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Last updated on June 1st, 2026
The list of ingredients on most beauty products is very, very long, and there are probably quite a few of those ingredients you can’t even pronounce. That’s just one reason to give making your own beauty products a try.
You can also save a little money, and I think it’s fun to experiment with recipes to get exactly the product I want.
DIY beauty products, like soaps, lotions, and scrubs also make thoughtful gifts.
Here’s a list of 26 beauty products (with the recipes) you can make at home. Enjoy!
26 of Our Favorite DIY Beauty Products
Note: Many of these recipes call for essential oils. There are lots of different brands of essential oils at different price points on Amazon.
You may also need containers for your products.
- Relaxing Lavender Bath Soak (MomsWhoSave)
- Milk and Honey Soap (Happiness Is Homemade)
- Homemade Lemon Soap Bars (Atta Girl Says)
- Bedtime Lotion (Parenting Chaos)
- DIY Candy Cane Sugar Scrub (MomsWhoSave)
- Orange Honey Oat Bath Soak (MomsWhoSave)
- Mango Pina Colada Lip Balm (DIY Inspired)
- DIY Coconut Lime Mint Sugar Scrub (MomsWhoSave)
- DIY Essential Oil Perfume (Hearth & Vine)
- Citrus Mint Hand Salve for Dry Skin (Atta Girl Says)
- DIY Gardener’s Hand Lotion (MomsWhoSave)
- Cocoa and Brown Sugar Lip Scrub (MomDot)
- Homemade Shaving Cream (Crystal and Comp)
- Coconut Milk Hair Shampoo (Freebie Finding Mom)
- Lemon and Honey Facial Cleanser (Happy Money Saver)
- DIY Strawberry Sugar Scrub (Mommy Musings)
- Blackhead Removing Mask (Health Starts In The Kitchen)
- Tropical Orchid & Sugar Solid Perfume (Atta Girl Says)
- Peppermint Mocha Lip Scrub and Lip Balm (The Happy House Wife)
- Easy Essential Oil Sugar Scrub Recipe (MomsWhoSave)
- Peppermint Foot Scrub (Garden Therapy)
- Homemade Bath Salts (Happy Hour Projects)
- Vanilla Sugar Scrub (Fire Flies and Mud Pies)
- Kool Aid Dye (Surviving The Stores)
- Spray Gel (A Blossoming Life)
- Sugar Cookie Body Butter (Happiness is Homemade)
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