Baby Boom! All-Natural Recipes For Baby Care Products

Let’s be honest, you’ve been considering it, and we agree! It’s time for that special new addition to your family… of products! 

Today’s skincare consumers are more educated than ever about what they choose to put on their skin. As a result, these same shoppers are becoming more conscious about their baby’s skin. 

the baby care market

The global baby and pregnancy skincare market has nearly tripled since 2015 and is showing no signs of slowing down. It has a projected global market of $30 billion dollars through 2030! 

Makesy makes it easy to be an industry leader in making, clean, natural, and gentle skincare products for babies, infants, and moms.

In our baby care collection, you’ll find pediatrician-approved bases, baby safe fragrances, and natural active ingredients which are commonly used to moisturize and soothe baby’s skin without irritation!

Well, now that you’re all baby product-crazy, we wanted to share some recipes to make tear-free, all-natural, pediatrician reviewed baby products as well as a couple products designed for mom’s!

tear-free foaming baby wash & shampoo small batch recipe 

Makes (1) 200ml / 7.1oz

Ingredients:

• 10ml liquid soapnut natural surfactant
• 5ml aloe vera gel concentrate (40x)
• 2ml cleartec plant derived preservative
• 3ml organic flax glycerin
• .5 g pure xanthan gum
• 1, 200ml white PET foam pump bottle
• 2ml natural calming calendula & lavender powder
  
• 185ml filtered water 

Instructions

1. In a small bowl or pouring pitcher, add 4 oz/110 mL (½ cup) of filtered water, and microwave for 30 seconds. 
2. Add 10 ml of liquid soapnut natural surfactant & 5ml of aloe vera gel concentrate 40X to your water and mix gently.
3. Carefully pour this into your 200 ml white PET foam pump bottle and set the bottle aside. 
4. In a small beaker or container, combine 0.5 g/.02 oz (~⅛ tsp) of pure xanthan gum and 3 mL/.1 oz of organic flax glycerin and mix with your plastic spatula until the xanthan gum is fully dissolved and a uniform gel is achieved. 
5. In your pouring pitcher from step 1, add 2.67 oz/75 mL (⅓ cup) of filtered water, and microwave for 30 seconds. 
6. Once warm, add some water to your beaker and gently mix until the gel evenly blends with the warm water. 
7. Pour this mixture and your remaining warm water into your 200 ml white PET foam pump bottle and seal tightly.
8. Shake vigorously to thicken the blend and disperse the xanthan gum.  
9. Combine your 2 ml of cleartec plant derived preservative and 2 ml of fragrance in another bowl or glass beaker. Stir to mix. Add to your 200ml white pet bottle.
1. note: if your baby has sensitive or skin that prefers fragrance-free products you can leave the fragrance out and add the preservative directly to your bottle.
10. If gel clumps are still visible, continue shaking or, allow the mixture to sit for 8-12 hours to allow the gel to completely dissolve and shake again after allowing to hydrate.

tear-free foaming baby wash & shampoo large batch recipe

Natural baby shampoo & soap is the most sought after baby product, so we made a recipe from all-natural ingredients that is completely free of chemical surfactants.

This foaming baby wash & shampoo is naturally tear-free and helps keep baby’s skin soothed and hydrated with nourishing aloe and hydrating glycerin! 

Made with comparable ingredients to Evereden’s highly reviewed Baby Shampoo & Body Wash, we would suggest a similar retail price ($20) for your foaming baby wash & shampoo!

The supplies to make 25, 200mL products will cost less than $215 dollars while generating up to $500 in total sales (>130% ROI!).  

Makes (25) 200ml shampoos

Ingredients:

• (4) 2oz/56g liquid soapnut natural surfactant (4x $13.95)
• (2) 2oz/56g aloe vera gel concentrate (40x) (2x $12.95)
• (1) 2oz/57g cleartec plant derived preservative ($29.95)
• (1) 16oz/453g natural glycerin sweetener ($9.95)
• (1) 1oz/28g pure xanthan gum ($4.95)
• (1) 2oz/56g natural calming calendula & lavender powder ($15.95)
• (25) 200 ml white PET foam pump bottle (25x $2.80)
• (1) 1gal distilled water (buy separately)

Instructions:

1. Clean your workspace with soap and water, dry, and then sanitize with >60% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol is sufficient).
2. Pour 2500ml (11cups) filtered water into a large microwave safe mixing vessel and microwave until warm.  
3. Add both bottles of your aloe vera gel concentrate (40X) to your warm water and mix completely. 
4. Add all 4 bottles of your liquid soapnut natural surfactant and mix gently until completely mixed.
5. In a separate microwave safe mixing vessel, combine 0.5 oz (2 tsp) of pure xanthan gum and 2.5 oz (¼ cup) of organic flax glycerin and mix until the xanthan gum is fully dissolved and a clump-free gel is achieved. 
6. Use some of your remaining water to fill the mixing vessel, and microwave this mixture for 30 seconds. Mix to create a gel.
7. Add 2oz of cleartec plant-derived preservative and 2oz of natural calming calendula & lavender powder fragrance with your gel and mix.
8. Pour this mixture and your remaining water into your main mixing vessel and stir until the gel is evenly mixed. Pour any remaining water in at this point and stir until completely mixed.
9. If gel clumps are still visible, cover your main mixing vessel and store for 8-12 hours to allow gel to hydrate further. After waiting, mix until the clumps dissolve.
10. Evenly pour your mixture between your 25 bottles and seal the pumps tightly. *don’t forget* Give yourself a round of applause, you deserve it!
11. Take advantage of our partnership with Vistaprint and make the beautiful, customized labels and packaging your luxury creation deserves.
12. Show off your creation! If you need help with product photography, check out our exclusive offer with Soona, our favorite product photography partner!

Label ready ingredient list:

Aloe Barabdensis Leaf Juice, Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract, Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract, Gypsophila Paniculata Root Extract, Glycerin, Fragrance*, Xanthan Gum, Phenethyl Alcohol*, Pentylene Glycol*, Organic Propanediol.

*naturally-derived

naturally restoring stretch mark cream recipe

Nearly a third of baby-related skincare sales are products for Mom’s skin. The most searched product for new and expecting mothers is Stretch mark Cream!

The best way to help reduce the appearance of stretch marks is with powerful antioxidants, and potent hydration.

So, we made an all-natural recipe filled with antioxidant-rich botanical extracts , hydrating hyaluronic acid, and plant-derived peptides which help to brighten and nourish your skin. Making that motherly glow visible to all. 

Other high-end stretch mark creams like the Peter Thomas Roth PRO Strength Stretch Mark Cream can retail for nearly $60 a piece! 

The materials to make 20, 6oz jars of stretch mark cream will cost around $404 and could net $800 or more in sales at a very competitive $40 retail price (98% ROI)  

Makes (20) 6oz stretch mark creams

Ingredients:

• (20) 6.7oz frosted glass & bamboo jar (20x $6.95)
• (1) 8.34lb/3.79kg all-natural green tea body lotion ($151.81) 
• (1) 2oz/56g wild-harvested kakadu plum extract ($44.95)
• (1) 2oz/56g baobab water-soluble protein extract ($10.95)
• (1) 2oz/56g ultra7 hyaluronic acid blend ($24.95)      
• (2) 2oz/56g natural nourishing nectar & aloe leaf (2x $15.95)

Instructions:

1. Clean your workspace with soap and water, dry, and then sanitize with >60% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol is sufficient)
2. In a clean, appropriately sized mixing vessel, combine all of your ingredients and mix until all ingredients are evenly distributed.  
3. Use a funnel to evenly fill your 20 white gloss pet bottles and seal the dispensing cap tightly. Give yourself a round of applause, you deserve it!
4. Take advantage of our partnership with Vistaprint and make the beautiful, customized labels and packaging your luxury creation deserves.
5. Show off your creation! If you need help with product photography, check out our exclusive offer with Soona, our favorite product photography partner!

Label ready ingredient list:

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Organic Aloe), Aqua (Deionized Water), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Organic Sunflower), Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable), Persea Gratissima Oil (Avocado), Fragrance*, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid / Sodium Dehydroacetate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Organic Green Tea), Ethylhexylglycerin (Preservative), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter), Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Organic Jojoba), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Panthenol (Vitamin B-5), Alcohol, Centella Asiatica Extract (Gotu Kola), Equisetum Arvense Extract (Horsetail), Geranium Maculatum Extract (Wild Geranium), Taraxacum Officinale Extract (Organic Dandelion), Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

*naturally-derived

Happy making!