From Soap Bases to Bath Bombs: Homemade Beauty Products

Amid the cost of living crisis, spending money on the small stuff can end up breaking the bank. If you’re tired of spending your hard earned cash on skincare and cosmetics, it might be time to try something new. Making beauty products from the comfort of your own home is a great opportunity to develop your creative skills and save money – what more could you ask for? Read on to discover the benefits of homemade beauty products and find out what you can create today.

The benefits of making beauty products at home

Making beauty products from the comfort of your own home offers many rewards – from personalised designs to saving money. Here’s why you should consider creating home-made beauty products:

You control the ingredients

An important benefit of homemade beauty products is that you will know exactly what is in them. Preservatives, fragrance and colour chemicals run rife in commercial body care and skin care products. The best way to avoid these is to create your own cosmetics – you can include natural ingredients like organic cocoa butter, aloe vera gel and sweet almond oil for skin-nourishing supplements that don’t require a fragrance or artificial colours.

Customised products

Another advantage of homemade beauty products is that you’ll be able to customise the smell, design and batch size to your personal preferences. Whether you’re making plenty of soap as a party favour or an extra special bath bomb just for yourself, you can personalise your products to fit the occasion. You’ll also be able to experiment with bright colours, intriguing aromas and sparkly glitter – this is a fun process after all!

Cost effective

Creating products like soap and bath bombs from home is a great way to save money. Rather than buying a lot of individual products from the high street, you can buy ingredients in bulk and make just the amount you need. Here at Soak Rochford, you can buy a bath bomb ingredients pack from as little as £18. A good idea is to start by creating small quantities, and as you develop your homemade skin care favourites, you might decide to create larger quantities to share or gift to family and friends.

Eco friendly

Homemade beauty products generate less environmental waste in comparison to buying them from high street shops and online retailers. For a start, less unused product is thrown away – we mean the dreaded last bit of lotion you can’t manage to squeeze out of the container. Better still, much less packaging is used. This will help reduce your carbon footprint and you can enjoy creating fabulous designs and smelling amazing without worrying about your impact on the planet.

Relax and unwind

It’s important to take a step back from the chaos of everyday life sometimes and creating beauty products from the comfort of your own home is a wonderful way to relax and unwind. When you’re engaging in the easy, enjoyable process of creating DIY body care, you are actually practising mindfulness and prioritising your inner peace.

Home-made beauty products: bath bombs and more

When it comes to the scope of beauty products you can make at home, the possibilities are endless. From bath bombs to shampoos, you can create pretty much anything your heart desires. Here are just a few of the most popular options:

Bath bombs

Whether you want a cosy night relaxing in the bath with your favourite book or you’re getting ready for a big night out, a bath bomb is guaranteed to make the perfect addition to your bath time routine. Fizzy, fun and full of fragrance, these bathtime accessories are renowned for bringing a whole new realm of excitement to the bathing process. But with many bath bombs costing at least £10 in high street shops, they can be an expensive option. Instead, many skincare fans have taken to creating bath bombs from the comfort of their own homes. This cost effective option provides limitless opportunities – with the chance to generate creative designs and experiment with countless colours and fragrances.

Here at Soak Rochford, we have everything you need on hand to create your ideal bath bomb. Our extensive bath bomb assessments contain fantastic fragrances such as Watermelon, Purple Rain and Prosecco Raspberry, in addition to stunning dyes and mica powders in colours like Purple Planet, Total Eclipse Black and Solar Yellow. We also stock a variety of moulds so you can design your bath bomb in any shape you want. From butterflies and dinosaurs to snowflakes and rainbows, we’ve got something for everyone.

Soap

Creating homemade soap can be a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. It’s also a lot easier than you think – all you need is some basic ingredients and you’re good to go. You’ll also get to experience the fun of experimenting with different soap moulds. Soak Rochford stock a range of different soap assessments to fit a variety of needs and requirements. Whether you’re interested in making liquid soap or want to give jelly soap a try, we have the perfect solution for you.

Body scrubs

Body scrubs are perfect for exfoliation and leave your skin feeling incredibly soft. However, scrubs from high street shops and online retailers can cost up to £20. Why spend all that money when you can make them at home tailored to your very own preferences? Here at Soak Rochford, our body scrub assessments contain all you need to design the ideal body scrub for you. You’ll find alluring fragrances in scents like:

• Passionfruit Martini
• Midnight Opium
• Very Cherry
• Gingerbread
• Love Spells

 As well as striking mica powders in tones such as:

• Asteroid Gold
• Cosmic Red
• Neptune Blue
• Milky Way White
• Star Gazer Orange

Bubble bars

Popularised by big brands such as Lush, bubble bars can transform bathtimes into a fun playtime experience. With bright colours and incredible smells, this skincare product is likely to be a big hit with kids. You can make these goodies at home for a fraction of the cost of buying them – what’s more, you’ll be able to personalise the bars with your own designs and ingredients! Our bubble bar assessments allow for plenty of exciting DIY sessions – with fun fragrance packs, colourful mica powders, water soluble dyes and plenty of glitter, you will have all the essential ingredients to create your very own bubble bars from the comfort of your own home.

Body butter

Body butter is an easy beauty formulation to make at home. Not only is it simple to create, but it can be enjoyed by all ages and used by almost everyone. While you might need to spend a bit of time whipping the butter and balancing the oils, waxes and butters, the result is a light, velvety product that feels heavenly on the skin. Better still, you’ll only need around 5-6 ingredients. Our body butter assessments include everything you need to make the body butter of your dreams, from gorgeous fragrances such as Violet Sparkle and Fairy Drops to beautiful mica powders in shades like Intergalactic Golden and North Star Silver.

Shampoo and conditioner

For environmentally conscious consumers, shampoo bars have proven to be a popular choice. Solid bars are a plastic and packaging-free alternative to liquid shampoos and recipes tend to be easy to follow – with bars often allowing for 60-80 washes. Shampoo bars are also typically less harsh on the hair and retains sebum oil to keep lengths soft and healthy. Conditioning masks are also a great option for those interested in hair care – our hair product assessments here at Soak Rochford are available in a range of colours and fragrances.

Glitter for soaps and more at Soak Rochford

At Soak Rochford, we’re the home of cosmetic moulds, dyes, supplies and ingredients to help you make the soaps and bath bombs of your dreams. We’re here to help whether you’re a beginner/hobbyist or an established business owner – get your bulk cosmetic supplies and bath bomb storage options from us. Contact us today to find out more about our fantastic services.