Homemade skincare
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All of these are already very common ingredients in skin care products- (acetyl)salicylic acid, niacinamide, sulphur- but I make it with supplements I already have at hand, making it super cheap. It is extremely effective against acne:
The main ingredients are these three:-
the base is niacinamide powder. lots of it. mine has some taurine in it for no reason, don't think that it is doing much. no additives of course. the reason I add A LOT is for it to be used a bit as a face mask.
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Flowers of sulphur. had the idea after seeing how common sulphur soaps were in southern countries, and someone told me he got rid of all his acne with it.
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some aspirin pills (only additives are corn starch)
Adding water will make it into a thick paste. use a little tupperware so it doesn't dry out (if not it will dry out in half an hour, add water to rehydrate)
These are extra things I add for texture and preservation:-
little bit baking soda
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little bit of coconut oil
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little bit of progest-e -
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tiny bit of aleppo soap (gonna leave this out next time, so I can still eat the mixture)
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old coffee
I wanna try using coffee for the base next time instead of water. Caffeine also has great effects on the skin.
Mine is a thick paste and I used to put on a thick mask, but found that just spreading it out to where it's barely visible works even better. It turns white after a while. It instantly tightens the skin, and will speed up the 'ripening' process of existing zits while preventing the new ones. -
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Could you maybe provide us fixed ratios/numbers for the recipe? Thank you
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@Insomniac, you can add some cocoa powder to tint it. I buy a mineral sunscreen from Suntribe and they offer it in original white and a tinted version called mud tint that contains cocoa powder.
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Creatine monohydrate works extremely well for my skin when I apply it topically.
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@Insomniac, you’re welcome.
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ive heard topical creatine is good and ive also heard topical methylene blue can be too . wouldn't mind trying a cream of either. the creatine one might go well with niacinamide and vitamin c. some shizo Korean sun avoider has a nice blogpost about how niacinamide and vitamin c combine to make some sort of complex
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@CO3 said in Homemade skincare:
All of these are already very common ingredients in skin care products- (acetyl)salicylic acid, niacinamide, sulphur- but I make it with supplements I already have at hand, making it super cheap. It is extremely effective against acne:
The main ingredients are these three:the base is niacinamide powder. lots of it. mine has some taurine in it for no reason, don't think that it is doing much. no additives of course. the reason I add A LOT is for it to be used a bit as a face mask.
Flowers of sulphur. had the idea after seeing how common sulphur soaps were in southern countries, and someone told me he got rid of all his acne with it.
some aspirin pills (only additives are corn starch)
Adding water will make it into a thick paste. use a little tupperware so it doesn't dry out (if not it will dry out in half an hour, add water to rehydrate)
These are extra things I add for texture and preservation:little bit baking soda
little bit of coconut oil
little bit of progest-e -
tiny bit of aleppo soap (gonna leave this out next time, so I can still eat the mixture)
old coffee
I wanna try using coffee for the base next time instead of water. Caffeine also has great effects on the skin.
Mine is a thick paste and I used to put on a thick mask, but found that just spreading it out to where it's barely visible works even better. It turns white after a while. It instantly tightens the skin, and will speed up the 'ripening' process of existing zits while preventing the new ones.This is super creative—love how you're making use of what you already have! Sulphur and aspirin definitely have their place when used right. Personally, I’m not brave enough to DIY at that level
but I’ve seen great results just layering COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence under my usual moisturizer. It helps calm everything down and speeds up healing without irritating my skin. Might be a nice balance to try alongside your mix!
