Given that the vast majority of us know absolutely nothing about the ingredients and chemicals that constitute them, we are pretty trusting of the cosmetic products we use daily. Natural beauty products on the other hand, made with plant-derived ingredients can not only often deliver better results, but also the peace of mind that comes with understanding the ingredients.

Silk + Honey is a new beauty brand that offers a range of kits that enable people to create their own products from scratch. Each kit comes with a recipe card, a set of tools and the ingredients needed to blend the final product together.

Since realising that many store bought cosmetics and beauty products contain potentially toxic chemicals, company founder Sharonda Flynn has been creating her own products using natural ingredients and publishing her results on her Silk + Honey blog. The blog turned into a book and now Flynn sells the kits. The first kits include Shimmering Body Cream, Anti-Ageing Hand Cream, Shea Butter Hair Mask and Natural Lip Gloss.

Sharonda's brands is one of many, across a number of industries, striving for transparency. Teardrop is another DIY kit using "phytocosmetics", or plant-based cosmetics, with trusted ingredients and a transparent methodology.