Herbs, oils and natural materials are the originals in preparing cosmetics, and despite the introduction of multiple waves of development in their components, some companies are keen to use nature's ingredients with different and varied techniques to preserve the skin.
This vital issue of women was the preoccupation of international companies and individual women's experiences as well, which began with passion, talent or challenge and continued until it became a profession.
Natural materials instead of trademarks
Fatina Kabalan says that since the high dollar price, she no longer buys European "creams" that she used before, and she got acquainted with a number of women who manufacture them at home from natural materials, so she changed her skin care routine, and says that this was a discovery for her, because natural materials worked well. Cool and fast.
The salts help relax and give super smoothness to the skin (Pixabay)
For her part, Ruba Khattar says that throughout her life she mixes the remains of fruits and vegetables with a little milk and honey to make a face mask (mask), and she also follows some home care specialists and applies the body and face peeling mixes that she is convinced of, especially since her work in the environmental field has allowed her Learn about all plants and natural materials and what they contain.
For her part, Fatima Saeed says that she uses natural charcoal to whiten her teeth, and recently she milled it and mixed it with sugar, honey and coffee to exfoliate the body.
And remember that foreign "creams" have become out of reach, so she buys natural local "creams", after reading the women's experiences about them.
Natural ingredients substitute for cosmetic skin care products (Pixabay)
An experience from the heart of nature
Cosmetic specialist Yusra Muhanna Al-Mir does not hold back by sharing her experience with natural materials almost daily with the women through "Facebook Live", where she receives questions from them and answers according to her 15 years of experience in the field of preparing home creams from natural materials, most of which are found in most homes.
Yusra tells Al-Jazeera Net that she started it as a hobby, and made skin and skin care creams for herself and her friends.
But the encouraging response made her convert this home business into 100% natural cosmetic products.
Housework has become very common in Lebanon, from cooking and sweets to knitting, cosmetics and repairing some things.
Many health and aesthetic benefits of argan oil (Al-Jazeera)
From hobby to business
Yusra imported some natural raw materials - such as shea butter, gum arabic, saffron, argan, and oud - from abroad, in addition to the plants found in Lebanon such as lemon, aloe vera, rose, lavender and others.
She also used clay, charcoal, various oils, coconut, honey, moringa (a type of tea), turmeric, and others, and made home creams that she began selling to her friends, before expanding with the increasing demand for natural products.
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Yousra is seeking licenses to make the creams she produces available in pharmacies, stressing that her products will remain based only on natural and organic materials without preservatives.
She obtained two certificates: the first in skin care, and the second as a consultant in the treatment of the skin, and she currently manufactures a large number of creams such as body and face scrubs, eye creams, day and night care, serums, eyelash nourishing, hair care, nails, feet, eyebrows and soaps A product that has undergone development 4-5 times to become more effective.
Household products
In the following, Yusra offers ideas for women that can be prepared in a simple home manner.
Toner (cleanser) for the skin:
half a cup of rose water and half a cup of mineral water, and if the pores of the skin are large and suffer from large sebaceous secretions, add a spoonful of lemon juice, provided the skin is not sensitive, and put the mixture in the refrigerator in a spray bottle, and after each wash Face with soap or skin lotion, shake the bottle and spray 6 sprays on the face, it helps tighten pores and cleanses the skin more.
Facial scrub:
Yousra recommends mixing a spoonful of coffee pomace (the remnants of coffee) with two tablespoons of yogurt, a teaspoon of olive oil and a spoonful of lemon (with the exception of lemon for sensitive skin).
This mixture is placed as an exfoliant on the face, rubbed for 2 to 5 minutes, and washed afterwards.
It is used twice a week for oily skin, and once for dry skin.
It removes dead cells and allows the skin to breathe and receive natural creams to penetrate inside.
Aloe Vera is an important moisturizer for the skin (Pixabay)
Skin Moisturizer:
Two tablespoons of aloe vera and one teaspoon of shea butter, mix well and put in the fridge.
If the natural aloe vera is consumed within a week, but if it is from the pharmacy, it can be used until the quantity expires.
Mask for dark circles: a
teaspoon of tomato juice (tomatoes), a quarter of a tablespoon of turmeric and a little soft rice, and Yusra says that it is an excellent mask for dark circles and fatigue under the eyes, especially for those who use the computer and stay up a lot, and it can be applied up to 3 times a day.
Face lotion: It
can be formed simply, and fits all skin types of pharmacy baby shampoo, and each amount is added to 6 parts of rose water, and is used daily.
The beauty expert, Ghinwa Al-Aridi, began her experience with a journey to search for natural oils, their benefits and methods of action (Al-Jazeera)
Fulfilling the dream by months
Ghinwa Al-Aridi, 25, says that after she graduated from the university as an accountant, she sought to employ her degrees and secure her future.
Her health condition - a dialysis patient - prevented her from joining any work, until she planted a kidney that was donated by her father, so she expected her life to be normal after that, but she was rejected in several jobs after knowing her health condition, including the army.
Ghinwa became thinking about a way to produce and secure her expenses so that her conscience would be comfortable, she says.
During the stone period, she decided to take advantage of the cosmetic products that she used to make for herself from natural materials, and sometimes she gave her friends from them on occasions, and when she found a good echo of her product, she decided to work on it after studying and developing it further.
She began the journey of searching for natural oils, their benefits and ways of working, and developed her products of creams, scrubs, moisturizers and others, and started shopping them online.
6 months ago, it started this business and now has 15 products. These include: a body scrub from coffee or salt and natural oils, a facial scrub from coffee, honey, rosemary oil, vitamin E, coconut oil, aloe vera face cream, lip balm from avocado oil, vitamin E, and beeswax, Tonic for eyelashes and eyebrows, and strengthens for nails, and salt remover for skin infections and fungi, and other products.