Making your own Homemade Antibacterial Skin Cleanser

We all know how much expense and trouble we go to in order to keep our complexions as clean and healthy as possible. But so many commercial facial cleansers, especially the ones made for acne, contain harmful ingredients that your skin will be happy to do without! One common ingredient in commercial cleansers is sodium laureth (or lauryl) sulfate, an industrial engine degreaser that’s added to shampoo and skin cleansers to strip away all the protective oils from your body. This leaves it “squeaky clean” but it also upsets the delicate balance of your skin and hair.

You can make your own antibacterial skin cleanser with some very inexpensive ingredients and pour them into an attractive pump dispenser for convenience. Simply combine a quarter cup of liquid castile (a natural soap that contains no animal fat) soap, a cup of filtered water and a teaspoon of vegetable glycerin. You can buy castile soap in a variety of scents or get the unscented and add your favorite essential oils to customize your facial cleanser.

Herbal soaps are very beneficial to your ckin, the most popular being lavender. Patchouli is known to regenerate skin cells and is anti-fungal and antiseptic. Rosemary has astringent attributes and Eucalyptus is also known for its anti-bacterial properties. Clove is antiseptic and Tea Tree is very good at soothing irritated skin. Don’t use more than one or two at a time in your homemade soap, however, since too many herbs can make it too strong.

To make an herbal antibacterial skin cleansing cream, mix an ounce of beeswax, a half cup of sweet almond or sunflower oil and 1 ½ tablespoons of filtered water. If you have a double boiler, pour the mixture in the top half. Otherwise, fill put your mixture in a pan sitting within another water-filled pan. Heat till water till the beeswax is melted, stirring all the while. Then add 25 or so drops of the essential oil(s) or finely ground herbs.

Ivory soap, the purest soap made, is fine to grate up for an antibacterial cleanser. Melt the flakes in a double boiler and add essential oils or finely ground herbs then pour it into a mold or small dishes to dry. A little warm water on the outside of the dish will loosen it once it has set.

Your skin will love these pure antibacterial cleansers and so will your pocketbook!