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How to Make Your Own Natural Makeup (with Video)

September 9, 2016     Keeper of the Home    12 Comments

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it’s not even that hard: it’s a DIY project that turns into a fun girls’ day for us.

Perhaps it’s my crafty nature or maybe its my incessant desire as a mother to protect my family and keep them healthy that has had me searching for safe skin products, especially for myself and my daughters.

I don’t mean to leave out the men in my family, but let’s be honest! We women use dozens more products than our male counterparts! Skin, hair, nails, eyes, more skin…and there they are, good with one soap that does it all and maybe, maybe, a moisturizer.

My girls use body soap, facial cleanser, shampoo, conditioner, facial lotion, body lotion, concealer, foundation, powder, blush, eyeliner, primer, eye shadow, mascara…oh my goodness…breathe…body spritzers, hair spray, gel, mousse, nail polish…and the list goes on…

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

How could we use all these products and never question what effect they have on our systems, not to mention our pockets? And with four females in our home, we have quite a few allergies to products applied to the skin.

We get lots of questions about how to add color to DIY makeup like lip balms, mascara, eye shadows, and blush or cheek stains AND whether or not they work, so we thought we’d show you just how easy it is.

Not only is it fun to be able to play around with different colors, especially when you have teenage girls, but if you’re trying avoid all the junk and unnecessary toxins that go in to most store-bought cosmetics, this is also a great way to know exactly what’s going into your skin products.

If you have skin allergies or sensitive eyes, this can be especially important for you. There are many natural products that you can use to create beautifully colored makeup: cacao, dried roots like beets, and even juice from berries!

One of my favorite mascaras is a blackberry mascara by 100% Pure. It has this slight hint of a deep purple and I love it! In fact, my daughter has it hidden somewhere in her bathroom!

Using fruit can be messy and stain more than just your makeup, so I leave that kind of coloring to the pros and I’m happy to buy it from them!

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

In today’s DIY video, we are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

But just like other fine powders, be careful that you don’t get them directly into your eyes or inhale them. My daughter Cassandra says, “Save the heavy sniffing for your essential oils and have fun!”

If you want to read more on what might be lurking in your beauty products, read this great summary about avoiding toxins in beauty products.

Interested in more natural skincare DIY posts? Don’t miss our DIY natural body scrub and other natural skincare tips and our DIY natural lip balm post.

From my experience there are pros and cons to making your own natural products. These aren’t as easy peasy as, say, essential oil blends. So before you jump in, make sure you are prepared with everything you need!

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

Your ingredients might include colors made from:

  • mica powder
  • cacao powder
  • activated charcoal
  • dried and ground vegetable root like beets, or other fruits and vegetables
  • spices from your cabinet, though be careful not to use something spicy!

Base products to help powders stick together and stay smooth:

  • shea butter
  • coconut oil
  • beeswax
  • arrowroot
  • zinc oxide
  • cosmetic clay

Before you start, get supplies together like:

  • small bowls
  • stirring sticks
  • containers to mix and keep your products in

Keep in mind that some of these products will be messy. Create a work space that is mess friendly and clean up as soon as you finish.

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

I found that pouring the boiling water that I use to melt some of these base ingredients works really well at melting them off of the glass bowls and mixing utensils once I’m done. Just use hot pads and please pour carefully!

And wait! Don’t forget a camera to capture the moments, especially if you are making this quality time with a girl in your life!

How to Make Your Own Natural Mascara and Eye Liner

The creative side of me does love mixing the colors with oils, butters, and waxes, watching the finished product emerge and laughing with my daughters as we play around with different colors or “help” each other apply makeup.

I tend to make small batches of cosmetics that are only used for a short amount of time, because the shelf life isn’t going to be long.

As with any products that you use on your face, be careful around your eyes.

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

Mascara is pretty simple to make.

I love dark lashes so I use activated charcoal, but you could mix in cacao powder to lighten the color, or just go with straight cacao powder if you like the lighter shades.

You can even add sparkle with a bit of shimmery mica powder.

Mix in some shea butter or coconut oil until it’s smooth and thick.

Start with very small amounts and work until you get it smooth.

Then add cosmetic clay to harden so the mascara stays on your lashes.

Note: my daughter and I simply used the shea butter and coconut oil with the activated charcoal to make our mascara and it applied beautifully, looked smooth, and lengthened the lashes. It did last several hours, but it smeared slightly on her cheeks and eyelids. Adding the clay will help with that.

You can use this method for eye liner as well.

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

How to Make Your Own Natural Eye Shadow, Blush, and Bronzers

We had the most fun with these, as you can see from the video! The colors you can make are endless, so get creative.

Not so long ago, I discovered that you can make your own natural makeup at home. As it turns out, it's not even that hard: it's a DIY project that turns into a fun girls' day for us. We are using mica powder, zinc oxide, and activated charcoal to make our own natural mascara, lip tints, and powders. Basically they are ground minerals that are naturally occurring in the earth. The bonus is that minerals can be beneficial to your skin.

Our powders were mixed with zinc oxide powder as a base. The amounts you make and use are really up to you. Start with a little and add more until you find a color you love. Use a cosmetic brush and apply lightly…or liberally!

Now, for the video of our adventures:

Do you make your own natural makeup? What tips and tricks do you have to share?

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Comments

  1. Alan

    September 15, 2016 at 9:08 AM

    I am going to share this with my girlfriend. Will ask her to make some and try. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Ann Timm

      September 15, 2016 at 3:42 PM

      Sweet of you to think of her! Hope she finds it helpful 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sandra.Cota Ancheta

    October 19, 2016 at 6:29 AM

    I will try it ?

    Reply
  3. liz

    March 3, 2018 at 1:31 PM

    really great.info thank you!!

    Reply
  4. Hannah

    March 11, 2018 at 1:37 PM

    Could I use bentonite clay as cosmetic clay ??

    Reply
  5. daven

    April 26, 2018 at 10:15 AM

    i love my mother! yayayayayayayy. perFEct mother day gift. 🙁

    Reply
  6. Kat

    May 17, 2018 at 12:28 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing this!! I am excited to try them. I am always in search of natural alternatives. In this case, one can be certain there is not animal testing/cruelty involved either, which is so prevalent in cosmetic companies.

    Reply
  7. Alice v

    March 25, 2019 at 10:14 AM

    I tried making my own face powder and it didn’t come out right and couldn’t get the color right either. Easier said than done.

    Reply
  8. Holly

    August 4, 2019 at 2:51 AM

    If men are “good with one bar of soap and maybe a moisturizer”, shouldn’t we teach our young girls that they can be good with that too? Just because society is the way that it is does not mean that we have to continue teaching future generations to accept that

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      April 15, 2021 at 10:19 AM

      Women are not men. Thus I don’t want to look like a man. But I do agree there is a fine line between enhancing our natural beauty, and obsessing over it to the point of masking into someone else.

      Reply
  9. Nadia

    January 20, 2020 at 11:27 AM

    She can teach her daughters whatever she wants to. It is empowering that she is teaching them natural recipes to still be able to use makeup safely.

    Reply
  10. smokeapuff

    August 2, 2021 at 11:13 PM

    Natural Makeup is way better and healthy for skin. Keep posting!

    Reply

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