What do you need to know about natural cosmetics? (advice from a cosmetologist)

Issues discussed in the material:

• Where to start with any makeup
• List of cosmetics for daily makeup
• 5 criteria for choosing cosmetics for daily makeup
• Choosing a specific cosmetic product
• Basic set of tools for daily makeup
• 5 rules for daily makeup
• Basics of eye, lip and eyebrow makeup
• 8 tips for storing cosmetics at home

Cosmetics for daily makeup are slightly different from those used for evening makeup. The list includes mostly calm tones and pastel shades. And it's not just lipstick, eye shadow and blush. For daily makeup you need tints, highlighters and many other products that perform their functions.

It is important to know not only what cosmetics should be in your makeup bag for every day, but also how to choose them correctly, and what to look for first. The place where it is stored is also important. With the latter, by the way, many girls make common mistakes, as a result of which the funds quickly become unusable.

Minimum cosmetic products

What do you need for home makeup? The first thing we pay attention to is the face. The dermis of the face should be smooth, clean, and glowing with health. Not all women naturally have a flawless epidermis. High-quality cosmetic products will help you transform beyond recognition.

The main set includes 4 products.

1. The foundation is in the form of a light, delicate mass with a barely noticeable tone. Why do you need a base? It perfectly smoothes out unevenness and makes it possible for other types of cosmetics to lie flawlessly on the face. Without foundation, your pores will quickly become clogged, and you will have to “powder your nose” every hour. Why do you need a makeup base during the cold season? It will help protect the skin from wind, frost and sun. You will not need to purchase other drugs to protect against the adverse external environment.
2. Foundation will hide all skin imperfections.
3. Concealer is the basis for the eyelids. It is applied to the delicate skin of the eyelids, protecting it from smearing eye shadow and pencil.
4. A spot corrector can hide small pimples, scars, and other imperfections on the skin. A proofreader is an irreplaceable thing. It is produced in the form of a pencil or a thick mixture.

However, no one canceled daily care. Your home arsenal should include:

• cream - day, night, eyelids;
• cleanser;
• scrub.

Natural soap from scratch

Regular soap sold in stores most often contains many petroleum refining components, synthetic fatty acids and additives, artificial foaming agents, the notorious sulfates SLS, SLES, preservatives, plasticizers, stabilizers, etc. This soap very aggressively removes dirt and grease from the surfaces being cleaned, which temporarily dries out the skin and leads to a decrease in protective functions. As a result of long-term use, the barrier functions of the epidermis are disrupted - hence the frequent feeling of tightness, dryness, allergic reactions and irritation. To avoid these troubles, it is enough to choose high-quality natural soap.

Natural banana-chocolate soap

But there is a small catch here. There are two main types of handmade soap - those made from a ready-made soap base and those made from scratch from oils and lye. It is the second type that is 100% natural and healthy, while soap made from a soap base is not very different in composition from store-bought counterparts, although it is a pleasant souvenir. How to distinguish? Read the composition! Soap “from scratch” consists of potassium and sodium salts of fatty acids of various fats and all sorts of additives in order to make the soap as soft as possible in its cleansing properties. This soap is made from natural vegetable oils; you can add clay, milk, silk, tar, scrubbing particles, herbs and an incredible variety of other useful ingredients to it.

Properly brewed natural soap is suitable for sensitive and delicate skin, delicately cleansing it without compromising its protective functions.

“Countess Cherries” soap from scratch

“My store’s customers and I have clear favorites in soap varieties, for example, whipped soap with cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and banana puree. Yes, yes, it sounds very appetizing, and the skin is also delighted with this soap! I also love soap with silk in its composition, it foams with amazing foam, and soap with milk is suitable for cleansing the most sensitive and children's skin. For your first acquaintance with natural soap, take several varieties with different additives to feel the difference and choose for yourself which soap suits you best - classic Castile soap with 100 percent olive oil with a very unique dense creamy foam or, for example, foam soap with coconut oil,” says Ekaterina.

Lip cosmetics set

You need to have 4 main products:

1. Lipstick – matte or glossy. For every day it is better to choose a neutral color. And light or vice versa - dark for a date or party.
2. Lip gloss with a soft, delicate texture. Can be applied to lipstick or lips. For everyday make-up, you can only apply gloss to your lips.
3. liner - to highlight the smooth border of the lips.
4. Eyeliner in a similar shade to lipstick or tone on tone. Eyeliner evens out the shape and curve of the lips. Every detail is important to achieve the perfect make-up.

Important logo

A guarantee for buyers looking for natural cosmetics is the logo of a certified organization for testing or auditing the product, such as, for example, Demeter, Eccocert, ICEA. To standardize the definitions, requirements were established and the recognized COSMOS standard was created to ensure product quality.

COSMOS standards are divided into five main categories related to ingredients used in products:

• physically processed ingredients - they can be of plant, animal or microbiological origin,
• chemically processed ingredients - chemical processing must follow the principles of green chemistry, and the resulting components must meet strict toxicity and biodegradability limits,
• water used in the production of cosmetics must comply with hygienic, sanitary and microbiological standards,
• minerals - they must be natural,
• other ingredients - a very limited list of preservatives.

Make-up devices

It will be useful for a beginner to know what tools to have in a cosmetic bag.

• Set of brushes – five pieces. What brushes are needed to work on the look? For powder – fluffy and large. For shadows – a small brush. Quite large with a rounded end - for shading. For a proofreader - the smallest one.
• Eyebrow stencils - for quickly filling in eyebrows.
• Eyelash curler - makes the look expressive, more seductive.
• False eyelashes will help create a spectacular look.
• Comb for eyebrows and eyelashes - for even position of hairs.
• Tweezers – for getting rid of excess hairs.

What international eco-certificates are there?

To obtain the status of organic cosmetics, it is important that they are certified not by an individual expert, but by a certifying organization.

The leading company is ECOCERT. This French organization was the first to create standards for environmentally friendly products: household chemicals, food, cosmetics and textiles.

Basic ECOСERT standards: the product must not contain GMOs, parabens, cosmetics are not tested on animals, only naturally produced products of animal origin are used, for example, honey.

BDIH is one of the most significant and strict certificates issued in Germany.

Standards: Experiments on animals and the use of ingredients of slaughter origin are not allowed. Production should not harm the environment, and the principle of “fair trade” must also be supported.

Natrue is a certificate from an international non-profit association founded by leading manufacturers of organic cosmetics.

At the center of the philosophy of this association is the idea that man and nature are an inseparable whole, which must always be in balance.

The "Vegan" certificate was created by the official Vegan Society.

Veganism involves a complete rejection of animal products and products obtained through the exploitation of animals. Accordingly, testing on animals is prohibited at any stage of production.

The Cosmebio certificate is issued by a French non-profit organization.

This certificate sets strict requirements for the cultivation of raw materials, their processing and production of products, prohibits testing of the product on animals, controls product packaging, use and waste disposal.

ICEA is one of the main certification bodies for products throughout Europe.

When growing ingredients for products, it is prohibited to use chemical fertilizers. The packaging must be recyclable and must display the full ingredients. Animal testing is prohibited.

There are other international certificates. For example, by purchasing products with FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate, you help preserve the planet's forests.

All kinds of variations of images of leaves, twigs, as well as simply marks with the inscription “Bio”, “Organic” and others are not certificates It also happens that a brand comes up with and issues “certificates” to itself - very convenient.

How to comprehend the wisdom of professionals

For professional makeup, you need to purchase high-quality, long-lasting products to get a longer lasting result.

List of professional cosmetics:

• Skin cleanser.
• Makeup base: mattifying, camouflaging, with reflective particles.
• Highlighter to give your skin a natural look.
• Foundation (fluid) + denser for camouflage.
• The powder is dense, compact, and also crumbly for fixing makeup.
• Eyeshadow base. Eyeshadow palettes in beige, gray or pink tones.
• Eyeliner in the form of gel or powder.
• Pencils for eyebrows and eyes.
• A palette of lipsticks from light to dark shades.
• Natural lip pencil.
• Five brushes.
• Illuminated mirror.

Solid shampoos

Nowhere without shampoos. Many people prefer hard ones because they are convenient to take on trips and as hand luggage, they are much more economical to use, and do not require special packaging in the form of plastic bottles, which helps us take care of the environment.

SoapTime solid shampoo

Solid shampoos also come in two types - shampoo soap from scratch and surfactant shampoos. Don’t let the word surfactants (surfactants) scare you, because they are very different, technology does not stand still, so now there are plenty of soft surfactants on the market that are allowed by all international standards for organic and natural cosmetics. It is quite difficult to find products with such surfactants in regular stores, but they are used in natural cosmetics, so you can rest assured that such products are safe for both the consumer and nature.

SoapTime solid shampoo

If you want to try completely natural shampoos, then choose shampoo soap from scratch. The technology is the same as when making regular soap, but the composition of oils and additives is selected specifically for hair, for example, natural silk, herbal decoctions, tar in anti-dandruff shampoos, etc. Making the perfect shampoo soap is much more difficult than just body soap; not all masters are able to select a working composition and make friends with this product, however, if you find that “your” shampoo, you will be able to wash your hair less often and forget about itching and dandruff , severe hair loss, which is so often caused by shampoos containing aggressive sulfates. It’s not for nothing that solid shampoos are the bestsellers in my store!

Sequencing

• Cleanse your face, apply moisturizer.
• Apply base. Use highlighter to give your skin a healthy glow.
• Pat the concealer in with your fingers to remove dark circles under the eyes.
• Blend at the hairline.
• Prepare your brushes. What are brushes for? Apply blush with a large brush. Using another large brush and translucent powder, use frequent, tapping movements to set the makeup.
• Apply blush according to your face type as shown in the picture.
• Correct the shape of your eyebrows with shadows and straighten them with a brush.
• Cover with gel.
• Apply eye shadow primer and apply eye makeup.
• To enhance the contrast, use a brush to blend a gel pencil into the skin.
• Apply shadows to the lower eyelid and blend.
• Apply mascara to your upper and lower lashes.
• Outline your lips with a pencil and cover with lipstick.
• Apply more blush.
• Load a brush with light powder and sweep over your face.

Natural creams

By buying a handmade cream, you can often get a unique and effective composition, tailored specifically to the needs of your skin for a reasonable price. This is due to the fact that masters who create natural cosmetics have access to all effective and innovative cosmetic assets, but at the same time they don’t have to skimp on ingredients and choose only the best ingredients.

Natural cream

Ekaterina, owner of SoapTime: “By creating my own cream, I don’t have to fit into the budgets assigned to me by the accounting department, I don’t have to add fees from Hollywood stars who advertise this product to the final cost of such a cream, I don’t have to maintain an entire factory. I don’t need to strive to make a composition stuffed with mineral oils and preservatives that will last on store shelves for many years; I can use natural preservatives, plant extracts and healthy oils in working dosages.” Handmade creams are most often many times more effective and richer in composition than the creams of the most expensive and luxury brands, but at the same time they cost tens of times less.

Teen Tool Kit

Teenage girls start using cosmetics while still at school. Teach your daughter to choose the right products for her face.

Teenagers need gentle cosmetics

• Instead of foundation or powder, you should use a base with a transparent shade - primer .
• Corrector or concealer can be used to disguise acne and pimples.
• Eyelash gel will create the effect of wet, long eyelashes, and this is much more beautiful than painted eyelashes.
• Shadows (powder) for eyebrows in a light brown or light gray shade.
• Instead of lipstick, use lip gloss with a fruity scent.
• Shadows are suitable in delicate, light colors.

It is better not to use eyeliners and pencils at a tender age, so as not to be vulgar and painted.

You will definitely need a makeup remover product.

Massage tiles and oil compositions

Oils are not only liquid, but also solid (butter), for example, cocoa, shea, and mango butters have a fairly solid consistency. They can be used to make excellent butter bars and whipped body butters. Such products do not require preservatives, amazingly soften the skin, and are ideal for massage. Ekaterina, owner of SoapTime: “My customers love massage bars based on mango butter with the wonderful aroma of this tropical fruit, and I also make bars with cocoa butter and sweet orange essential oil; their aroma cannot be distinguished from elite Swiss chocolate with orange zest!”

Massage bar “Mango ice cream”

Another favorite of all natural cosmetics lovers is whipped shea butter. It has the most delicate melting consistency of whipped cream, and when applied to damp skin, it helps to retain moisture and nourish it with nutrients. With this whipped butter you will forever forget about dry heels and elbows, and it can also be used as a remedy against stretch marks!