DIY Pure Basis Powder

Cocoa powder is nice for making (more healthy) do-it-yourself Nutella, however it’s additionally nice for including an antioxidant increase to your skincare routine. A few years in the past a pal of mine shared that she used cocoa powder as a pure bronzer. I began experimenting with it in make-up and got here up with this DIY pure basis powder.

This basis powder is just like the mineral make-up you discover on many drugstore cabinets. Nevertheless, it skips a number of the components that aren’t so nice for our well being. 

Methods to Make Basis Powder

I begin with a base of arrowroot powder and zinc oxide. You need to use non-gmo cornstarch, however I discover arrowroot works higher. It provides a pleasant slip and feels so silky on my pores and skin. Subsequent add cocoa powder for shade and a bit gold mica for sparkle. I found that including gold mica powder offers it a good smoother texture and makes my pores and skin radiant.

You may as well combine in some cinnamon powder for a extra brown hue. Watch out right here although, since cinnamon powder has risky oils which might be irritating to delicate pores and skin. It took me a number of tries of blending to get the colour appropriate for my pores and skin tone.

There’s plenty of variation on this recipe… creating do-it-yourself make-up is extra of an artwork than a science. Your precise shade and base combos will depend upon the quantity of protection and shade you need. Zinc oxide as a base will create a make-up similar to retailer purchased mineral makeups. Including mica powder will give pores and skin a pure “glow.”

I used a mix of three totally different pure clay powders on this recipe. They assist to manage shine, enhance blemishes, and steadiness out the colour. You need to use what you might have, however I’d keep away from something with a gray or pink tone since these would throw off the colour an excessive amount of. 

Methods to Use Pure Basis Powder

Since it is a powder I discover it normally works finest when utilized to (pretty) freshly moisturized pores and skin, particularly for these with drier pores and skin varieties. Once I was utilizing the oil cleaning methodology my pores and skin was very hydrated and I had no points getting this to stay. It’s possible you’ll want to use primer, liquid basis, lotion, or a skinny layer of oil to your face earlier than making use of. Simply ensure it has a couple of minutes to soak up otherwise you’ll get streaks!

If you have already got oily pores and skin, then this could assist steadiness issues out. 

You may as well use this as a setting or ending powder to your make-up routine. I retailer mine in a repurposed glass jar or powder container and use a brush to use. Most days a fast brush of that is all I want!

A Word On Mica

There’s been some controversy about mica powder and if it’s actually pure or protected. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral that’s in the identical household as quartz. It can be made in a lab. 

There’s additionally been some dialogue on the ethics behind its sourcing. Mica is commonly mined in harmful circumstances by youngster laborers. The mica I take advantage of avoids these points and solely sources from locations the place no youngster labor is used at any level of the method. In the event you’d moderately not use it although, you’ll nonetheless have an amazing basis powder with out it. 

An Even Less complicated Model

In the event you favor, you possibly can simply use arrowroot powder (or kaolin clay), cocoa powder, and a pinch of (elective) cinnamon powder. This may create an amazing and utterly pure basis. The one draw back is it gained’t keep so long as a powder with zinc oxide and mica. I really feel protected utilizing zinc oxide on my pores and skin (non-nano and uncoated) however in the event you don’t, attempt the arrowroot model.

Have you ever ever made your individual make-up earlier than? What’s labored (or hasn’t!) for you thus far? Depart a remark and tell us!