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Skin ’n’ Tonic: a cocktail for glowing skin
Say goodbye to dull complexions with this DIY lotion Has winter left your skin looking a little lacklustre? You’re not alone! The cold and reduced daylight hours over long, snowy months have left many a complexion weary. Good news, though! We have the perfect pick-me-up: Skin ’n’ Tonic, a homemade face lotion featuring a cocktail of revitalizing ingredients to give your skin the boost it needs to glow again. In developing this natural lotion recipe, we opted for ingredients with toning, revitalizing, and comforting properties—including a skin-brightening orange peel powder infusion and soothing chamomile hydrosol. Xanthan gum and Olivem 1000 combine to give it a delicate gel-like texture that…
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Get Blueberry Blonde hair thanks to a DIY blue shampoo!
Heads up! We’ve got a shampoo recipe for our fair-haired friends! Here’s a riddle: what scares blonde and white hair? The colour yellow! If you feel like you’re not getting the joke, that’s because we’re completely serious. Very light hair tends to turn yellow due to pollution, tobacco, the sun, harsh dyes, or unsuitable haircare products. To prevent this from happening or to restore yellowed hair to a cool shine, we’ve developed a recipe for a solid blue shampoo that will turn your hair not strawberry blonde but Blueberry Blonde! This product is also sometimes called silver or purple shampoo. It cancels out yellowy or brassy tones and refreshes your…
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The Crème de la Crème of DIY shower creams
For a shower that leaves your skin feeling oh-so-creamy Showering is one of the best times of the day. Under the spray of warm water, you can truly relax, you get your best ideas, and all the day’s tensions wash away. You come out feeling clean, relaxed, and rested. But your skin? It’s not always fond of this watery ritual, which can dry out or irritate your epidermis. So, to make this great time truly the crème de la crème—for both your mind and your skin—we’ve come up with a rich and velvety homemade shower cream! This unique emulsion gently washes your body and face, while also hydrating and softening.…
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Which hydrosol is right for my skin type?
All our advice on choosing the right hydrosol Here at Coop Coco we offer nine different hydrosols. All are high-quality hydrosols obtained by distilling plants to extract essential oils. They are rigorously selected by our Purchasing and Quality Control teams—so a big thanks to both of them! Now, you just have to figure out which one to choose! Read on to learn more about which hydrosol to use for your skin type. We also provide information about hair types, since some hydrosols have wonderful properties for hair care. Hydrosols for different skin types and hair types Rose geranium hydrosol – Pelargonium graveolens Rose geranium hydrosol helps to purify and regulate…