How to Make Homemade Ecological Makeup Materials?

One of the things that has become quite popular lately is ecological makeup and care products. Since we are exposed to copious amounts of chemicals in every product we use, from kitchen to cleaning, from make-up to care, this situation leads us to look for alternative solutions and to manufacture some products in our homes. It is now possible to produce both cleaning agents and make-up and care products with natural materials in a home environment. You can produce new make-up materials, sometimes with completely natural products, and sometimes by mixing home make-up materials with natural products without buying a new make-up material.

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How to make homemade blush?

Making a blush with natural ingredients is not as difficult as you might think. It is enough to use a few materials available at home for this.

• 1 teaspoon (not heaping, wiping) corn starch
• cocoa with the tip of 1 teaspoon
• hibiscus powder
• pestle

First of all, it is very important to buy hibiscus in powder form because it can be very difficult to grind when taken as leaves.

Then add a small amount of hibiscus powder and beat them to make them crumble. Keep adding cocoa and hibiscus powder until you get the color you want. You can catch the tone you are looking for by trying it on the inside of your wrist. You can store the powder blush you have prepared in a container with a lid.

The application of this product may not be as easy as the products you get ready-made, we cannot expect it to have completely flawless parts like a powder product and a machine production after all.

How to make powder blush in brown pink tones?

• 1 teaspoon hibiscus powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon of beetroot powder

Arrowrot is known as maranta starch. Since it has a finer structure than starch, it is easy to use in the production of such ecological cosmetic products.

Place all the ingredients in a bowl with a small lid and mix well. It’s that simple to get your brown-pink powder blush. Then you can easily apply it with the help of a brush. You can transform the blush from powder form to cream form by adding some moisturizing cream and mixing it.

If you want a more pink blush instead of coffee tones, this recipe is for you.

• 1 teaspoon of hibiscus powder
• 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon of beetroot powder

Mix 1 teaspoon of hibiscus powder, 1 teaspoon of beetroot powder and 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder in a mixing bowl and your blush is ready. Do not forget to mix well before each use. If the tone is too pink, you can add a very small amount of cocoa.

How to make homemade cream blush?

A recipe that is very easy to use compared to powder blush is waiting for you. In this recipe, we will use the cosmetic products you are trying to consume in order to switch to natural products rather than natural products.

A lipstick of your choice
1 teaspoon of liquid moisturizer or moisturizing cream,
Half a teaspoon of a light-toned foundation

First of all, take 1 teaspoon of moisturizing lotion / cream into the container where you will prepare the blush and add ¼ teaspoon of light-colored foundation on it.

You can stop adding lipstick when you achieve the desired shade. If you do not want to use a colored lipstick, you can use cocoa. This will give you a more nude tone. If you miss any material too much, the color may be lighter or darker than you want, but the solution is quite easy. If you have achieved a darker color than you want, you can add a little more moisturizing cream. Even if the color is light, you can increase the amount of lipstick. If you don’t want to use lipstick in this recipe, you can also use powder blushes at home that you don’t use because they break.

How to make homemade bronzer?

First of all, if you prefer a product with a bronzer effect in more natural tones instead of using a colored blush, you should stay away from materials that give pink color such as hibiscus and beet powder.

• 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• Cinnamon powder

In a mixing bowl with a lid, mix arrowroot powder and cocoa. Then gradually add cinnamon and continue until you reach the desired tone. The greater the amount of cinnamon, the warmer the color of your bronzer will become.

You can obtain a cream bronzer by adding a small amount of moisturizing cream to your powder bronzer. If you want to get a slightly bright look, it is enough to add a small amount of your light colored (cream, white, light pink, peach tones) pearlescent eyeshadows at home.

How to make homemade mascara?

• 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of grated beeswax
• 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel
• 1 teaspoon of cocoa or 1 teaspoon of activated carbon

First of all, take 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of grated beeswax in a glass bowl and melt it in a bain-marie. Add 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel to the melted oils and mix well. This mixing process may take a little longer due to the aloe vera gel, but you need to mix it patiently until you get a homogeneous mixture. After mixing, you can get a black mascara by adding 1 teaspoon of activated carbon, and a brown mascara by adding 1 teaspoon of cocoa. After adding the colorant, you can store it in a small container with a lid and apply it with a mascara brush that you have used before when you want to use it.

Activated carbon is a type of carbon that has been rendered harmless to human health after undergoing a series of processes. So when you hear the name carbon, don’t think of coal directly. Activated carbon is a substance that can also be used in water purification systems, as it has the ability to capture odor and color-forming substances in water. Therefore, you can use it in natural cosmetic products with peace of mind.

How to make homemade lipstick?

• ½ beetroot
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon oil

First of all, peel the beets, then wrap them with greaseproof paper and then aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. soften it. After it comes out of the oven, put it in a bowl and puree it with the help of a blender. Add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon oil and mix well. When you get a homogeneous consistency, put it in a container with a lid and freeze it in the refrigerator. You can easily store it in the refrigerator for 1-1.5 months.

How to make homemade lip gloss?

• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon oil
• clear pink food coloring

With this recipe, you will have a very light pink lip gloss. After mixing the coconut oil and cinnamon oil, add a small amount of light pink food coloring. After freezing the mixture in the refrigerator, it will be ready to use.

How to make homemade colored lip balm?

• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1 dessert spoon of grated beeswax
• 1 tablespoon of pomegranate juice

First, take 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of beeswax in a glass bowl and melt it in a bain-marie. Add 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of pomegranate juice to the melted mixture. It can be a little difficult to feed the pomegranate juice into the oils because their forms are different. For this reason, you need to be a little patient while mixing. When it becomes a homogeneous mixture, pour it into a container with a lid, clean the foam on it and put it in the refrigerator to solidify.

Cinnamon will add a warmer tone to your foundation, if you want a cool-toned foundation, you can reduce the amount of cinnamon or not use it at all.

As you can see, making cosmetic products at home is quite easy and consists of available materials. You should not expect the effect you get from a ready-made cosmetic product from any of these products. Of course, we cannot compare the product you prepare at home with a foundation that has undergone dozens of chemical processes, but if you intend to use a product with clean ingredients and harmless, we can say that you are dealing with the right recipes. We recommend that you try the product on the inside of your wrist a couple of times to find out if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.