One of my reader Jahnavi Jha asks in Reader Beauty Queries..
Beauty Query: Is there a natural sunscreen which we can make at home both for hair and skin protection?
MABH Answers..
Yes. You can make your own sunscreen lotion at home with few natural things easily. In this post, I will instruct you how to make homemade sunscreen lotion for skin and a sunscreen hairspray for healthy hair.
Homemade Sunscreen Skin Lotion
Ingredients Needed:
- Emulsify wax : 4 gm
- Vitamin E Capsules : 7 nos (Evion is a good brand)
- Grape seed oil : 4 to 5 drops
- Aloevera gel : 2 tablespoons
- Distilled water : 100 ml
- Essential oil of your choice : 30 ml
- Jojoba oil : 50 ml
- Zinc Oxide : 15 gm (Acts as a sunscreen ingredient)
Method:
- Pour the jojoba oil, wax and zinc oxide in a bowl and place the bowl above the double boiler.
- Blend well with a clean until the wax melts. Keep aside.
- Now add distilled water and allover gel in separate bowl and heat it until the mixture is lukewarm. This is the important step, don’t skip it or else the mixture wont mix up well.
- After this step, add this lukewarm aloevera mixture to the wax mixture. Blend well again.
- After this step, take the bowl down from the double boiler. Add Vitamin E oil (Extracted from the capsules), essential oils and grape seed oil. Grape seed oil acts a natural preservative.
- Pour the lotion into a clean bottle and allow it to cool before closing with lid. Store in a cool, dry place. This lotion contains natural SPF 20 and preservative (Grape seed oil). So it can be used for about an year without fear.
- You can also add avocado oil, lavender oil and any other essential oil as you wish.
Natural Sunscreen Spray For Hair
I’ll give you a simple hair spray recipe which nourishes hair, protects and repairs sun damage. It also gives a nice aroma to hair. What all you have to do is, mix few drops of grape seed oil in 200 ml of fresh rose water. Store it in a spray bottle and shake well. Use this hair spray before you go out in sun every time. As grape seed oil is a natural sunscreen ingredient, it protects and develops hair texture.