MakeYourCosmetics is a Satellite Site of the Indie Beauty Network (IBN). IBN is the leading trade organization providing business services to independent (indie) manufacturers and suppliers of beautiful products that make the world a better place, and who are committed to enjoying life and business on their own terms. IBN offers an unsurpassed suite of services to help indie businesses grow: quarterly print magazine, discounted legal and public relations services, free online advertising for member businesses, group business coaching, informative teleclasses and an affordable products liability insurance program that helps Indies grow with confidence and protection.

To learn more about how IBN can help your business grow, click here.

Most of the recipes at this site are the original creations of Donna Maria Coles Johnson, IBN's founder and president, producer and host of the weekly Indie Business Radio Show airing on Global Talk Radio.com and author of "Making Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions" (Storey Books, 2000). Donna Maria has formulated thousands of handmade bath, body and skincare products, and the ones you will find here are some of her favorites. Other recipes have been donated by IBN members and readers of the Indie Experience Newsletter (formerly the Indie Experience Newsletter), a fun, free online publication that is distributed weekly to thousands of Indie enthusiasts around the globe.

MakeYourCosmetics is a fun, informative site that combines the joy of making your cosmetics with the peace of mind that the products you make and use on your skin contain a high percentage of natural ingredients like pure essential oils, honey, aloe vera, fresh fruit juices and exotic, skin loving oils and butters such as avocado butter, jojoba oil and other natural ingredients.

Check out our 8 categories of recipes, including "Facial & Lip Care," , "Baby & Mommy To Be," and "Bath Soaks, Salts, Scrubs & Powders." Use our handy Ingredient Encyclopedia if you need detailed information on a particular item used in a recipe. And don't forget to submit a recipe to us for inclusion on our site at this link!!