Your legs are in desperate need of a shave but you don't have any shaving gel at hand? Never mind. Because making shaving foam yourself is anything but complicated. It's that easy!
It always fascinates me anew how many great care products you can make yourself. From soaps to hair shampoo, dry shampoo to mascara.
And now also shaving foam!
Yes, you read correctly. Today you learn how you can make shaving foam yourself. Totally uncomplicated and with mega foam power :)
Table of contents
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What is shaving cream actually good for?
Quite simply, shaving foam softens the hair and lays like a protective film between the razor blade and the skin.
Thus, the blade glides over the skin without resistance and is not injured.
This is to prevent irritated and reddened skin. Also razor burn and ingrown hairs should be able to prevent.
You should completely avoid dry shaving. You're not doing your skin any good!
Shaving oil is so easy to make yourself!
Tip: In the book, The Glow - Naturkosmetik selber machen, you will find many great instructions for DIY cosmetic projects. From creams, shampoos, scrubs, oils, you will find many step by step instructions with photos.
When I started to deal with the topic, I stumbled across the book. It offers a lot of great instructions for beginners and also advanced. And for every skin and hair type. I can highly recommend it to you and regularly prepare natural cosmetics with the book.
Why you should make shaving foam yourself
You can also buy cheap in the store, right? So why the work?
Industrial products contain many questionable additives. Starting from fragrances, preservatives to colorants.
This leads to itchy and reddened skin, especially for sensitive skin. Pimples appear and the skin is irritated. And this especially in sensitive areas such as the intimate zone or the armpits. This does not have to be.
Have you ever heard of permanent hair removal at home?
Our DIY shaving foam is made from 100 percent natural ingredients and provides soft and supple skin.
You don't need to be a DIY pro to make your own shaving cream. You pour all the ingredients into a bottle and shake it. That's it. Sounds good, right? :)
You fill the shaving foam into a pump bottle. I used the bottle in which there used to be a foaming face wash lotion.
Ingredients you need for the DIY shaving foam
Make shaving foam yourself
Du benötigst
- 60 g Castile liquid soap
- 30 ml Tap water
- 30 g Aloe vera gel
- 20 g Glycerin
- 5 g Almond oil
- 5 Drop Tea tree oil
Anleitung
- Prepare all the ingredients. First fill the castile soap into the foam dispenser.
- Add water and aloe vera gel.
- Then glycerin, almond oil and tea tree oil.
- Stir the ingredients with a chopstick. Shake the bottle briefly and you're done!
Before you apply the shaving cream right away for the first time, you need to know that you need to shake it before each use.
It may be that the ingredients separate. So: shake, pump and shave :)
How to use the DIY shaving foam correctly
There is no difference from normal shaving foam. Except that the DIY variant is a little more liquid.
- Moisten the skin very lightly.
- Pump the shaving cream onto your hand and apply it.
- And now shave. But please do not against the direction of hair growth!
- Rinse off the remaining shaving foam. Done!
By the way, shaving is gentlest when you shower or bathe beforehand. This opens the pores and the hair becomes soft.
After shaving, you should moisturize and disinfect the skin, otherwise shaving pimples and redness will form.
A solution to this problem comes from Australian Bodycare. The intimate balm with Tea tree oil* Disinfects and soothes the skin. The smell takes some getting used to at first, but is better after a while. Tea tree oil* smell better than getting pimples and ingrown hairs :)
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What you need to know about the ingredients for making shaving foam yourself
You wonder why we have chosen these ingredients and not others? Then you've come to the right place. Let's do a little commodity science.
Castile soap for DIY shaving foam
You have never heard of Castile soap* heard? Neither had I before! :)
Castile soap* consists of 100% olive oil, water and lye. It is a vegan product that contains no artificial colors, fragrances or preservatives.
Often Castile soap* also known as olive oil soap. It can be used for DIY shampoos, shaving foam, toothpaste or for cleaning. In the household, it reliably removes dirt and grease.
Because it is so natural, it can be biodegraded and is considered particularly environmentally friendly.
Aloe vera gel
The gel of the aloe vera plant is popularly used home remedy for sunburns. Aloe vera cools and moisturizes the skin. As the name suggests, the consistency is like gel, which makes it particularly interesting for shaving foam.
The gel makes the foam a little firmer, which makes it easier to apply. It also has anti-inflammatory properties, which is especially good for sensitive skin.
You do not have to buy the gel by the way you can Aloe vera gel* do it yourself if you have a plant at home.
How to make aloe vera gel yourself!
Glycerin
You will find Glycerin* in soaps, creams, shampoos and pretty much every care product. It is considered one of the best moisturizers of all.
Glycerin* is an odorless and colorless liquid that looks like water at a quick glance. It soothes dry, cracked and itchy skin and makes it elastic and healthy.
Almond oil for shaving foam make yourself
Almond oil* is a pure natural product that your hair and skin will love. Reach for cold-pressed Almond oil*, so that the vitamins and minerals are preserved.
The oil contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids and lays like a protective shield on the skin. The linoleic acid has an anti-inflammatory effect and can prevent skin irritations. And then we have vitamin E, which boosts the regeneration of the skin.
Tea tree oil
And finally we would have Tea tree oil*. It is used in face masks and creams for blemished skin. The reason for this is its disinfecting effect. And our skin desperately needs this after shaving.
The smell takes some getting used to. Therefore do not use too much Tea tree oil*.
Our conclusion
Shaving foam is very easy to make yourself. Once you have purchased the ingredients, you can get by for a very long time and mix a lot of foam. To make it really work, you need to use a foam dispenser.
Good luck with the imitation! :)
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