I was once bought Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Eye Make-up Remover as a part of a gift set, and let me tell you, it is brilliant. It easily wipes away all make-up, including waterproof mascara and long wear eyeliners. HOWEVER, this product is £8.50 per 100ml, and its viscosity means that you will power through this little bottle in a flash. With my mantra, £8.50 is too much to spend on this product without feeling horribly guilty every time I open my bathroom cabinet.
And so, for you and me, I began a search for an alternative. Surprisingly, I did not find the alternative adorning Lidl's shelves, but instead through an adapted Pintrest post I stumbled upon whilst eating my lunch. Instead of wasting your money trying out every budget eye-make up remover on the market, why not try making your own. This process is ridiculously easy, and I promise, once you have moved over to this homemade delight, you will not look back.
I decided to use my spent No7 container to create my new remover, so the following will make enough product to fill an 100ml container. Scale up and down as you wish.
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Ingredients
60ml x Tap water*
20ml x Baby Oil
1tsp x Tear Free Baby Shampoo
*Whilst I say tap water, as I live in an area which suffers terribly from hard water, I actually used water from the Britta Water Filter.
Method
In a jug dissolve the shampoo in the water, then transfer into your bottle. Add the baby oil, then shake well before each use.
Pounds and Pennies
I used Tesco Loves Baby & Toddler Soft & Gently/Gentle Shampoo which is £1 for 500ml and Johnson's Baby Oil which is £1.25 for 300ml. As these two will allow you to refill your No7 container over ten times, your homemade solution works out at less than 3% of the cost of the shop bought version.
As a side note, if you wish to use up your left over Baby Shampoo, it is brilliant for clarifying the hair and removing product build up, so just place it in your shower tray and use it for every other wash.
Until next time... spend wisely, live generously,
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