DIY Makeup Foundation
Ingredients:
■ 1.5oz Almond Oil (or unrefined, raw, organic carrier oil of your choice)
■ 1oz Shea Butter (organic, raw, unrefined)
■ .5oz Cocoa Butter (organic, raw, unrefined )
■ .5oz Beeswax (this is by far )
■ 1/8t Vitamin E (make sure it’s not from GMO sources; this is )
■ .5oz Zinc Oxide (make sure it is uncoated, non-nano, and not micronized; )
■ Cocao Powder (organic cocao (or cocoa) powder )
■ Cinnamon
Tools:
■ Double-boiler ( you can make your own with a glass bowl over a pot of shallow simmering water)
■ Kitchen scale Whisk
■ Container for finished product
Make It:
■ Using your scale and the tare function, measure and combine the first five ingredients into the glass bowl into your double-boiler.
■ DO NOT add the zinc oxide, cocoa powder, or cinnamon!
■ Completely melt the first five ingredients, stirring occasionally with your whisk.
■ Remove from heat and allow time to cool a bit (a few minutes…and wipe excess moisture off the outside of your bowl, too).
■ Place your bowl back on the scale, hit tare, and add in spoonfuls of zinc oxide until you get to .5oz. This gives you approximately a 20 SPF coverage (as it’s
approximately 10% of the total weight…). Whisk to completely combine.
■ Add 1/8t cinnamon; whisk to combine.
■ Add cocoa powder a little at a time and whisk to get to the color you need…
■ 1/2T cocoa powder is a light foundation
■ 1/2T plus 1t is a medium foundation
■ 1/2T plus 2t is a medium-dark foundation
■ Simply start with 1/2T of cocoa powder, whisk to combine, check on your wrist for a color match, and add more cocoa powder (1/2t at a time) until you reach your perfect color
■ Pour into your selected container and allow to cool.
■ FYI… T=Tablespoon and t = teaspoon
