Makeup can be expensive, but it is possible to make natural makeup at home using simple, inexpensive ingredients. Much of the commercial makeup on the market contains chemicals, so homemade makeup made with natural ingredients may be better for the skin. Many women already have the ingredients for eye shadow, lip color, lip gloss, rouge, and face powder in their kitchens and medicine cabinets.
Powdered food coloring can be mixed with baby powder or corn starch to make makeup for the eyes. This can be applied in powder form or combined with petroleum jelly or vitamin E to create a creamy shadow. Since powder can fall into sensitive eyes, experts recommend mixing it with petroleum jelly to help it adhere to the eyelids. Baking cocoa can also be used instead of food coloring to create either creamy or powdered eye shadow.
There are many ways to make natural makeup to color lips. Beet juice can be used as a substitute for lipstick and can be applied to the lips alone or mixed with petroleum jelly or vitamin E. Lips can also be tinted with red or pink gelatin and powdered drink mixes. Mixing eye shadow with petroleum jelly is another way to make homemade lip color.
Dark berries that stain, such as blueberries, cranberries, and raspberries, can also be used to color the lips. Applying petroleum jelly or the contents of a vitamin E capsule to the lips without a coloring agent will give the appearance of a shiny lip gloss. It is also possible to make a natural lip gloss by mixing two parts of sunflower oil with one part of melted beeswax. Rouge or blush for the cheeks can be made using the same ingredients used to color lips.
Loose face powder is easy to make. All it takes is one part potato starch mixed with an equal part of corn starch. A small amount of cinnamon can be added to give the skin a healthy-looking glow. This same combination of potato starch and corn starch can be made into eye shadow by adding some cocoa powder.
A woman who would like to make natural makeup may want to purchase some mica powder. This is finely-ground stone manufactured for use in crafts and cosmetics. The versatile mineral powder comes in every color imaginable and can be used alone as a facial powder, eye shadow, or rouge. Mica powder can also be mixed with aloe vera gel or petroleum jelly to make mascara.
