How to make a homemade and natural self-tanner?
It’s summer and you find your complexion a little too pale? How about making your own natural self-tanner at home with easy-to-find ingredients!
I therefore offer you today my best recipes for homemade natural self-tanners to have a nice tanned complexion this summer.
1. Homemade self-tanner with carrot oil
If you want a subtle hint of a natural tan, carrot oil is the way to go. Here’s how to use this carrot oil as a self-tanner.
- Add a few drops of carrot oil to your jar of moisturizer.
- Apply the cream with added carrot oil on the body and face.
- After a few days and weeks you will obtain a slightly tanned complexion and naturally tanned skin.
carrot oil
- Carrot oil for face and body.
- Revives the complexion and tightens the pores of the skin.
- Helps to optimize and have a nice tanned complexion.
2. 100% natural self-tanning recipe
As carrot oil is really effective in giving a naturally tanned complexion, here is a recipe for self-tanning with carrot oil, egg yolk and natural yoghurt.
Here’s how to make this natural self-tanner: (it keeps 2 to 3 days in the fridge)
- Mix in a bowl 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt, 6 tablespoons of carrot oil, 5 drops of carrot essential oil and 1 egg yolk.
- Once thoroughly mixed, pour the solution into a spray-type bottle.
- Apply the self-tanner to your body once a day for naturally tanned skin.
3. Make a black tea self-tanner
Another recipe for making your own homemade self-tanner is to use black tea!
Here’s how to prepare this other self-tanner:
- Add 3 or 4 tablespoons of black tea to 1/2 liter of boiling water.
- Let the black tea steep for 15 minutes and allow to cool.
- Once cool pour into a spray bottle and spray on the body.
- Use your hands to spread the self-tanner evenly over your legs and arms.
- Leave to dry on the body and repeat the operation 3 or 4 more times for beautiful, naturally tanned legs.
4. Self-tanner with coffee and apricot
Just like tea, coffee can also be a good ingredient choice for making your own self-tanning recipe at home.
Here’s how to prepare this other self-tanner:
- Puree 2 very ripe apricots in a bowl.
- Add 3 tablespoons of coffee to a filter and add the apricot puree.
- Infuse for 10 to 15 minutes, strain the mixture and let cool.
- Apply the coffee self-tanner to the skin and let it work.
You can also add very fine ground coffee to your day cream to give your skin a quick tan.
5. Make your self-tanner with sea buckthorn oil
Did you know that Sea Buckthorn oil is very rich in beta-carotene, which makes it an excellent choice for making a natural self-tanner.
Sea buckthorn oil also helps keep your natural tan longer in addition to helping the skin prepare for sun exposure.
Here’s how to make your self-tanner:
- Mix sea buckthorn oil with jojoba oil (50/50).
- Warm slightly so that the oil penetrates the skin well.
- Apply daily to have beautiful, naturally tanned skin after a few days/weeks.
Natural sea buckthorn oil
- For a pretty tanned tint, even in winter.
- Perfect oil for body and face.
- Rich in vitamin C, omega 7 and beta-carotene.
6. Homemade self-tanner with cocoa
Why not combine business with pleasure by using cocoa as a self-tanning base! ?
Here’s how to use cocoa:
- Mix a little cocoa powder in a moisturizer.
- Evenly apply the self-tanning cream to your skin for the most natural tan possible.
- Repeat daily for a natural looking tan after a few days or weeks.
7. Drink lots of carrot juice
For a natural tan over time the carrot is undoubtedly your best solution. But for it to be effective you would have to eat a very large amount of carrots!
So why not just drink carrot juice every day?
If you don’t like the taste of carrot juice so much, you can add fruit to your juice such as pineapple, oranges or grapefruit.
The important thing is to have a minimum of 4 to 5 large carrots in your juice for it to be effective on your skin and your complexion.