Sometimes we just don't know what we are allergic to. Don't want to be putting on too much steroid cream? Tried Lucas' Papaw Cream and Medihoney's Derma Cream already? What about making your own skincare products? Chances are it might just be the preservatives or the foaming agents that is irritating your skin, so grab a couple of friends for some great time in a workshop, and go home with some au naturale products!
Cream and Lotion
Tammy Wing is teaching how to make a series of skincare products over the summer at Wood Cotton Workshop in Causeway Bay, including hand cream, body mist, eye gel, talcum powder, and lip balm. She uses natural materials, blended with aromatherapy oils and Chinese herbal medicines to produce mild products for you. Book here now for perfect skin!
Soap
Bored of art jam already? Try soap art jamming at Wala Art Studio in Chai Wan! It makes a unique gift, being both decorative as well as practical. Every lesson you can make three soaps in a small class from two to ten, so you and your friends can easily pull off a private class together. E-mail them for further details, and check out their Facebook to get some inspiration!
Mask
What is good enough to be eaten would certainly be good enough to be used on your face, so the Granny Co-op (name translated from Chinese) in Causeway Bay uses food products such as carrots (soothing), tomato (moisturising), soya milk (hydrating), strawberry (whitening), yoghurt, and flour to create an unique blend of mask, as well as letting you into what each food does best to your skin. You can try your mask on site to experiment just how well it works! Email them to reserve your place.
Lip Balm
Pineapple Chicken (name translated from Chinese), located in Jordan and Tsuen Wan, teaches how to make preservatives free chap stick. In just an hour's course, you will be leaving with two lip balms made of au naturale materials such as cacao butter, vegetable oil, and honey; and just a hint of aromatherapy like strawberry, vanilla, rose, or osmanthus. Their small class of three to eight students guarantees the full attention of the instructor, so have a look at their schedule now, and email them for some luscious lips!