| Grow your own! There are many quality vegan | | | | Hand Cream: |
| cosmetics you can make in your own kitchen. | | | | 12 oz. glycerine |
| They're fresh, immediate, organic and you know | | | | 4 oz. stearic acid |
| exactly what ingredients are contained. So many | | | | ¼ lb. para-wax |
| items these days are packed with preservatives, | | | | Mix ingredients together over low to medium heat, or |
| additives and other products we don't want | | | | in a double boiler. Stir well with wooden spoon. |
| absorbed into our system. When someone is serious | | | | In another container dissolve ½ tsp. boric acid |
| enough to live a vegan lifestyle, they are serious | | | | crystals in 2 cups hot water, stir well. Cool slightly and |
| about the products they put into, and on their bodies. | | | | add ½ oz. 28% ammonia. Stir till milky. Remove |
| Using organic ingredients, you can make your own | | | | all ingredients from heat. Combine mixtures 1 and 2 in |
| environmentally friendly, animal friendly cosmetics. | | | | bowl. Beat with electric mixer until thick and creamy |
| Some of the quality vegan cosmetics you can make | | | | (frosting consistency). Add a few drops of perfume |
| yourself include: | | | | and food coloring. |
| * Skin cream | | | | Try enriching any vegan skin cream you are currently |
| * Skin cleanser | | | | using with any of the following additives: |
| * Hair highlighter | | | | 1 tsp. of additive to 4 ounces of cream wheat germ |
| * Moisturizer | | | | oil, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, baby oil, apricot |
| * Shampoo and conditioner | | | | kernel oil, sesame oil. |
| Try this highlighter for golden summer highlights: | | | | Nothing is better for a beautiful, glowing complexion |
| Hair Highlighter: | | | | than all natural, animal by-product free, cosmetics. |
| ¼ cup strained lemon juice (from an organic | | | | This "Fountain-of-Youth Cold Cream" is the perfect |
| lemon) | | | | finale for your bedtime beauty regime: |
| ¼ cup white vinegar | | | | Cold Cream: |
| Mix ingredients together and use as a final rinse after | | | | 2 cups vegetable shortening |
| shampooing. Rinse and towel dry hair, or allow hair to | | | | 2 tblsp. Mineral oil |
| dry naturally in the sun. | | | | 2 tblsp. Olive oil |
| Is your hair naturally oily? Try this shampoo to clean | | | | 2 tblsp. Pure lanolin |
| your scalp and absorb unwanted grease from hair: | | | | 2 tblsp. Castor oil |
| Oily Hair Shampoo: | | | | 2 tblsp. Glycerin |
| Oily Hair Dry Shampoo: | | | | Food coloring, fragrance (optional) |
| ¼ cup fine cornmeal | | | | Mix ingredients. If electric mixer is used, use on low |
| ¼ cup powdered orris root | | | | speed. After well blended, beat on medium or high |
| Mix ingredients together and put into shaker bottle. | | | | speed until fluffy. The cold cream will turn out better. |
| Sprinkle on scalp and through hair. Allow five to 10 | | | | Add a few drops of your favorite fragrance and |
| minutes and brush out thoroughly until all of the | | | | beat again. This can be put in jars and stored in |
| mixture is removed and hair shines. | | | | refrigerator. |
| This concoction is perfect for dry, winter weather | | | | Quality vegan cosmetics are just a teaspoon away! |
| hands. Keep this on your nightstand: | | | | |