DIY natural skincare products……So I gotta admit something that probably makes me sound like that one friend who’s “trying to be off-grid” but still Venmos you $8 for iced coffee…

I got really into making DIY natural skincare products from scratch.

Like, one day I’m scrolling on my phone mid-breakdown, looking at some influencer’s $85 “organic mango enzyme glow potion,” and the next day I’m in my kitchen yelling, “DOES ANYONE KNOW IF BAKING SODA EXPIRES?”

(I still don’t know. I used it anyway. I’m alive. My face is fine.)

And you know what? Some of this stuff actually works. And it’s kinda magical to smear something on your face and know it came from your fridge and not some lab in Switzerland named after a fruit.

So. Grab your whisk, your questionable pantry items, and lower your expectations (just a bit). Let’s make stuff.

Why I Ditched Store-Bought for My Own Messy Magic

You ever read the back of a drugstore face scrub and feel like you’re reading a suspiciously complicated smoothie menu?

Poly-whatever. Ethyl-whatnow. PEG-40 stearate (??)

Yeah, I don’t know her.

And look—I’m not saying everything natural is automatically better. Arsenic is natural. So are sharks. But a lot of this stuff? Oatmeal, coconut oil, raw honey, aloe vera—your grandma used it and she had skin like a glazed donut.

Plus, there’s just something soothing about making your own concoctions. Like being a witch. But for your pores.

Pantry Raid: What You’ll Actually Use

Before we get all fancy, here’s a list of stuff you probs already have—or can get for $2 at Target:

  • Coconut oil – hydration station
  • Raw honey – sticky but magical
  • Oatmeal – exfoliates and calms angry skin (and makes you crave cookies)
  • Sugar (brown or white) – scrub-a-dub-dub
  • Avocado – like butter, but for your face
  • Yogurt – the plain kind, unless you wanna explain to your skin why it smells like strawberries
  • Green tea bags – sip one, slap one on your eyes
  • Aloe vera gel – bonus points if it’s from a real plant and not a suspicious green bottle
  • Essential oils – lavender, tea tree, or honestly whatever you stole from your mom

My Top 5 DIY Skincare Recipes That Didn’t Fail Me

1. The “Please Don’t Look at My Face” Face Scrub

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil or coconut oil

Mix it up. Scrub gently. Rinse. Stare at your weirdly soft cheeks in the mirror. Question capitalism.

This one made my face feel like a baby dolphin. 10/10.

2. “Oops, My Skin Is Flaking Like Croissant Crumbs” Hydration Mask

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 avocado
  • 1 tablespoon yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Smash it. Apply it like war paint. Leave on for 15 mins, rinse, and don’t text your ex—you’re too moisturized for that.

3. The “I Barely Slept” Eye De-Puff Situation

Ingredients:

  • 2 green tea bags
  • 1 tired soul

Brew ‘em. Chill ‘em. Pop ‘em on your eyes while you pretend you’re in a spa and not dodging laundry. Bonus points if you hum spa music.

4. DIY Lip Scrub That Tastes Like Dessert (No Judgment)

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
  • A tiny splash of vanilla extract (optional but so, so good)

Rub it on your lips. Lick it off like the wild animal you are. Hydrate and go.

5. Aloe-Turmeric Spot Treatment (AKA Zit Assassin)

Ingredients:

  • 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
  • A pinch of turmeric

Mix and dab it on those rude little spots. Sleep. Wake up slightly yellow but victorious.

Warning: Your pillowcase may not survive, but your skin will thrive.

Real Talk: What Went Wrong about DIY natural skincare products

I once tried a DIY cinnamon mask because someone on Pinterest said it “wakes up your skin.”

Let me tell you. It woke it up screaming.

My cheeks were burning like I’d made out with the sun. I FaceTimed my best friend and she said I looked like a spicy tomato. I cried-laughed and rinsed my face with oat milk.

So yeah—do a patch test. Don’t just slather stuff on and hope for the best. Learn from my roasted face.

Weirdly Satisfying Things I Didn’t Expect

  • Stirring honey into yogurt feels like mixing potion in Hogwarts.
  • Accidentally getting coconut oil on your elbows and suddenly realizing they’ve never been this soft.
  • Watching dead skin scrub off like you’re peeling glue from your fingers in 3rd grade.

It’s gross and so satisfying.

Can You Store These DIY natural skincare products?

Short answer: some of them.
Long answer: Anything with fresh ingredients (avocado, yogurt) = use right away. Stuff like sugar scrubs with oils = you can keep it in a little jar in your bathroom for a week or two.

Just… smell it first. If it smells like feet, do not pass go. Toss it.

My Bathroom Now Looks Like a Smoothie Bar and I’m Fine With It

Between the jars, the oats, the sticky spoon collection, and that one time my dog tried to eat my face because of the banana mask—I wouldn’t trade this chaos for anything.

Sure, store-bought works too. No shame in that game. But if you’re ever bored, broke, or just feeling witchy, try whipping up your own DIY natural skincare products. You’ll laugh, you’ll glow, you’ll probably stain a towel.

It’s all part of the journey.

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