Akoms Organic Skincare Blog

It really bugs me seeing parents asking for toning creams for their kids. These kids got a tender skin, stop damaging it on the disguise of wanting the kids to look good. Here is a harmless body cream recipe that will give your kids a glowing skin. Adults could try it too. It's good for everyone, especially if you just want to maintain your colour with a natural glowing look. INGREDIENTS ¼ cup of mango butter  ¼ cup of cocoa butter  ¼ cup of coconut oil  ⅛ of tablespoon mulberry extract powder  4-8 drops of carrot oil  10-12 drops of lavender oil  ¼ Avocado oil PROCEDURE 1. Do a Double boiler . 2. Pour in your mango butter, add cocoa butter, add coconut oil, avocado oil together to melt together. (Don’t allow mixture to be too hot). 3. Put in the fridge for 10 mins to cool off a bit. 4. Bring it out and start whipping immediately with your hand blender. 5. Add in your mulberry extract, lavender oil, carrot oil and continue whipping. 6. Pour into a con...

Cocoa body butter is suitable for dark and chocolate skin. It moisturizes and evens out skin tone. Giving an amazing skin glow. You should try out this cocoa body butter recipe. How to make cocoa body butter Ingredients - 4tbs organic cocoa butter - 6 tbs organic camellia seed oil or safflower oil - 1 tbs organic pure aloe vera juice -1/4 tsp raw natural silk protein powder ( optional) - essential oil ( optional) -10 drops organic lavender oil - containers Process On a Double boiler , melt your cocoa butter and camellia seed oil. Once melted, take off the heat and add the tbs of aloe vera and the silk protein ( optional) and start whipping with an electric mixer for 20 min Put the bowl into the freezer for 13 min Take it out and start whipping ( it will turn white and fluffy). Continue whipping for 5 mins. Add essential oils and whip again for 1-2 min Pour the cocoa body butter in a glass jar Use within 2 months or add preservatives. Leave a comment...

Organic whitening ingredients  are safer alternatives to their chemical counterparts. On this blog post, I will be writing about the recipe for Egyptian milk whitening lotion. EGYPTIAN MILK WHITENING LOTION For a 500ml quantity, take a cup of your Base cream  and put in a bowl. Add Egyptian milk 100ml One skin free milk One magic kenacol oil One maxi white oil with Kojic One rapid white oil Mix all together and thats your Egyptian lotion. Note: If your lotion turns out too thick for your liking, always add rose water to get the consistency you want. If its too light, add a little base lotion to get the consistency you want Any whitening cream gives 3shades above The more the whitening ingredients in each the more whiter you get. Super fast and easy, you should try this at home. Leave a comment....

So I decided to do a lil experiment with Cocoa Powder, Knowing the amazing benefits Cocoa Powder does in the body when taken as a drink. Without much ado, i decided to use it for my beauty routine with my own recipe. Now here is what I did. I made a cocoa body scrub , a cocoa face mask and a cocoa body cream. Let's get down on it!.. Lol Skin Benefits Of Cocoa Powder- Cocoa Face Mask and Cocoa Body cream Cocoa face mask Ingredients 1 tbs Cocoa powder 1 tbs goat milk powder 2 tbs distilled water Process Mix all together Apply on face, avoiding eye circle Leave on for 30 mins and wash off with warm water. (The smell is really yummy, you'll virtually feel like licking your face,lol)... Cocoa body scrub Ingredients 3 tbs cocoa powder 1 tbs baking soda 2 tbs brown sugar Process Mix all together and scrub on face using a circular gentle motion. Leave on for 10 mins and wash off ( this leaves your skin feeling silky). Cocoa body cream Ingredients 500 ...