Recipes: Skincare Using Green Tea Extract
Are you looking for new product ideas to add to your existing body care or skin care line – or better yet – curious how you could create your own innovative and unique skin & body care line? Allow us to pique your curiosi-tea.
Already one of the most popular ingredients in skincare, the demand for green tea-based beauty products is expected to continue growing over the next decade.
With a wide array of skin benefits ranging from soothing redness, to treating dark eye circles, and even helping fight acne, the market demand for green tea extracts is a no-brainer!
Since naturally effective skin care is our cup of tea, we added new, clean skin care bases and one of a kind active ingredients with proven efficacy making it easier than ever to create your own luxury skin & body care products.
three ingredient recipes
Our experts whipped up a few homemade skincare recipes to help inspire creativity and take the guesswork out of creating clean, efficacious and sustainably sourced natural skincare products!
With only three necessary ingredients per recipe, starting your skin care empire is as easy as 1-2-3!
Making your own skin care products doesn't have to be overwhelming. Each of these recipes are easy to make, will take less than a few hours to complete, meet the clean beauty standards for most major retailers (clean at Sephora, Whole Foods, etc.), and of course, are profitable!
green tea & protein under eye cream recipe
Because of its caffeine and antioxidant content, the organic green tea extract in this cream naturally helps to lighten dark circles.
At the same time, our anti-wrinkle instalift gel provides a tightening effect that reduces the appearance of wrinkles immediately for up to 3 hours!
This cream packs under eye benefits for now, and later!
This recipe is similar to innisfree’s green tea hyaluronic hydrating under eye cream which is currently available at Sephora and Kohl’s.
Now, hold onto your seat for this next part: the materials to make 30 1oz under eye creams will cost you less than $177 and could generate up to $750 in sales (based on a $25 retail price).
That's $573 in profit or a 3X return on your investment!
Ingredients
- 30 1.7oz frosted glass & bamboo jars ($2.95 each → $88.50)
- 2lb organic green tea face cream base ($49.95)
- 2oz anti-wrinkle instalift gel ($19.95)
- 2oz (2x1oz) barley starch powder ($4.95)
- stainless steel funnel set (optional) ($12.95)
mixing instructions:
- Clean your workspace with soap and water, dry, and then sanitize with >60% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol is sufficient).
- In a clean, appropriately sized mixing vessel, combine your ingredients and mix until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Use a funnel to evenly fill your 30 white gloss pet bottles and seal the treatment pump tightly. Use some of that cream stuck to the bowl to treat your skin ;)
- Take advantage of our partnership with Vistaprint and make the beautiful, customized labels and packaging your luxury creation deserves.
- Show off your creation! If you need help with product photography, check out our exclusive offer with Soona, our favorite product photography partner!
green tea & kakadu plum body moisturizer recipe
This recipe is a powerhouse antioxidant body and face moisturizer that combines organic green tea extract and wild-harvested kakadu plum extract, the world’s richest plant source of Vitamin C!
The end result will be similar to the Feel Good Inc’s popular Kakadu Plum Body Milk – except this formula is free of silicones and microplastics!
The materials to make 20, 6.7oz bottles of body moisturizer will cost less than $364 and could net $600 or more in sales (based on a $30 retail price).
Ingredients
- 20 black uv glass pump top bottles ($6.95 each → $139)
- 8lb all-natural green tea body lotion ($151.81)
- 2oz wild-harvested kakadu plum extract ($44.95)
- 4oz (2x2oz) green tea & lemon zest fragrance oil ($27.90)
Mixing instructions
- Clean your workspace with soap and water, dry, and then sanitize with >60% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol is sufficient)
- In a clean, appropriately sized mixing vessel, combine your ingredients and mix until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- 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!
- Take advantage of our partnership with Vistaprint and make the beautiful, customized labels and packaging your luxury creation deserves.
- Show off your creation! If you need help with product photography, check out our exclusive offer with Soona, our favorite product photography partner!
green tea & goji berry glow facial cleanser recipe
This rich, lathery, sulfate-free facial cleanser deeply cleanses while adding moisture back to your skin.
Additionally, it is packed with antioxidants and beneficial compounds from our green tea & goji ferment extract which help soothe redness and even skin tone to reveal glowing skin!
All these benefits coupled with our Emoti + fragrance, will make you and your skin want to do a happy dance.
This recipe draws inspiration from Youth to the People’s Superfood Antioxidant Cleanser by also utilizing extracts from a trio of super food extracts (green tea, goji berries, and rice bran) to help naturally reveal brighter skin!
The materials to make 20 6oz facial cleansers will cost $295 with a potential to generate up to $500 in revenue (based on a $25 retail price)!
Ingredients
- 20 black uv glass pump top bottles ($6.95 each → $139)
- 8lb 2-in-1 hydrating body & facial cleanser base ($121.20)
- 2oz green tea & goji ferment extract ($14.95)
- 4oz (2x2oz) blanc citrine & matcha verde ($19.90)
Mixing instructions
- Clean your workspace with soap and water, dry, and then sanitize with >60% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol is sufficient)
- In a clean, appropriately sized mixing vessel, combine your ingredients and mix until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Use a funnel to evenly fill your 20 white gloss pet bottles and seal the pump top tightly. Give yourself a round of applause, you deserve it!
- Take advantage of our partnership with Vistaprint and make the beautiful, customized labels and packaging your luxury creation deserves.
- Show off your creation! If you need help with product photography, check out our exclusive offer with Soona, our favorite product photography partner!
Clean skin and body products are ready for you to make - all you need is some inspiration and a little positivi-tea!
