A few days ago I posted an idea I ran across about making your own makeup remover cloths. I like taking makeup off with them, but they are pricey!
The idea intrigued me and I was almost out of my store-bought package…so I HAD to give it a try! (CLICK HERE to go to the original post for instructions.)
It was SOOO easy to do!
Here is my amateur photo montage of the process.
And I LOVE the way they make my face feel!! Coconut oil is AMAZING! (I got mine on Amazon.com but I recently saw they have started carrying it LOTS of other places…including COSTCO!)
It kind of looks like shortening when you scoop it out…but just a few seconds in the microwave with some warm water and melts into this soft, silky-feeling mixture. I really ♥ it! I think next time I might add a few drops of some essential oil of some sort, just to give it a “nice smell”. Right now there is virtually no smell. Which is OK too. :-)
These would also make GREAT BABY WIPES!
OK…that’s all I got. I just couldn’t wait to share my “success story”! Give it a try!!! The $$ savings are phenomenal!! (I’d figure it out…..but I have an allergic reaction to calculators!) :-)
looks like a great idea — i spend a lot of money on m/up remover items – can we have the exact recipe and how-to-do please????thanks
Recipe?
Jill, you have some really amazing stuff. I used to have a book called Adrianne Arpels Home Remedies for everything from homemade shampoo to facials. I love this. Thanks!!
Terry
I would like to get this recipe, but when I click on the link, it takes me to one of your mom’s recipes. Please correct link so I can get the recipe. Thanks
Links have been fixed. Thanks for letting me know Laura. Things are a little wonky since making the switch from one website host to another.
I am attempting to view the link for the recipe but it just takes me back to this page when I click it. Is there another way to get it to it?
Same thing is happening to me. I can’t get to the original post with the recipe. It all leads back to this page.
Hi….sorry, links HAVEN’T been fixed…just brings us right back to this page, instead of the page with the original recipe!
Brings me back to this page as well….would love to learn how to make this
Coconut oil is great on your skin, it’s the most common skin moisturizer in the tropics, I use it in my lotion for face and body, it also makes a great deep conditioner for hair: apply, let sit for at least 15 minutes, then shampoo. It helps get rid of itchy scalp. I have made an effort to use as many all natural products as possible, and in order to save money, I make my own. The chemicals in most commercial products can be toxic, so why put it on your skin? I love saving money and doing something good for my health, it’s a win-win!
THANKS!! I will definitely make this. Thanks again for sharing…
I am having trouble getting the recipe. I click and it doesn’t take me to it. Please help! I am excited to do this myself, as make-up remover wipes are so expensive! Thanks.
Hi! I love this idea, however, for whatever reason I can’t see the pictures and the link doesnt bring me to the recipe/instructions. I would love love to try this! Anyway you can send me the instructions?
Great blog!
The links keep bringing me tot he same page, can you please tell how much of each is needed to make these?
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I gathered everything I need and now can’t find the “recipe” It was here the other day.
Jill,
I am unable to find the “recipe”. Any suggestions?
Okay.. dumb question… WHERE in Walmart do you find Coconut Oil? Is it with the other cooking oils, or in the fancy-pants food section? (ie, the organic all-natural stuff).
Hi,
Love all the info on your site!!!
Still, the link doesn’t work for the recipe for this. :(
thanks!
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I’m thinking of trying the homemade make-up remover clothes but wanted to know if these oils/lotions are safe if you get them in your eyes? Is coconut oil and olive oil ok to get in your eyes? I wear contacts but I take them out before removing my make-up. Some of the store bought products tend to irritate my eyes.
Also, I buy Walmart brand make-up removing clothes and they tend to shed and leave “fuzzies” on my face. Does anyone have this problem with paper towels?
Here’s the link to the original post! :)
http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2011/09/if-youve-read-my-blog-lately.html
Would love to try this, but the link (“CLICK HERE”… original post…) to the instructions
and supply list isn’t working…
I keep getting rerouted to this page and the pictures help only to a point.
Help? Maybe add the written instructions and supply list to this page as well?
Thanks, I will revisit.
Lynn….thank you for pointing out that the link wasn’t working properly! I have fixed it so you should be able to get to the original post when you click on “CLICK HERE” now. :-) Thanks again!
Jill. Went to Wal Mart. Didnt find coconut oil or lavender essential oil. Not all Wally Worlds are the same but what section did you find yours in? They directed me to the lamp oil. LOL Been loving your site and my family has had to pry me off it the last few days. Gonna make some wipes and have been intrigued by your essential oils post. Trying the lavender on my boys skin to help w/ eczema and sleeping issues tonight.
Joy…..I think the coconut oil was in the international foods aisle? I’ve since ordered mine from Amazon. You do NOT want to get LAMP OIL! lol. Unfortunately you’ll probably have to go to a health food store for essential oils…or order off of Amazon. I live in a dinky town and our health food store has lots of the essential oils for a good price. Hope this helps. :-)
Coconut oil at Wal-Mart is found in the vitamin aisle, along with lavender essential oil. :) Otherwise, try a natural foods store.
Does anyone who has tied this have oily/acne prone skin? I’m curious about using the coconut oil on my oily skin. It has gotten better with age, but I still have a tendency to break out unless I use oil-free products.
Thanks!
To Maggie, I haven’t use these clothes, but I have become such a coconut oil convert that I do use it on and in just about everything I can. I have VERY sensitive skin and I have had no issues at all with it. Neither has my daughter and while very skeptical to try some of my homemade remedies for various things, she has not complained at all .
Hope this helps.
I have been following various homemade skincare regimens, and if you are using coconut oil, it is advisable to use “unrefined, organic coconut oil” because it will not clog your pores. I think it is from another Jillee “how to” product recommendation?
Hey! So, I made these but they are in this HUGE bowl any tips on how to get them in a smaller more space saving container?
Candace, it would take awhile longer, but you could tear off & fold your paper towels to fit in a smaller container (like the one the store-bought wipes come in). I’m trying to come up with a version I can wash and re-use to reduce trash…anyone have suggestions for reusable wipes that would be nice to my face?
Yeah…. I cloth diaper and am NOT a “sewing person.” I went and bought cloth wipes to go with on Etsy – they were about $1 a wipe and have lasted for 17 months (so far) of cloth diapering. I’m off to buy some now for my face for this recipe. Hope it works. They are a very soft flannel-type material. This is the person I bought them from:
http://www.etsy.com/people/fireflyblankets
Was very pleased with her product, not so much from others. She had a time where she didn’t have any “posted” and I emailed her and she made me some. Very nice.
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I love making homemade scrubs and trying different ones! I have a question…I have oily/acne prone skin on my face. Can I use this recipe with the coconut oil on my face as a scrub? I will take any advice anyone has to offer about this topic or anything to do with getting rid of my acne. ~Thanks~
Check out the oil cleansing method. Jillee has a post about it somewhere on this blog. I just started it today!
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Method of cutting the paper towel roll? Mine was very hard to cut and ended up looking like a beaver had gnawed it in half lol I wonder if I could use a thicker brand of toilet paper instead? Like that one type of charmin that is more like a paper towel that toilet paper. Hmm something to consider.
If you look on her post called Homemade Baby / Makeup Remover Wipes, she has the recipe posted… but here it is:
Cut paper towel roll in half and place in container.
Add 4 cups warm water, 1-2 tablespoons Coconut Oil. (1-2 squirts of baby wash or your your favorite face wash if you want, but it’s not necessary)
Hi, Only speaking from experience. I Made wipes, & Facial cleansing cloths out of a cut in half napkin and essential oils, I even tried with just coconut oil. . . Sadly if you dont use up your invention within a week , it starts to mold. Be careful.