Most of the profit-making beauty products contain chemicals like parabens, triclosan, formaldehyde and toluene. When your skin is exposed to these harmful toxins, results in severe headache, depression and allergies.
To prevail over these problems its better to pick ingredients that are available naturally. Aloe vera gel is the best option and serves for both medicinal and cosmetic purposes. Aloe vera makeup sprays readily available in the market are too expensive, so you can go for homemade organic setting sprays that are easy to prepare them with less effort.
DIY Natural Makeup setting Spray with Aloe Vera
“Aloe vera is an adaptogen which boost the body ability to cope with emotion and stress.”
Here in this article we will help you to know about the DIY natural aloe vera setting spray to prepare easily at your home.
Benefits of Aloe Vera
- Protects the body from stress.
- Sets makeup and controls shine.
- Prevents breakouts and heals too.
- Aloe vera juice is beneficial for digestion and immune system.
- It has both antioxidant, anti-bacterial and anti fungal properties.
- Completely eliminates the dirt and improves moisture levels on oily skin.
- Easy to formulate and used as natural homemade beauty remedies.
- Aloe vera is an excellent homemade scrub that is applied in a circular motion for smoothy skin.
Method-1 (Aloe vera and Tea tree oil)
Tea tree oil is well-known essential oil for acne prone skin. The anti-bacterial properties of tea tree oil helps to destroy the bacteria causing acne problem, regulates the oil production and heals the wounds quickly. This duo-combination i.e. aloe vera and tea tree oil works well for your makeup, hence most of the commercial cosmetic products use duo as an essential ingredient. Here is the list of ingredients and procedure that will guide you how to apply on face in required quantites.
Ingredients
- Tea tree oil (2tbsp)
- Purified water (1/4-cup)
- Pure aloe vera gel (2tbsp)
- Plastic Spray bottle (1)
Procedure
- Before you start, wash the spray bottle with hot running or lukewarm water.
- Now add 1 part of aloe vera gel and 3 parts of purified water in a bowl.
- Blend the 2 ingredients with a spoon for 2 minutes.
- Add essential oil i.e. tea tree oil about 1 tbsp to the mixture if necessary.
- Mix all the 3 ingredients and dispense it in an empty spray bottle.
- Shake well before you use it as a refreshing makeup setting spray.
- In this method you can also use glycerin as a substitute for aloe vera gel though it may not give generic results.
Method-2 (Aloe vera and Rose essential oil)
Rose essential oil has anti-inflammatory properties that helps to deal with allergic skin, get rid of acne, dermatitis and eczema. When it is combined with aloe vera gel gives mesmerizing results within a short time. Here is the simple procedure with a list of ingredients that will guide you to apply on face.
Ingredients
- Small funnel (1)
- Plastic or glass Spray bottle (1)
- Distilled water (1/4-cup)
- Pure aloe vera gel (2tbsp)
- Rose essential oil (2-3 tbsp)
Procedure
- For this mix aloe vera gel and essential rose oil in a jar or bowl of required quantites.
- Add distilled water to the composition and stir until it gets dissolved.
- Use a small funnel to pour the mixture into the glass spray bottle.
- Now shake well before you apply it on your face.
- Keep the spray bottle 8-10 inches away from your face and mist lightly over makeup.
- Allow it to dry for some time say 5 minutes and clean your face with towel to deter dust and pesky skin.
- Store the mixture in fridge especially during hot summer days when you need extra boost for your skin.
Method-3 (Aloe vera and Lavender oil)
Lavender essential oil is obtained by the distillation of lavender flower spikes and used in the production of perfumes. It adds beautiful fragrance to the setting spray or solution when mixed with aloe vera gel. The setting spray moisturizes your skin and make you look fresh and ever smiling.
Ingredients
- Lavender oil (2tbsp)
- Distilled water (1/4-cup)
- Pure aloe vera gel (2tbsp)
- Plastic Spray bottle (1)
Procedure
- Take a spray bottle, sterilize with hot water and clean it with a cloth appropriately.
- Pour warm water in a bowl and add aloe vera gel to it.
- Bled it such that there are no clumps in the aloe solution.
- Add lavender essential oil to the aloe solution and stir the mixture for 5 minutes.
- Dispense the mixture into the spray and use it when required.
Method-4 (Aloe vera, Vitamin-E oil and Glycerine)
Glycerine is one of the best natural hydrating ingredient that is good for your skin when applied in the course of makeup products. This makeup setting spray is ultimate for skinned women. Here is the simple procedure to use the trio-combination of aloe vera, vitamin-E oil and glycerine for making DIY natural setting spray.
Ingredients
- Glycerine (2-3tbsp)
- Vitamin-E oil (2tbsp)
- Distilled water (1/4-cup)
- Pure aloe vera gel (2tbsp)
- Plastic Spray bottle (1)
Procedure
- For this trio-combination, first take warm distilled water in a bowl and add aloe vera gel to it.
- Now add glycerine and vitamin-E essential oil to the aloe solution and stir properly.
- Fill the obtained soluionn into the spray bottles.
- Your makeup setting spray is ready! Use it as a face mist or after makeup to clean your face.
- Shake it well before you use evertime for long lasting makeup.
Precautions
- Use aloe vera setting spray as a protective, soothing barrier underneath the makeup layer.
- If your skin is too dry then add few drops of argan oil to the final mixture that lasts all day long.
- For long lasting makeup you need to apply foundation before you apply makeup for glittery skin.
- Avoid over spraying the aloe vera beauty setting spray on your skin and face as it can be too sticky.
- To increase the life shel of a spray that are preservative-free, add vitamin-E essential oil to the spray.
- The aloe vera gel ingredient is very safe to use as moisturizing agent, but oral intake of aloe vera may lower blood glucose levels and cause diarrhea.
Have you tried natural aloe vera makeup-setting sprays and which makeup setting spray you liked most? Let us know in the comment section given below.
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