♡ Kitchen Beauty Care ♡ DIY Makeup Remover

This is one of the easiest DIY skincare regimens I use and it's because all it calls for is coconut oil! I have very straight eyelashes so I only ever use waterproof mascara which is very hard to remove. I've tried store bought makeup removers but they're all chemicals and usually burned when I used them since my skin and eyes are so sensitive.

The coconut oil I use is from Costco and it's ginormous. It's my oil of preference, though, since it's cold pressed and extra virgin. Both of those are extremely important since it's used on the face but especially on eyes.

1. Pick up a pea sized blob of coconut oil on a washcloth or your fingers.
2. Massage onto a closed eye for 1-2 minutes or until the mascara feels broken down.
3. Wipe away gently with a washcloth from the top and bottom of the eyelashes to remove all of the oil.
4. Rinse off with water if residue remains on eyelids or under eyes.

That's all it takes! For the demo I used my Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express mascara in waterproof (here's my review)! Using the coconut oil does pull some of the curl out of my lashes like the "after" picture shows. It's actually really good for them, however! It makes them softer and can help stimulate growth and thickness over time. This can also be used to remove face makeup as well as long as you rinse off the used oil or as a hair mask!
Here's my last Kitchen Skincare post: DIY Lemonade Scrub!
Have you tried using coconut oil as a makeup remover? What else do you like it for?
Thank you for reading! xo
 

♡ Kitchen Beauty Care ♡ DIY Lemonade Scrub

I'm starting a new blog series! I make a lot of inexpensive, easy, DIY beauty treatments and products using things from my kitchen so I figured I would share with you guys! So for now, but depending on the post, I'm going to be calling it "Kitchen Skincare." I'm not sure how consecutive they'll be but I'd like to spread them out a little.

I have "normal" skin (whatever that actually implies) that can tend to have dry areas around my nose and hollows of my cheeks during the winter months. Even so, I get enough dry skin year round that I always use a scrub (I did a St. Ives scrub post back in June!) and what's nice about this DIY is that it has exfoliating, acne treating, and brightening properties. Since I have self-diagnosed myself with hyper pigmentation (my face scars from everything), this always helps quickly brighten my skin while minimizing active acne and smoothing out dry areas.  Woohoo!

This scrub is so simple- all you need is some white sugar, lemon juice, and a few cotton balls. You can use organic sugar or whatever type of sugar you want, I think brown sugar would be okay as well if you need something less abrasive since it's a finer granule. I use generic white sugar for mine every night and it still doesn't irritate my skin. Also,  rhinestone kitty ears to hold back stray hairs are recommended.

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To kick off the scrub, grab some cotton balls or rounds; I use cotton balls since they retain more liquid. Using a bowl or pouring from the lemon juice bottle itself, saturate the cotton ball without soaking it unless you want sugary lemon juice (or waterless lemonade) dripping down your chin. For a more abrasive scrub, add more sugar (or dip it several times) to get a much coarser grit.

After that, all you do is dip or pour some sugar on it and scrub your worries away. I use four cotton balls total: one for each cheek, one for my forehead, and one for my chin and nose area.

Rinse off with warm water and apply a moisturizer afterwards! I use the Yes To Cucumbers Daily Calming Moisturizer to help soothe any redness. For convenience, you could probably mix this scrub together ahead of time and keep a supply of it in the fridge but the sugar might loose it's abrasiveness from absorbing the lemon juice.

That's all you've gotta do! So easy. Also, bonus, it happens to taste good if it gets in your mouth somehow. If you try this out, let me know!

Thanks for reading! xo