Natural blush that you can make at home. You only need this one ingredient

Beets, apart from their taste, also have many health-promoting properties. They support the proper functioning of the immune system, slow down skin aging and provide natural protection against cancer. Beets can also be found in the kitchen as juice or as a delicious addition to dinner. It may not seem obvious to use this vegetable as a cosmetic to add color to our cheeks. And yet!

Natural cosmetics: properties and effects on the skin

have many valuable properties, which is why they are an ideal ingredient for the production of home care cosmetics. Vegetable has a lot of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Most importantly – they do not sensitize and are not tested on animals. The awareness of the production process of such products is another advantage that encourages them to be used also by owners of sensitive and allergic skin. It is worth remembering that, compared to drugstores, they have a shorter expiry date.

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Natural pink: how to make it?

You will need: beetroot, kitchen knife, baking tray, coffee grinder, bowl, container for the finished product, corn flour.

1. Cut the beetroots into thin slices and spread them evenly on the baking tray.
2. Put the prepared baking tray in the oven on the lowest shelf and set the temperature to about 140 degrees Celsius. Ideally, the oven door should be slightly open to avoid excessive accumulation of moisture. Wait until the beets are dry.
3. Put the dried beetroot slices into a coffee grinder, then grind them into a loose powder.
4. Put the ground beetroot into a dry bowl.
5. Add cornmeal to the beetroot powder in a ratio of 1: 3. If you want the pink to be lighter – add more flour, darker – add a little cocoa.

Beetroot Illustrative photo (Photo: Pixabay)

Cream blush or lip gloss? One additional ingredient is enough

Add one teaspoon of oil or butter to the ground beetroot powder. Almond oil, coconut oil or shea butter will work best. In a water bath, combine the ingredients and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Pour the hot liquid into a container and wait for it to cool. The resulting ones can be used as an alternative to loose powder, lip balm and eye shadow.