Shaving cream is a great product to keep in the shower, for men and women. Unfortunately, in my experience, many shaving creams leave my skin feeling dry. There are also a lot of ingredients in conventional shaving cream that I can’t pronounce, which usually means they aren’t good for my skin. This homemade shaving cream is easy to make, only requires a few ingredients, and leaves your skin feeling soft.
Ingredients for Homemade Shaving Cream
This recipe is a DIY shaving cream with baking soda, If your skin is sensitive to baking soda, feel free to leave that ingredient out. If you choose to omit the baking soda, the mixture will feel more like a lotion or body butter. The homemade shaving cream will work the same, the texture will just be different.
Why Make Your Own Shaving Cream?
Most store-bought shaving creams have some less-than-ideal ingredients. With our skin being the largest organ, we must pay attention to what is being absorbed into our bodies. Many skin care products contain ingredients you can’t pronounce, and unfortunately, a lot of these ingredients can be hormone disruptors.
How to Use DIY Shaving Cream?
Apply a small amount of homemade shaving cream to the area you plan on shaving, gently rubbing the shaving cream in. Shave as normal, rinse with body wash. If you are sensitive to baking soda in your deodorant, it is best to omit the baking soda in this recipe. If you do not react to baking soda in your deodorant (most of them have it), then this homemade shaving cream recipe is safe to use anywhere on the body.
Since this shaving cream has two different types of oils, coconut oil, and sweet almond oil, it can leave your skin feeling oily. The simple fix to getting rid of an oily feeling on your skin is to wash with soap after using your homemade shaving cream. I have a Green Tea Soap Bar Recipe you can check out that makes a great soapy body wash.
Shaving Cream with Shea Butter
Shea butter is one of my favorite ingredients to use in homemade skincare products. The texture of shea butter is in the name, it feels like butter. Shea butter is also moisturizing the skin which is a benefit of using it in your homemade shaving cream. Another benefit to using shea butter in any recipe you plan on whipping, shea butter whips up beautifully.
Shaving Cream with Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is very beneficial when used on the skin. DIY shaving cream with coconut oil is moisturizing, soothing on the skin, and leaves your skin feeling soft.
If you want to learn more about the benefits of coconut oil for skin, check out this article.
Sweet Almond Oil for Skin
Almond oil is a great addition to homemade shaving cream. There are so many benefits to using sweet almond oil on your skin. One great benefit of almond oil is it moisturizes the skin, leaving it feeling soft and rejuvenated.
Sweet almond oil is known for calming skin irritation. If you deal with general skin irritation or even a more complicated form of skin irritation like psoriasis or eczema, almond oil can be beneficial to reduce redness and itching.
Baking Soda in Shaving Cream
Baking soda, typically not thought of as a beneficial ingredient for the skin, does have some benefits when used in a DIY shaving cream recipe. The main benefit of adding baking soda to shaving cream, besides the texture it gives, is the ability to help reduce skin irritation. Baking soda is particularly great for rashes, such as eczema or psoriasis.
Essential Oils in Homemade Shaving Cream for Women
- Soft Skin Blend
- Frankincense Blend
- Lavender
- Tea Tree
- Bergamot
Essential Oils in Men’s Shaving Cream
- Balsam Fir
- Peppermint
- Eucalyptus
- Cedarwood
How to store homemade shaving cream
The best method of storing homemade skincare products is to use a glass container. I always prefer small mason jars because of the wide mouth, making them easily accessible in the jar.
Store a glass container with the homemade shaving cream recipe in your shower, with a lid on, for 1 month. Due to this being a DIY shaving cream without chemicals, the natural ingredients tend to age over time much faster than any store-bought shaving cream which contains preservatives.
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How to Make Homemade Shaving Cream
Ingredients:
- 1/4 Cup Shea Butter
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1.5 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 20-30 Drops Essential Oils, I use this one.
Instructions:
- Begin by setting up a double boiler. This is a pot of water, filled 1/4-1/3 of the way up and brought to a boil on the stove. Once boiling, add a heat-safe bowl on top of the pot.
- When the double boiler is ready to go, add your shea butter and coconut oil to the bowl. Stirring often, allow these two ingredients to melt completely.
- Once the shea butter and coconut oil have melted, turn off the heat.
- With the heat off, add in your remaining ingredients and mix.
- Allow the bowl to cool slight before setting in the freezer (a hot bowl in the freezer will shatter). You just want the mixture to be cool enough to touch, but not solid.
- Add the mixture into a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or use a hand mixer to whip up the homemade shaving cream.
- Transfer the DIY shaving cream into a glass container of your choice, I like these ones the best.
- Store with the lid on, in your shower, for 1 month.
Watch the video tutorial for this easy homemade shaving cream recipe!
Easy Homemade Shaving Cream Recipe
Materials
- ¼ Cup Shea Butter
- ¼ Cup Coconut Oil
- 1.5 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 20-30 Drops Essential Oils I use this one
Instructions
- Begin by setting up a double boiler. This is a pot of water, filled 1/4-1/3 of the way up and brought to a boil on the stove. Once boiling, add a heat-safe bowl on top of the pot.
- When the double boiler is ready to go, add your shea butter and coconut oil to the bowl. Stirring often, allow these two ingredients to melt completely.
- Once the shea butter and coconut oil have melted, turn off the heat.
- With the heat off, add in your remaining ingredients and mix.
- Allow the bowl to cool slight before setting in the freezer (a hot bowl in the freezer will shatter). You just want the mixture to be cool enough to touch, but not solid.
- Add the mixture into a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or use a hand mixer to whip up the homemade shaving cream.
- Transfer the DIY shaving cream into a glass container of your choice, I like these ones the best.
- Store with the lid on, in your shower, for 1 month.
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