I bought your book and made the argon oil serum with rosemary essential oil.. my God my pimples and breakouts vanished in no time .. waiting for your second book marie.. keep it up.. May God bless you :.
Hi Marie, I just made your Winterlight Argan Serum today. Then tonight I discovered this "updated" recipe! :) I'll try this version next time. I have silica microspheres on the way. I do have one question. Do you find you like the mango butter better than the capuacu butter? Received your book last week and am just waiting on a few ingredients to get started - can't wait!
Hey Kelly! I honestly love both butters-mango gives a drier feel, but not by a huge margin. I would just use whichever you happen to have, as they are both fantastic, fast-absorbing butters!
Hello Humble Bee. I'm just getting into bath salts, scrubs and so forth. I'm glad I found u. I'm scared of the grams, milliliter measurements but U've been so GREAT w ur videos. Thanks darling
I love this product! I used Rosehip in place of the Primrose because that’s what I had but that was my only change. It’s slightly gloppy haha but like you said just needs a good shake. I use it everyday and again I just love it. It definitely feels like a luxurious product on the skin. I will make this again after my first batch runs out-Thank you Marie! You are AWESOME! 🤗
Hello Marie, I am excited to wait for my silica replacement to arrive (the best I can find to replace silica micropheres is the RCMA no color powder -- only 4 ingredients listed and silica being on top!). One question, based on your experience or readings, would you suggest applying this before or after sunscreen (no makeup)? I live in the tropics so sunscreen is an everyday must, but I also want my skin to absorb all the goodness of the oils. However if I apply sunscreen after the serum I'm afraid it will cancel out the blurring effect. I will still definitely make this though, along with your calendula eye balm, as my premier humblebee projects. Love xx - One excited bee.
I always do sunscreen last in the skin care process, so after something like this. I'd just make sure to give it a few minutes to let everything absorb :) Make sure you try Japanese sunscreens if you haven't already-they are SO much nicer than all other sunscreens I've tried and are downright lovely on the face.
Can I use or add more oils in the formula keeping the amount 0.34 oz in total? Is their possibility of bringing out better functions on the product or would that rather result in unwanted reactions to the skin ? TIA.
Absolutely amazing and intelligent you are. Question....using titanium ...wouldn't this give one an SPF as I could use this but no mention of this or what spf # it would be. Thanking you.
Hey, just stumbled accross this video and I'm definitely gonna try! Just a couple questions: what is the shelf life of the product? Are there any natural preservatives? And how does this fare on terribly acne prone skin? :S my skin is a bit iffy with oils so idk if it works for me
I've got an entire FAQ on shelf life: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/long-will-______-last-shelf-life/. You can learn more about preservatives here: www.makingskincare.com/preservatives/ (though what you define "natural" as will heavily impact your opinions on if there is anything natural available). I found this serum helped my acne thanks to the evening primrose oil, which you can learn more about here: www.humblebeeandme.com/magical-primrose-argan-serum/ :) If your acne generally reacts poorly to oils, though, you may want to give this a read and see if it sounds familiar: simpleskincarescience.com/pityrosporum-folliculitis-treatment-malassezia-cure/. Happy making!
When you applied it on your face i immediately realised you have amazing natural beauty with no make up whatsoever! Thanks for the vids! Would you use silica on say lip balms or would you say it would have the opposite effect?
Thanks! You can add silica to pretty much anything, really, but I wouldn't use silica in lip balm. It would be a fairly pricey addition for no real good reason. It is great in lip stick for making matte colours, though!
No worries! I always try to reply-it's harder on TH-cam as things get buried, but I'm great about it on my blog as every comment without a reply sits in a special queue until I reply :)
Hello Mary, your videos are truly amazing, probably the best out there, thanks for all of your recipes, Im using some of them already :-) I really would like to try this serum, however my skin is quite dark and I believe the white colour from the titanium dioxide wouldn't be nice on my face. I am thinking I will adjust this recipe, just not adding the titanium dioxide, so like a nice serum with non colour...do you think it could works? Thanks in advance x
Thanks for watching! For darker skin tones I would recommend using your powdered highlighter-whatever you use for brightening up your complexion. My friend Simone, who is quite dark, uses my powdered bronzer as her highlight and it looks fantastic, and would look great here :)
omg. i looooooooove the idea of silica microspheres!!! so i have been loving your primpom face serum everyday for the past few months (although I have to admit i switched it to evening primrose and pumpkin seed oil when I ran out of pomegranate seed oil as I had bought some pumpkin seed oil for the pumpkin chapsticks I made from your blog) ;) I really like to put on a lot of serum on however I decided to try bangs recently and they stick to the serum and get greasy faster if I'm not careful with the serum. I usually just put it on my forehead, wait a bit for it to sink in, wipe off the excess, and then be sure to use an invisible setting powder to prevent my bangs sticking to my forhead or getting greasy faster than they should. However, if I added silica microspheres maybe i'll have less issues with my bangs and I can go back to using as much serum as I prefer??? I can't wait to get your book btw. :)
If you love the idea, just wait until you try them! Instant LOVE :D Adding too much can go from dry finish to plain ol' dry, so watch out for that, but have fun! :D
Thank you! 😘 This is probably the closest video (th-cam.com/video/QQu2Hkh6zx8/w-d-xo.html) but remember-all the recipes are ONLY in my book! You can pre-order your copy today if you haven't already 😉 humblebeeandme.com/make-it-up-preorder/
you're amazing! i cannot wait for your book! i pre ordered off of Amazon and waiting ever so patiently for the email notification. i feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.lol
Hey Marie, I'm from Germany and my ingredients are named a little bit differently. Can you tell, if Sericite and Sericite Mica are the same? And does it have the same mattifying properties as Silica does? :-) Would be glad to hear from you!
They should be the same thing, but when it doubt, ask your supplier. And no, it won't be as mattifying as silica, but it's the best alternative I've found. It does have some mattifying abilities, it's just not as strong.
I'm going to guess that the SPF level would not be enough (oils don't provide much) if its used alone. Its safer to use with a sunscreen if you’re looking for SPF.
In theory, yes, you can tint it green to balance out redder skin tones, but please don't use turmeric and indigo! I've written an article on that here: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/can-use-foodspices-colour-cosmetics-instead-iron-oxides/. Green chromium oxide would be a much better pigment choice.
Also I want to know, if your book contains vegetarian alternatives too. for example, if you use a beef tallow or something like silk derivatives in your recipe, have you added a vegetarian alternatives as well? I m excited to buy your book and want to confirm it before doing so :-)
The entire book can be done vegetarian (with the exception of lip stain, because it has to be carmine, but as a vegetarian I am ok with carmine), and there are vegan options for most recipes (one of the lipstick bases is vegan, etc.).
What essential oils would go well with this serum? I find Evening Primrose oil it’s not smell that wonderful! What essential oils for mature skin might enhance the benefits of this as I do have mature skin?
Thank you for the video. Just one question.... what if I use only the first three ingredients (excluding two powders), would it be ok to use as serum (skipping the use as primer)?
Thank you for the prompt response. What's the use of Mango butter? What difference would it make if I add it or skip it? Also, I just watched your another video, the comparison between three butter/oil. So, I can use shea butter instead of mango butter with same result? Thank you!
The mango butter helps give the serum some viscosity to help hold the powders in suspension, so if you're dropping them, you definitely don't need it. You could use shea as well, but mango has a lovely dry touch finish to it while shea is quite heavy and greasy :)
Not really; arrowroot starch does help reduce greasiness, but it is to silica as carrot juice is to cane sugar-it's a fraction of the strength. In order to get the same effect you'd be using so much you'd get a pretty sludgey serum.
For darker skin tones I would recommend using your powdered highlighter-whatever you use for brightening up your complexion. My friend Simone, who is quite dark, uses my powdered bronzer as her highlight and it looks fantastic!
Not neccessarily; the INCI for silica microspheres will be silicon dioxide, but not all silicon dioxide will be silica microspheres. Think of sugar-brown, white, caster, berry, etc. All technically sugar, but not all the same :)
Giiiiiirl, please be more gentle with your skin when applying products hahahaha but seriously, that's how many people recommend, rubbing like this is very harsh
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I bought your book and made the argon oil serum with rosemary essential oil.. my God my pimples and breakouts vanished in no time .. waiting for your second book marie.. keep it up.. May God bless you :.
This is still all the time my best product from you in winter time.
I'm so thrilled to hear it! Thanks for DIYing with me, and happy making :)
Hi Marie,
I just made your Winterlight Argan Serum today. Then tonight I discovered this "updated" recipe! :) I'll try this version next time. I have silica microspheres on the way. I do have one question. Do you find you like the mango butter better than the capuacu butter? Received your book last week and am just waiting on a few ingredients to get started - can't wait!
Hey Kelly! I honestly love both butters-mango gives a drier feel, but not by a huge margin. I would just use whichever you happen to have, as they are both fantastic, fast-absorbing butters!
Can I use Coco Caprylate instead of Silica? Thank You!
Hello Humble Bee. I'm just getting into bath salts, scrubs and so forth. I'm glad I found u. I'm scared of the grams, milliliter measurements but U've been so GREAT w ur videos. Thanks darling
Happy to help you lose your fear of the metric system :) Happy making!
I love this product! I used Rosehip in place of the Primrose because that’s what I had but that was my only change. It’s slightly gloppy haha but like you said just needs a good shake. I use it everyday and again I just love it. It definitely feels like a luxurious product on the skin. I will make this again after my first batch runs out-Thank you Marie! You are AWESOME! 🤗
Yay! You should definitely try it with the primrose oil as well if you get a chance-that gamma linoleic acid content😍
Thank you for the video-can I add brown oxide for tinted serum? Or cocoa powder?
Yup! I'd go with the brown oxide and start very small :)
Hello Marie, I am excited to wait for my silica replacement to arrive (the best I can find to replace silica micropheres is the RCMA no color powder -- only 4 ingredients listed and silica being on top!). One question, based on your experience or readings, would you suggest applying this before or after sunscreen (no makeup)? I live in the tropics so sunscreen is an everyday must, but I also want my skin to absorb all the goodness of the oils. However if I apply sunscreen after the serum I'm afraid it will cancel out the blurring effect. I will still definitely make this though, along with your calendula eye balm, as my premier humblebee projects.
Love xx
- One excited bee.
I always do sunscreen last in the skin care process, so after something like this. I'd just make sure to give it a few minutes to let everything absorb :) Make sure you try Japanese sunscreens if you haven't already-they are SO much nicer than all other sunscreens I've tried and are downright lovely on the face.
Humblebee & Me thank you Marie, and yes, my HG sunscreen is the Biore UV Aqua Rich :) I'm happy you love it too! It's da bomb! :)
Can I use or add more oils in the formula keeping the amount 0.34 oz in total? Is their possibility of bringing out better functions on the product or would that rather result in unwanted reactions to the skin ? TIA.
I mean instead of 2 oils can I use 4oils?
Also, does it blend in with your skin color? I am darker than you and don't want a pale face. Thank you. You are great in these videos.
You'll want to swatch test as you go, adding small amounts of pigments. You will very likely need less than me :)
how would this be on dark skin should i use less of the white powder because I'm making this soon tfs
I'd probably recommend using a warmer hued mica instead of the titanium dioxide for darker skin-I think a gold or bronze mica would be stunning!
Absolutely amazing and intelligent you are. Question....using titanium ...wouldn't this give one an SPF as I could use this but no mention of this or what spf # it would be. Thanking you.
Please give this post a read :)www.humblebeeandme.com/why-homemade-sunscreen-is-never-a-good-idea/
What is this serum exactly? What does it do? Is it for skincare or is it for after skincare like to add an effect?
Both! Please read the blog post :)
Hey, just stumbled accross this video and I'm definitely gonna try! Just a couple questions: what is the shelf life of the product? Are there any natural preservatives? And how does this fare on terribly acne prone skin? :S my skin is a bit iffy with oils so idk if it works for me
I've got an entire FAQ on shelf life: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/long-will-______-last-shelf-life/. You can learn more about preservatives here: www.makingskincare.com/preservatives/ (though what you define "natural" as will heavily impact your opinions on if there is anything natural available). I found this serum helped my acne thanks to the evening primrose oil, which you can learn more about here: www.humblebeeandme.com/magical-primrose-argan-serum/ :) If your acne generally reacts poorly to oils, though, you may want to give this a read and see if it sounds familiar: simpleskincarescience.com/pityrosporum-folliculitis-treatment-malassezia-cure/. Happy making!
I am too lazy to diy but i love watching ur video and reading ur blog. U make chemistry fun!!!
Thank you so much! ❤️
When you applied it on your face i immediately realised you have amazing natural beauty with no make up whatsoever! Thanks for the vids! Would you use silica on say lip balms or would you say it would have the opposite effect?
Thanks! You can add silica to pretty much anything, really, but I wouldn't use silica in lip balm. It would be a fairly pricey addition for no real good reason. It is great in lip stick for making matte colours, though!
Humblebee & Me thank you so much for your reply, you are one of the few on TH-cam that actually replies. Great great work so far!!!
No worries! I always try to reply-it's harder on TH-cam as things get buried, but I'm great about it on my blog as every comment without a reply sits in a special queue until I reply :)
Humblebee & Me I will have to check this out. But wonderful to see you go through so much effort to help people. You will reach 1 mil subs in no time!
I hope you're right! :D
Hello Mary, your videos are truly amazing, probably the best out there, thanks for all of your recipes, Im using some of them already :-) I really would like to try this serum, however my skin is quite dark and I believe the white colour from the titanium dioxide wouldn't be nice on my face. I am thinking I will adjust this recipe, just not adding the titanium dioxide, so like a nice serum with non colour...do you think it could works? Thanks in advance x
Thanks for watching! For darker skin tones I would recommend using your powdered highlighter-whatever you use for brightening up your complexion. My friend Simone, who is quite dark, uses my powdered bronzer as her highlight and it looks fantastic, and would look great here :)
omg. i looooooooove the idea of silica microspheres!!! so i have been loving your primpom face serum everyday for the past few months (although I have to admit i switched it to evening primrose and pumpkin seed oil when I ran out of pomegranate seed oil as I had bought some pumpkin seed oil for the pumpkin chapsticks I made from your blog) ;) I really like to put on a lot of serum on however I decided to try bangs recently and they stick to the serum and get greasy faster if I'm not careful with the serum. I usually just put it on my forehead, wait a bit for it to sink in, wipe off the excess, and then be sure to use an invisible setting powder to prevent my bangs sticking to my forhead or getting greasy faster than they should. However, if I added silica microspheres maybe i'll have less issues with my bangs and I can go back to using as much serum as I prefer??? I can't wait to get your book btw. :)
If you love the idea, just wait until you try them! Instant LOVE :D Adding too much can go from dry finish to plain ol' dry, so watch out for that, but have fun! :D
I will have to try this! Your skin looks amazing and flawless! Can you link the blog post or video for the makeup you are wearing, please?!
Naturally Purdy B Hay I Agreed! Her skin is flawless!
*agree
Thank you! 😘 This is probably the closest video (th-cam.com/video/QQu2Hkh6zx8/w-d-xo.html) but remember-all the recipes are ONLY in my book! You can pre-order your copy today if you haven't already 😉 humblebeeandme.com/make-it-up-preorder/
Thank you! I've been working really hard on it lately and I'm glad it's working 😄
OK! Your book is on my wish list!
Marie, I’m sure this has been addressed, but if I forgo the titanium dioxide would you suggest doubling the silica or just eliminate it all together?
I'd replace it with more oil, or perhaps sericite mica if you have it; I'd be worried about double silica being too drying :)
This is an amazing video with the demonstration of before and after. thanks for the video :-)
Thanks for watching!
you're amazing! i cannot wait for your book! i pre ordered off of Amazon and waiting ever so patiently for the email notification. i feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.lol
Thank you so much! ONE WEEK 'til it starts shipping out of my publisher's warehouses-eep!
Humblebee & Me oh my goodness! im so excited! i couldnt imagine how excited you must be!
Excited/freaking out... same same haha.
Where is the dropper bottle from? Great video! Will try it out this week :)
Here you go! amzn.to/2h17lgr
Hey Marie, I'm from Germany and my ingredients are named a little bit differently. Can you tell, if Sericite and Sericite Mica are the same?
And does it have the same mattifying properties as Silica does? :-) Would be glad to hear from you!
They should be the same thing, but when it doubt, ask your supplier. And no, it won't be as mattifying as silica, but it's the best alternative I've found. It does have some mattifying abilities, it's just not as strong.
Thank you :-) I'm going to experiment a little bit.
Marie, this is cool. Possible to provide SPF Level obtained from the recipe?
I'm going to guess that the SPF level would not be enough (oils don't provide much) if its used alone. Its safer to use with a sunscreen if you’re looking for SPF.
Please give this post a read :) www.humblebeeandme.com/why-homemade-sunscreen-is-never-a-good-idea/
If you have naturally red skin can you use a mixture of turmeric and indigo instead of titanium dioxide to balance out the red?
In theory, yes, you can tint it green to balance out redder skin tones, but please don't use turmeric and indigo! I've written an article on that here: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/can-use-foodspices-colour-cosmetics-instead-iron-oxides/. Green chromium oxide would be a much better pigment choice.
Also I want to know, if your book contains vegetarian alternatives too. for example, if you use a beef tallow or something like silk derivatives in your recipe, have you added a vegetarian alternatives as well? I m excited to buy your book and want to confirm it before doing so :-)
The entire book can be done vegetarian (with the exception of lip stain, because it has to be carmine, but as a vegetarian I am ok with carmine), and there are vegan options for most recipes (one of the lipstick bases is vegan, etc.).
Yippee, thank you!!! Gonna order it right away :-) :-)
Thanks for sharing this video. May I ask, can I replace argan oil with some other oil like, maybe rosehip seed oil?
Yup! Just use something your skin loves and be aware of the differences between the two :)
What essential oils would go well with this serum? I find Evening Primrose oil it’s not smell that wonderful! What essential oils for mature skin might enhance the benefits of this as I do have mature skin?
Chamomile would be nice, as would lavender and helichrysum :) All good for soothing and helichrysum especially for anti-aging :)
Humblebee & Me thank you.
Thank you for the video. Just one question.... what if I use only the first three ingredients (excluding two powders), would it be ok to use as serum (skipping the use as primer)?
Yup! The oils on their own are basically this: www.humblebeeandme.com/magical-primrose-argan-serum/ :)
Thank you for the prompt response. What's the use of Mango butter? What difference would it make if I add it or skip it? Also, I just watched your another video, the comparison between three butter/oil. So, I can use shea butter instead of mango butter with same result? Thank you!
The mango butter helps give the serum some viscosity to help hold the powders in suspension, so if you're dropping them, you definitely don't need it. You could use shea as well, but mango has a lovely dry touch finish to it while shea is quite heavy and greasy :)
Thank you so much for the reply. Watching your video again, you already explained in the video... :)
Can arrow root powder be used instead of the silica for a dry finish feel?
Not really; arrowroot starch does help reduce greasiness, but it is to silica as carrot juice is to cane sugar-it's a fraction of the strength. In order to get the same effect you'd be using so much you'd get a pretty sludgey serum.
Thanks so much, for sharing your recipe.
Thanks for watching!
Alternate for mango butter? I’m your new e-course student 🙂
www.humblebeeandme.com/a-guide-to-carrier-oil-substitutions/ :)
I find that the evening primrose has a terrible smell. What can I use to make this smell good.
Yup. Nothing is really going to make it smell good, but you can dilute it (as I've done here), or include some essential oils to disguise it.
Where do you buy your slim spatulas from?
I've got links to all my favourite equipment here: www.humblebeeandme.com/diy-equipment-use-time/ :)
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can I add stearyl alcohol in here for thickness with less butter?
Yup!
Hi can u plz suggest any alternate for silica microspheres....as I am nt getting it here in India easily
Sericite mica can be a good alternative :)
Does this work on dark skin as well? I mean, wouldn't the ones other than oil give an odd look on darker complexion?
For darker skin tones I would recommend using your powdered highlighter-whatever you use for brightening up your complexion. My friend Simone, who is quite dark, uses my powdered bronzer as her highlight and it looks fantastic!
That's a great tip :-) thank you so much. Really appreciate your commitment in replying to all our comments here :-) hats off :-)
No worries! Happy making :)
thank you :-) :-)
hi for how long we store this serum?
Hey! You'll find the answer to your question in my FAQ on my website at humblebeeandme.com/faq/ 😊Happy making!
@@HumblebeeAndMe ma'am I don't understand can you tell me exact shelf life... Request... Love yr diy... Your fan always... Love you 😘
Love these vids!
Thanks, Meera!
Is silicon di oxide and silica microspheres the same??
Not neccessarily; the INCI for silica microspheres will be silicon dioxide, but not all silicon dioxide will be silica microspheres. Think of sugar-brown, white, caster, berry, etc. All technically sugar, but not all the same :)
Love it!!!
Thanks, Doria! :)
Can I subtitude zinc oxide to tatinum oxide
Definitely not recommended: th-cam.com/video/6Q83R4KM1ss/w-d-xo.html&lc=z12ew1fy0pjgvpyuv220e5dosljwebj4504
Don't you love mango butter? I make a 3 butters cream
4:26 u look like this 🍅(•‿•)
Aww 😍
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Giiiiiirl, please be more gentle with your skin when applying products hahahaha but seriously, that's how many people recommend, rubbing like this is very harsh
I think it looks much harsher than it is-I use a light touch, though I move quickly :)