When the economy does poorly, many cosmetics companies suffer because people don't have as much money to spend on high end cosmetics and fragrances as they are usually accustomed to having. In these tough economic times and with money becoming very tight, one thing that people don't realize is that they can save a lot of money by creating their own cosmetic products in their own home. This can be accomplished by using common everyday ingredients that might be found around the house. And they would be amazed at how easy it is to formulate simple products that have pretty decent functionality if we just gave them some basic information and tools to get started. We all know how easy it can be to put together some products that don't even require any extensive formulation skills. They may not be the type of products you might see at the cosmetics counter but they will work quite well. So what are some of these simple products that can be made in one's own home that do not require a lot of money?