How to make micellar water at home?

Micellar water is used to quickly cleanse the skin. With it, you can remove not only dust and grease, but also makeup. It is noteworthy that such a tool has no restrictions on age and skin type. Soft micellar water can be used daily. You can appreciate its advantages on the road, when just washing is quite difficult.

Micellar water for the face does not contain alcohol, silicone, parabens and perfumes. You can prepare the product at home.

It contains only safe components, which ensures a soft action.

1. Decyl Glucoside. It is a surfactant that is safe for health. For the production of glucose and palm oil, coconut. The easiest way is to buy the substance in needlework stores. If necessary, replace with Lauryl Glucoside. The properties of the substances are quite similar, but the appearance varies. The latter makes the emulsion heavier, opaque.
2. Aloe and rose water. Natural components that beneficially affect the condition of the skin. Alternatively, any natural hydrolytes can be used. It is worth making a choice based on the needs of the skin.
3. Glycerol. Moisturizes the skin. It is worth observing the proportions when adding this ingredient. Excess glycerol leads to a sticky feeling on the skin. You can slightly reduce the amount of glycerin in the composition. If stickiness has appeared after using home micellar water, you even need to do this.
4. Glycerin-based cosmetic extract. You can use absolutely any. Pineapple, avocado, cucumber, parsley and guava extracts are especially popular. The component is needed to further soften and soothe the skin.Using a cosmetic extract allows you to restore a healthy look to your face. It is important to use products based solely on glycerol.
5. Cosgard (Cosgard / Geogard). One of the safest preservatives that can be used even in children's products. The very low content of this component allows you to store the prepared water for a long time. If you abandon the preservative, then the bacteria will multiply rapidly, and the tool will become unusable after 7-10 days.
6. Distilled water. The most pure liquid is needed in order not to transfer new bacteria to the skin. If it is not possible to use this, then you can cook micellar based on boiled water.

Micellar water must be prepared from quality ingredients. Most of them can be purchased at the pharmacy. It is important to use a kitchen scale to measure the exact amount of each component.

Essential Substances:

• distilled water - 122 g;
• water with rose essential oil - 30 g;
• aloe juice - 30 g;
• glycerin-based extract - 4 g;
• glycerin - 6 g;
• natural surfactant - 6 g;
• Cosguard preservative - 2 g.

Preparing micellar water at home with your own hands is quite simple.

1. In a plastic container, mix distilled and pink water, glycerin and an extract based on it, aloe.
2. Continue mixing all components and slowly introduce surfactant. The component may form foam, so working too actively is not worth it.
3. Add a preservative to the mixture. Stir thoroughly again.
4. Wait until the foam is completely gone.
5. Pour micellar home-made water into a suitable bottle.

Using some of these ingredients at home is not always convenient, but such a composition can be considered the most complete. The product in its properties is as similar to purchased micellar water. There is a simpler recipe.

Essential Substances:

• water with rose essential oil - 90 ml;
• castor oil - 3 ml;
• rosehip essential oil - 5 ml;
• Vitamin E oil - 20 drops.

A 150 ml bottle or vacuum flask should be prepared in advance. It is recommended to use glass so that micellar water retains its properties longer. For cooking, just connect all the components in the flask and mix.

Such a natural remedy is the simplest among those that can be prepared at home. Before each use, you need to shake the bottle with micellar water - so all the components will get on the skin in the right amount. If necessary, you can replace the rosehip oil with another.

Micellar water is designed to cleanse the face and tone the skin. A home remedy can be used more actively than purchased. So, it is recommended to use prepared micellar water not only in the evening to remove makeup. A homemade product allows you to cleanse your face in the morning from fat that accumulates at night. It is useful to wipe the skin before make-up: as a result, the makeup lays more evenly.

The product has a light and moisturizing structure. Removing dirt from their faces in the evening is really nice and very effective. If micellar water is used to remove makeup, then additionally you need to wash with warm water. The cosmetic moisturizes and nourishes the skin. The specific result of use depends on which ingredients were used in the recipe.

You need to remove makeup in a certain sequence. Wipe your eyes and lips first, and then your entire skin. The cotton sponge should be moistened well, but the product should not drain from it. Conducting on the skin is smooth, without pressure.

See how to make micellar water at home.