The term “natural beauty” is in a state of overuse, owing to the growing popularity for anything that does not look explicitly made up. The drive to appear beautiful is centuries old and holds strong more than ever. However, looking naturally beautiful has come under the radar lately because of the extensive use of toxins in commercial makeup products and the harmful effects of the same.
An increasing number of people are ditching commercialized makeup products and are taking a reverse step towards beauty hacks for makeup, which is safer for the skin. Animal testing is also a major reason for people to not support certain brands that make cosmetics. These humanitarian reasons in mind, people are slowly becoming their own cosmetologists and coming up with makeup hacks of ingredients available at home.

Some of the best of these DIY makeup life hacks are:

DIY foundation with sunscreen

This is a simple homegrown recipe to make a foundation base which has a natural sunscreen compound in it which can be used on the skin without the stress of a reaction of adverse effect.

Ingredients required:

• Shea butter
• Cocoa butter
• Beeswax
• Cocoa powder
• Cinnamon
• Almond oil
• Vitamin E oil
• Zinc oxide

Preparation:

• In a pan add 2 ounces of Shea butter, cocoa butter and beeswax and put up on a slow flame.
• Once the mixture is one, add half a tablespoon of cocoa powder and cinnamon and stir well.
• Before the mixture cools down add 4-5 drops of almond oil and Vitamin E oil each.
• In the end add half a tablespoon of Zinc oxide .

All the above ingredients are available at home and have their own nutritional advantages. The oils give you even and beautiful skin while the shea and cocoa butter makes the skin soft and supple.

Natural blush

A natural blush is a common reference to beauty in many fairy tales. The hint of color on the apples of the cheeks gives a fresh and stunning glow to the face. For making a blush at home two simple ingredients are needed.

Ingredients:

• Arrowroot powder
• Sundried root for color

Preparation:

• The most important ingredient here is the colorant that will provide the hue to the blush. This may be beetroot, carrots or even cocoa powder.
• Arrowroot powder is an edible substance and is easily available in most grocery stores.
• Sundried roots or even flower petals, when crushed or blended, form a powdery substance that leaves a hint of natural color.
• This, when mixed with arrowroot powder, gives a product that can be used on the face as a natural blush.

Beetroot powder gives a pink to purple color based on the amount of powder included in the mixture. Similarly, rose petals give a pink color; cocoa a brown and peach petal gives a lovely peach hue.

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DIY eyeliner and homemade kohl

Kohl and eyeliners have been made at home for centuries and are a healthy practice for the eyes.

Ingredients:

• 50 ml Sesame oil OR pure cow ghee
• 1 Big Silver lamp
• 1 long thick cotton wick
• 1 copper plate

Preparation:

• Put half tablespoon of oil aside and pour the rest into the lamp
• Place a wick in it and light the lamp.
• On top of the lamp place the copper plate touching the flame.
• The lamp should be left to burn over night for approximately 10 hours.
• In the end, a thick powdery black residue remains on the copper plate.
• Mix this residue with more oil to form a paste.
• Store in a box and cool for few hours.

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DIY lip balm

A homemade lip balm is the key to soft and supple lips without the fear of ingesting any harmful chemicals.

Ingredients:

• Beeswax
• Coconut Oil
• Shea Butter
• Peppermint Essential Oil

Preparation:

In a double boiler or small glass bowl over a small pot of boiling water melt 2 tablespoons each of beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil .
While stirring remove from heat and add 30-35 drops of peppermint essential oil .
This mixture when stored in a plastic container can last a long while and give you beautiful lips that add a zing to your naturally stunning smile!

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