Skincare

Recipe: Cleaning gel

Gently cleanses the skin

Ingredient list

Recipient: Small tank (250mL)

Choose the desired quantity : mL

70.9 g

Water

0.6 g

Xanthan gum

20.0 g

2.0 g

Glycerine

5.0 g

1.0 g

Preservative

0.3 g

Lactic acid

Containers to use:
1 x Flacon (100 mL)
or 2 x Flacon (50 mL)

Cost: 3.82 €

TIME
10min

DIFFICULTY
Medium

CONSERVATION
90 days

COST
3.82 €

Score YUKA
93 / 100

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Recipe

The cleansing gel gently removes impurities and traces of make-up, for soft, clean skin.

Skin type: all skin types.

Concerns: cleans gently

Texture: aqueous gel

% of natural origin: 99%

vegan: yes

Number of ingredients: 8

An excellent score of 79/100 on Yuka!

Description of ingredients:

Water: it is the solvent of the recipe. It dissolves the other ingredients.

Peppermint hydrosol: Certified organic hydrosol from France, suitable for combination, oily, acne-prone skin, with astringent and invigorating properties to purify and rebalance while reducing redness.

Thickener: natural thickener, Cosmos certified, allows you to make homemade gels, stabilize emulsions

Glycérine : agent hydratant d'origine végétale (lin et colza), certifié bio et sourcé en France, haute concentration pour apporter douceur et souplesse.

Ultra-gentle foaming agent: mild surfactant, Cosmos certified, which gently cleanses the skin

Preservative: Cosmos-certified preservative allowing you to keep your product for 3 months while avoiding the proliferation of micro-organisms.

Lactic acid: Extract from beetroot, certified Cosmos, origin France, with multiple functions thanks to its very good affinity with skin and hair. In addition to adjusting the pH of cosmetics, it gently exfoliates without attacking sensitive skin, stimulates collagen synthesis and promotes good skin hydration. It is also known to restore shine to the hair.

INCI List: Aqua, Mentha piperita flower/leaf/stem/water, glycerin, sodium cocoyl glutamte, benzyl alcohol, xanthan gum, lactic acid, sodium chloride, dehydroacetic acid

Usage

For a first use, test your skin's tolerance to this new product by applying a small amount in the bend of the elbow. Wait 24 hours to confirm no reaction, then you can use your product normally.

Use morning and evening. Take a dab of product and lather the product on the damp skin of the face and neck in circular motions then rinse thoroughly with clear water. It can also be used as a body and hand cleanser.

Precautions for use: avoid contact with eyes, in case of contact, rinse thoroughly with clear water.

Product usable from 3 years.

Precautions before starting

Before starting, it is advisable to clean and disinfect the work surface and the utensils: the prepared products will go on the skin, it is therefore necessary to avoid any microbial contamination!

Thoroughly clean the BeautyMix. Then, soak a clean cloth in 70° alcohol (available in supermarkets) and use it to disinfect the BeautyMix tank and all the utensils. Let dry.

Clean the work surface and remove objects that could get in the way.

Place a clean paper towel on the work surface, and place the utensils on it. Have available: a clean teaspoon or spatula, and a clean, dry container for pouring the preparation once ready. Wash hands thoroughly.

Respect the dosages indicated for the ingredients of the recipe.
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Preparation

Thoroughly disinfect the work surface, the utensils and the BeautyMix with 70° alcohol and clean paper.

Place the flat mixer in the BeautyMix bowl, and place the bowl on the scale. Switch on the scale then perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key.

Weigh the required amount of water into the tank then place the tank without the lid on the base of the BeautyMix.

70.9 g

Take one of the transparent trays that protect the balance in order to use one as a container, place it on the balance and press the T key. Weigh the required amount of thickener into the tray.

0.6 g

Before dispersing the thickener in the tank, start the blue program by pressing the button twice. Once the program has started, gently disperse the thickener little by little as a rain then close the tank with its lid and wait for the end of the programme.

Put the tank back on the scale and press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of hydrosol.

20.0 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of glycerin.

2.0 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of ultra mild foamer drop by drop.

5.0 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of preservative drop by drop.

1.0 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of lactic acid drop by drop.

0.3 g

Place the closed tank again with its lid on the BeautyMix base, and press the button twice to start the blue program.

At the end of the program gently transfer the gel into a clean and disinfected glass container.

To wash the tank, fill it with water up to the upper line with a little washing-up liquid and start the program (purple) by pressing once.

And There you go !

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