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Want an alternative to over-priced makeup and toxin laden cosmetics? Learn how to make this diy natural blush! Just takes a few ingredients and seconds to make!
I don’t wear a ton of makeup, I generally keep things minimal in that department.
That said, I’ve not been able to convince myself to just ditch makeup altogether.
I used to just buy whatever makeup was the cheapest. We are talking like $3 for mascara cheap!
But then I found out that there are some nasty toxins that lurk in most of the makeups on the market.
Now, it is just makeup. It’s only on our skin; it’s not like we are eating it…
Since we aren’t eating it, it doesn’t seem like it will do as much damage to our bodies.
(side note: did you know an average woman supposedly eats 3-7 lbs of lipstick in their lifetime!)
However, your skin absorbs toxins. Even though it seems like that makeup is just sitting on your skin; it’s actually seeping in and with it those toxins.
Toxins like fake fragrances, propylparaben, methylparaben, talc, aluminum powder, artificial dyes, phenoxyethanol, and so many more.
These ingredients have been links to issues like allergies, immunotoxicity, organ system toxicity, endocrine disruption, not to mention issues with the environment.
If you’re not sure what is lurking in your makeup then head over to Skin Deep and plug in your current makeup to see what’s in it and where it ranks.
I don’t know about you but I don’t want to have those ingredient entering my body and messing with it! So what’s a girl to do?
Options for Avoiding Toxic Makeup
We can buy the really good and natural makeup which there are a few great natural makeup brands out there (who aren’t natural-washing their products).
But I’ll be honest they do tend to cost a pretty penny. (one of my favorite brands sells blush for $37!)
The second option is that we can choose to make our own blush.
I’ll be honest, there is still some types of makeup I haven’t made. Concealer just seems tricky.
However, makeup like face powder, I definitely make and it costs just pennies!
Blush is the same way. Actually, making this diy natural blush is almost identical to making face powder with just a different coloring powder.
DIY Natural Blush Ingredients
Arrowroot powder
Arrowroot is a starch and is a common corn free/gluten-free alternative to cornstarch. It’s also less likely to be GMO unlike most cornstarch.
Arrowroot is used as the base of this blush. It can also be added if you need to lighten up your blush.
Beet Root Powder
Beet root powder is exactly what it sounds like; dried up beets.
Beets have amazing color and thus beet root powder is perfect for giving this diy natural blush that pink color.
Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder is used when you want your blush to have a more brown tones. It is also beneficial for your skin as it contains antioxidants which helps heal your skin.
Those are the three ingredients in my recipes.
However, you can play around with your blush and try other ingredients such as ginger (yellow/gold tones), cinnamon (golden brown tones), alkanet root (magenta tones), turmeric (orange tones).
DIY Natural Blush
Light Pink Blush:
2 tsp. arrowroot powder
1 tsp. beet root powder
Pink Blush:
2 tsp. arrowroot powder
2 tsp. beet root powder
Mauve Blush:
2 tsp. arrowroot powder
2 tsp. beet root powder
1 tsp. cocoa powder
Directions:
Place all ingredients into a small mason jar.
Stir well until completely mixed.
If you find you aren’t getting your blush to mix well enough then you can place all the ingredients into a clean coffee grinder and whirl away.
Test on the back of your hand to see if you’ve made your desired shade. Tweak as necessary.
Hi! I don’t want to use arrowroot and beet powder. Do you know of any good alternatives??
You could use cornstarch in place of arrowroot. Beet powder is the most common choice but you could try another red/pink powder like hibiscus powder.
How long do the natural blush and foundation last for before you would recommend making a new batch?
I believe about 6 months is standard. The only real concern is contaminants getting into the product, it’s not likely to go rancid or moldy as there’s nothing in them that would do so.
Can you tell us about your containers or maybe share the link? Thank you!
Soooo these are actually just mason jar lids (upside down). I didn’t have any great shallow containers for the pictures so I used what I had.
Hi!
Where do you buy your beetroot powder?
Thanks!
I have beetroot powder linked in my post so if you click any of those hyperlinks, it’ll take you to where I buy mine (amazon)
Walmart pharmacy area sell beet powder.
Is there any way to press these into makeup compacts?
I haven’t tried it yet but in theory you should be able to mix the blush with alcohol, press it into a container and the alcohol will evaporate off, leaving a pressed blush.
Interesting diy project.
You have such great ideas. Thank you, I’m going to try these products
Is this regular beet root powder, or fermented? Does it matter?
Hmmm it shouldn’t matter but I’ve always used regular beet root powder.
I used and also sell MakeupBliss mineral foundations and blush, but this formula sounds very good,
I do have arrowroot powder, I will try it very soon.
thank you.
So. How much do these powders usually cost? Also thanks for the tutorial
Natural blushes will range in price. I’ve seen $14 for just 3 grams of loose powder blush and upwards to $40 for 9 grams of pressed powder blush!
Please please tell how to achieve orange colour blush as shown in the picture, not overly orange but kinda tan or brown undertones like in the picture!
The color in the picture has the recipe under “mauve”. Some of the color variation will depend on the shade of your cocoa power and beet root powder as there is a range.
You can add powder blush to your favorite moisturizer, oil or hand lotion to make a creamy blush. Some of us with mature and/or dry skin benefit from this. I only add as much powder blush to cream as I’m going to use at the moment. Therefore the powder stays fresh. So one drop of skin lotion, a small sprinkle of powder blush, mix on the back of my hand or in my palm and apply.