Easy DIY Face Mists to Make at Home (Plus What to Use Them For)

DIY face mists are super easy to make and you can experiment with all the ingredients that you love. As the base, you can steep any herbal tea (green, peppermint and chamomile are favourites), plus whatever essential oil is your jam (avoid citrus-based oils as they can have a photosensitive effect causing skin pigmentation in the sun). Next, add hydrating oils like jojoba, sweet almond or vitamin E. Rosewater, aloe vera, coconut and cucumber are also fantastic ingredients to experiment with.

You’ll need a small sterilized glass spritz bottle or atomizer to store your new concoction in. You can usually find these at your local health food store or online.

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Full of antioxidants and great for oily or acne-prone skin, this mist is quick and easy to make.

Antioxidant Green Tea Toner

• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 green tea bags
• 2 to 3 drops vitamin E oil (optional)

Steep tea bags in boiling water for an hour. Let chill. Pour into spritz bottle with vitamin e oil for hydration.

Coconut water is a tropical hydrator that contains cytokinins — a cell regenerator and magic anti-aging ingredient. Aloe vera is super soothing and great for all skin types.

Hydrating Coconut and Aloe Mist

• Coconut water
• Aloe vera juice
• 1 tsp sweet almond oil
• 1 tsp macadamia oil

Mix equal parts coconut water and aloe vera juice. Add sweet almond oil and macadamia oil.

Chamomile is gentle and soothing for the skin and reduces inflammation, and vanilla has an uplifting, de-stressing effect on our senses.

Uplifting Vanilla Chamomile Mist

• 1 chamomile tea bag
• 2 to 3 drops vanilla essential oil
• 2 drops jojoba oil
• Distilled water

Add chamomile tea bag to one cup of water. Let steep for an hour. Fill spritz bottle three quarters full with cooled tea, add vanilla essential oil, jojoba oil and top with distilled water. Shake and spritz.

Cucumber has gentle hydrating properties and witch hazel is slightly antiseptic and tightens pores making this a great DIY mist for oilier skin.

Cooling Cucumber Toner

• 1 to 2 cucumbers
• Witch hazel

Clean and grate cucumber over a bowl. Squeeze cucumber and collect the juice. Measure how much cucumber juice you have and add half the amount of witch hazel. Pour into your sterilized spray bottle.

Rose water revitalizes and softens the skin while maintaining its pH balance. The aroma calms the senses helping to aid relaxation and melt away stress.

Revitalizing Rose Water Toner

• 1/2 cup rose water
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil

Mix ingredients and spritz.

Peppermint tea has a cooling effect on the skin and lavender has healing properties making this a fantastic summer spritzer.

Refreshing Lavender Peppermint Mist

• 1 peppermint tea bag
• 2 to 3 drops lavender essential oil

Steep tea bag in boiling water. Let cool completely. Add lavender oil and shake to mix.

Calendula and aloe vera both have incredible hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties.

Calming Calendula Aloe Mist

• ¼ cup dried calendula flowers
• 1 tbsp aloe vera juice
• 1 or 2 drops of essential oil of your choice for scent (optional)

Steep dried calendula flowers in a cup of boiling water for 30 minutes. Strain and cool tea. Add aloe vera juice and a few drops of essential oil, if desired.

To maintain the freshness of these natural, preservative-free toners, store them in the fridge and use within 10 days. AstroAI Mini Fridge, Amazon, $68.