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Not sure what to get the man in your life this holiday season? How about a DIY Holiday Shaving Gift Basket for men? I’m putting together a special gift basket just for him with a Norelco shaver, some easy DIY Pre Shave and After Shave, and some fun things just for him.
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DIY Shaving Oils for Men
My husband has super sensitive skin and can’t always use a lot of products on his face. After reading up on oils and essential oils for awhile, I’ve found something amazing for his sensitive skin.
Pre-Shaving Oil
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5-10 drops of essential oils (I used lavender and sweet orange equally)
- Use a dark glass bottle. Insert a funnel into the bottle and combine all the ingredient.
- Close the lid tightly and shake for about 15-20 seconds.
- Attach a label.
- You’re done!
After Shave Lotion
- 1/4 cup aloe vera
- 1/4 cup witch hazel
- 1 tablespoons of jojoba or avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid Lanolin
- 10 drops of essential oil (I used sweet orange)
- Use the funnel in the glass bottle and add the aloe vera. It will be very thick.
- Don’t wait for the aloe vera to go through the funnel. Go ahead and add the witch hazel. It will pull the aloe vera down with it.
- Next add the Vitamin E and liquid lanolin.
- Lastly, add the essential oils.
- Close the bottle tightly and shake for 30 seconds. This one is thicker than the pre-shave, so I shake it a bit longer.
- Add a label and you’re done!
About 1-2 squirts should be all that’s needed at a time when he’s using these products.
For both the pre-shave and after shave, I used dark glass spray bottles. When you are using essential oils, it’s important to make your products in dark glass bottles. Otherwise, the light will deplete the properties in the oils. I found mine at a health food store.
I made some printable labels for your bottles. My husband likes to call himself Mr. TipToe since I am The TipToe Fairy, so these labels are from Mr. TipToe’s Formulary.
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Once the bottles are made and labels attached, I put the gift basket together with the Norelco Shaver. I included a few fun things just for him.
- Norelco Shaver
- DIY Pre-Shave Oil
- DIY After Shave Lotion
- Bacon Jerky
- Christmas-y popcorn
- Exploding Kittens
- A collection of tiny drinks
17 comments
Love it! I think I should try making some of that after shave for my husband. Especially with dry weather coming on, he could really use it!
My husband needs a new powered razor too! His rips his hair out of his face!! I am going to have to head to Walmart before Christmas! #client
my husband has a dimple on his chin so he can’t shave with a manual razor otherwise he ends up cutting himself. That Norelco one sounds nice.
That’s so complete. Awesome gift basket, definitely, especially for college kids that live far from home!
What a wonderful gift idea! My hubby would love everything in the basket. It can be so hard to buy for him, but this is a creative idea.
I love this Gift Basket! I know my husband would love if I put something like this together for him. Thank you for sharing the recipes to the Lotion and Pre-shave oil.
This is an awesome gift basket. My boyfriend would love one of those razors. Those oils were a great idea!
This is a wonderful basket for men!
This looks like a great product! I love the gift basket. My dad would love this.
All the good stuff in one gift basket! My husband and my boys would love to have a gift basket like that. I’m thinking of putting together a smaller gift basket for each of them. Of course, Norelco shavers would be in it.
A DIY shaving gift basket sounds like a great idea. My husband and son would love this.
Thanks for sharing the homemade recipes. I love using natural products.
this is a practical gift for the guys. I have been trying to find shaving cream warmer for my husband this year.
I totally love this idea, I’m thinking about my gift for my husband, this would be great.
My boyfriend needs some new shaving items. This would really be perfect to gift and those little bottles would be the great topping.
I wanna have this as a gift this Christmas. Love this shaving basket for real!
Awesome idea! I’d probably make a mini basket for my groomsmen following your instructions! I like the idea of the shaving oils, too.