I’ve written about natural homemade makeup options before, but I wanted to share a specific recipe for homemade blush as I only vaguely touched on this before.
Cosmetics are a major source of exposure to toxins for many people, and making your own cosmetics and adopting a natural skin care routine for your skin type can go a long way toward reducing this exposure.
DIY Natural Blush Tutorial
Homemade cosmetics are easier than you would expect to make yourself and herbal ingredients are actually good for the skin and don’t expose the body to a bevy of toxins.
Natural Blush Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon organic Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Hibiscus Powder
- An air-tight container for storage
Natural Blush Instructions:
- As with any homemade make-up recipe, the amounts vary by person. You’ll have to experiment with quantities of each ingredient to find the shade that works for you. I always start with a base of about 1/2 tsp of arrowroot and darken as needed, testing on my inner arm as I go.
- When you get your desired shade, store in a small jar or old makeup shaker and use as needed.
Other Natural Make-up Recipes:
Not a fan of powdered makeup?
You can also make a natural creme blush with this recipe.
If you want to switch to a completely natural makeup routine, you can also check out these tutorials:
- Liquid Foundation Recipe
- Natural Concealer and Highlighter
- Tinted facial lotion
- Powdered foundation tutorial
Ever made your own makeup? How did it go? Share below!
Could the arrowroot powder be swapped for oat flour? That would be beneficial to the skin. Also, with my coloring, this blush would be too cool and too red. So, I’m thinking green or Matcha tea would be a beneficial ingredient to tone down the red and possibly add some turmeric to make it more yellow.
The arrowroot is a super fine powder that helps the blush stick to the skin. Oat flour would likely be too coarse. And let us know if you experiment with the matcha or turmeric!
Wow it’s such a pretty color!
Hi! I know you sometimes offer a non-DIY option in other recipes. I use JO Custom Cosmetics and LOVE the results. Thanks for the work you put into writing well-informed, easy-to-read posts. I’ll be making all of your DIY cleaning product recipes (dish soap, air freshener, hand sanitizer) this week!
Here’s where you can get the exact Hibiscus powder for just a little cheaper elsewhere 🙂
I like to use a peachy color blush in summer & a pinkish color in winter. Haven’t tried this recipe yet but I will.
Do you know if the toxins from potential pesticides will leech to any level of the skin?
Hello, thank you for your awesome recepies. I have thouble with this one though. The blush doesn’t stick to ma skin at all… What could I do wrong? Or is it my skin?
Thnaks for your answer.
Sylvie
Hey wellness mama! Would it work to use just the hibiscus powder as a blush? Will it “stick”? Thank you!
try carob powder instead of cacao if u want
Just made a batch of the powder blush – LOVE! I’m so happy with how simple, affordable and free of the junk this is! Definitely a fan!
Ah, hibiscus! I made with beetroot and it smelled awful.
To: Katie – Wellness Mama,
I have idea about homemade all-natural rainbow highlighter cosmetics. I saw other online that rainbow highlighters are expensive. I want try all natural. Example: natural purple color like comes from natural purple flowers that natural purple flower powder and hibiscus flower powder (natural red colors) and natural colors orange, yellow, blue & more from flowers powder too with natural clay powder or gold mica dust or natural shimmer into colors to making each colors are rainbow that put into empty old pressed powder container then brushing rainbow on cheek that looks beautiful rainbow on cheeks!
Why not try homemade rainbow highlighter? I just idea about homemade natural rainbow highlighters. I love all natural makeup is best!
Thank you, Andrea Hill
how to get different coloured blushes from the above base recipe?
Is there any way I can make this recipe more shimmery without mica powder?I have children and I do not want them to get in my makeup with mica powder and become at risk.
Hello Katie,
Thank u 4 all the helpful suggestions & recipes. I do have a question. I used rose hips powder along w/mica, since that is what I had on hand, but it just seems to ball up together & fall off. What did I mess up?
I’d appreciate any assistance.
Can you add vitamin E to this blush, would that ruin it, since its liquid from a capsule? Thanks!
Hi thank you for your good website and the good recipes.
But please, stop refering to amazon website! it’s so contradictory with the great intentions and energy of your website!!
see you
Amazon is the most convenient way to shop. Most of the products I recommend can be bought elsewhere, but for busy moms who don’t have time to go to multiple websites, create accounts, then purchase a single products, it’s much more helpful to link to where the products can all be purchased in the same location. The products are the same, the only difference is the marketplace where they are purchased. If you don’t want to shop there, feel free to buy them somewhere else 🙂