved.
If the consistency is very thin, you can make it thicker by adjusting the amount of soap. The substance should not be too watery, but rather like a jelly.
Then the base is slightly cooled, and other components are added to it. The resulting gel is thoroughly shaken and poured into a convenient plastic container.
The product is not stored for long - up to three weeks. To increase the shelf life, you can take a little apple cider vinegar or citric acid(1 d).

Shower cream gel

The recipe involves the use of:
- mineral water(150 ml);
- decyl glucoside (30 ml);
- half a tablespoon of flaxseed, liquid olive oils;
- allantoin (1 g);
- silk guar (one gram);
- food flavoring and coloring (according to the instructions on their label).
The water is heated to 40̊C, surfactant is gradually poured into it. The solution must be stirred for ten minutes. It is desirable to maintain stable temperature... Then guar and plant fats are added.
After good mixing and cooling to 20̊C, you can pour in allantoin and pour in the perfume with the pigment.
It is advisable to keep the creamy product in the refrigerator or other cool place.

Shower gel scrub

For manufacturing you will need:
- natural liquid soap (glass);
- 1 st. l. babassu oils, milk thistle;
- jojoba granules or ground grape seed (1 tsp);
- a whisper of table salt;
- orange or ginger powder (3-5 g);
- aroma oils lavender, mint, bactericidal tea tree(1-2 drops).
All ingredients except for salt, directly scrub, powder and aromatic oils are heated on steam bath, mix gently and thoroughly. As it cools, the remaining components are introduced.
Before applying to the body, the gel is agitated in order to evenly distribute the exfoliating particles.
To prepare a shower gel, you will need to stock up on special heat-resistant non-metal dishes, a thermometer and a wooden spatula.

On store shelves, you can find lotions, shampoos, soaps and gels that can satisfy every whim. But the best means hygiene can be done by hand. Indeed, when choosing components for making soap or gel, you need to take into account the characteristics of your skin. You can do it yourself natural product, the price will be affordable and there will be nothing superfluous. He might be wonderful gift for mom, friend, sister. In a word, a hand-made soap or gel has many advantages.

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Many "beginners" who take up the production of hygiene products for the first time do solid soap... But it's better to start with liquid soap or shower gel. It's much easier. But when you enjoy making liquid soap, then the next step is solid soap.

Natural gel for a shower with your own hands F liquid soap
This is the easiest option. This soap perfectly moisturizes and cleanses the skin.

To make liquid soap you will need:

  • a bar of baby soap;
  • 1 tablespoon of glycerin;
  • a few drops of essential oil;
  • lemon balm, mint or dry chamomile.
We'll start making soap by making a herbal decoction. To do this, pour 10 tablespoons of dry herb with purified water and bring to a boil over low heat. Let the broth boil for two minutes and leave it to infuse for half an hour.

Then we salt the broth through a sieve, then dilute the resulting broth with liquid to make 10 glasses of the diluted broth. While the broth is preparing, rub the soap on a coarse grater. We take baby soap without additives. You will need a glass of soapy flakes. Into the pan suitable sizes, pour in the prepared broth, add soap flakes and put on fire.

Stir until the soap is completely dissolved. It will take a few minutes. If the mixture looks runny, don't be embarrassed, it will thicken within two hours. Let the mixture cool, remove the foam from the surface and add glycerin. Mix everything thoroughly. If the composition contains essential oils, add a few drops to the liquid soap. The liquid soap is ready. Can be added to ready-made composition a little food coloring. Pour the soap into a shampoo bottle or a convenient jar. Pour the remaining soap into glass jar or a plastic container.

The second option for liquid soap
An economical option for liquid soap from remnants, at almost no cost.

Ingredients

  • a glass of soap remnants;
  • 1 tablespoon of glycerin;
  • mint (or substitute vanilla) or dry chamomile.
The making of this soap is similar to the previous recipe. The difference is that this recipe doesn't take a whole bar of soap. Large remnants are easier to grate. Put small remnants of them in a suitable container, fill them with hot water and leave them for two days. Then add a decoction of the herb, as needed, and heat until the soap is completely dissolved. You can replace the broth with water in which vanillin was diluted. Add glycerin to the soap base, which has cooled down. Mix thoroughly and pour the resulting liquid soap into an appropriate container.


Shower gel
The base is of great importance here, but if it is not possible to buy it in specialized store, do not despair, we will prepare a gel from the available ingredients.

Shower Gel Ingredients

  • 100 g baby soap or replace with odorless baby shampoo;
  • 100 g of distilled water;
  • 1 tablespoon of glycerin;
  • 10 ml lime juice, a few drops of lime oil (or lemon oil and lemon juice).
If we take solid soap for the base, rub it on a coarse grater and fill it with water. We take more water to obtain a liquid consistency. Melt the soap shavings in the steam bath. Stir until smooth. If we use shampoo, dilute it with the given amount of water.

When the base has cooled, add citrus juice and oil, glycerin to it. Mix everything well. Add a little food coloring if you want. yellow color... Then the gel will have a more presentable appearance and will be suitable for a gift. Stir the ingredients and pour this refreshing and aromatic gel into the jars.

Body Scrub
To prepare a scrub, we will take as a basis the recipe for a shower gel, only add ground coffee to the composition. This scrub will moisturize and refresh the skin, cleanse the pores.

DIY homemade shower gel - great way save money as the purchased product is usually more expensive than plain soap. Moreover, homemade gel does not harm the skin, and therefore health.

Unlike the gel for washing clothes, which we talked about in detail, for preparing this tool you will need the soap you use daily for bathing or showering. You can cook " pure product", Using only one type of soap with a certain aroma, or combine different types soap to get a mixed scent.

How to make a homemade shower gel with your own hands

You will need:

  • 1 bar of soap
  • 2 glasses of hot water;
  • 5 drops of your favorite essential oil;
  • blender
  1. With a long sharp knife on cutting board cut the bar of soap into 7-8 long pieces. Then chop each piece into small cubes.
  2. Place the soap in a blender and turn it on until it crumbles. Continue until the soap turns into small pieces... Turn off the blender from time to time and use a spatula to stir the stuck together pieces until they are chopped up.
  3. Pour in half a glass of hot water. Turn the blender on at a speed that will allow the soapy crumbs to gradually combine with the water.
  4. Watch the soap while it mixes with the water. Your goal is to achieve a consistency as close as possible to a shower gel.
  5. Add a little more as needed hot water to mix the soap more easily. It is better to add more often, but a little at a time than immediately a large number of water, because if you pour in a lot of water at once, the soap will dissolve instead of turning into a gel.
  6. Turn off the blender when the soap looks like a gel. If you wish, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil for smell to the gel, as well as a couple of spoons almond oil which will prevent dry skin.
  7. Insert a watering can into the neck of an empty plastic bottle. Pour the soap gel into a bottle using a watering can.
  8. Close the bottle tightly with the lid. Keep the gel tightly closed between uses to prevent it from drying out.

Homemade shower gel, made by hand, has excellent properties - it cleanses the skin well, is easy to wash off, and has a pleasant smell.

There's no need to spend money on expensive shower gels when you can make your own from any soap.

All you need:

  • Any soap. We chose Dove Cream Soap.
  • Grater.
  • Measuring cup.
  • Saucepan.
  • Stirring spoon.
  • Dispenser bottle.

The instructions for making shower gel are very simple and will only take 10 minutes of your time. The first thing we do is grated soap. Dove soap is very soft, so it was easy to rub on and took about 2 minutes.

We only rubbed half of the soap, as our dispenser container was not too large. Place the soapy flakes in a saucepan and add water. It took us two cups of water for half the soap. For one whole soap, use 4 cups.

Place the saucepan over medium heat. Stir the contents until all the soap flakes are dissolved. It will take you about 5 minutes to heat up.

In the resulting mixture, you can add a little coconut oil(if you have dry skin) or olive. You can also drip a few drops of your favorite essential oil. But this is a completely optional step. A shower gel like this will be good on its own. Let the gel cool for a couple of hours and pour it into a container with a dispenser.

You can make the mixture more or less soapy and thick by adding water. Experiment to find the consistency you want.