Homemade DIY Natural Lip Balm - Chocolate

As always I prefer using a natural alternative to anything that I use on my skin.
My mantra has always been simple, Don't apply to your skin what you can't eat!
Lip Balm has been in my list for a long time now, I had to keep this on hold because of  not getting the Organic Cosmetic grade Beeswax in Bangalore.

I usually have trouble finding the lip balm because, if it has a tint of color it is either too dry or loaded with chemicals, If it is nice and smooth it is seriously pale and makes you look sick. So What better idea than making it yourself to suit your own skin! Let me not drag on and give the recipe! Trust me it's super simple!!

Ingredients :
1. Beeswax  - 3/4th of spoon if solid, 1 1/2 spoon when melted
2. Coconut oil  - 1 spoon if thicker, 1 1/2 spoon if melted.
3. Almond oil - 1 spoon
4. Olive oil - 1/2 spoon
5. Honey - 1 spoon
6. Castor oil - 3/4 th spoon ( if you want it a little glossy)
7. Cocoa powder - 1/2 spoon ( If you want some color)
8. Essential oil - of choice 5-6 drops( Can be skipped)

Steps :

1. Melt the Beeswax in a double boiler,
2. To the liquid Beeswax add all the oils(coconut, Almond, olive and castor oil) and stir it well till it blends.
3. Now add few drops of essential oil, if needed, I added lemon oil, it gives a very nice smell to the lip balm.
4. Once this is blended add cocoa powder( for chocolate brown) , you can change it to beetroot powder for red, or any color of your choice, or you can have a plain lip balm without any color.
5. Remove the tumbler from the double boiler and add honey to it and stir(honey also acts as preservative)
6. With honey it starts to solidify, when warm pour it into a clean box of your choice and allow it to cool.
In about 10 mins it solidifies and you have your nice creamy lip balm ready!

When i was done with mine, my niece commented that it smelled and looked so delicious that she wanted to eat it!!

Note: Castor oil adds a little bit of gloss so it's upto you to add it, If not you can the same quantity of any other oil.

Homemade Chocolate Popcorn

We all have a sweet craving time and again, but at the same time there is another part of our brain which is calorie conscious, which chides us from eating high calorific food, So here is a recipe which you can eat to your heart's content as it is low in calorie and can be made in ten minutes. Too hard to believe ? Yes but true. Read more about benefit of popcorn here.

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Now the Recipe is here

Ingredients :
Homemade popcorn
Honey - As per taste
coconut oil(yes you read it right :-)) - 1 spoonful
cocoa powder - 2 spoonful

Method
1. Mix cocoa powder, honey and coconut oil in a bowl
2. Blend it using a blender or whip or ever in small jar in your mixer, but be careful not to overdo, as the oil would bleed otherwise if overdone.
3. Now to this mixture add  just baked homemade popcorn mix it well until all the popcorn's are coated. Allow it to cool.

Now it ready to savour.

Let me know how it came  out :-).

HomeMade Chocolate Face Mask DIY

Cocoa is one of the best foods for skin, If what you eat is what you are is one statement,  skin being one of the biggest organ, what you apply on your skin is what your skin and in turn body will be. You can read more about benefits of cocoa here.

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So in this blog let me write about one such luxury with cocoa that is quick to do and also easy on pocket.
Ingredients :
Cocoa Powder any brand  1tbsp
Milk cream 1 tbsp
Honey 1 tbsp

Steps:
1. Mix all these ingredients into a nice blend.
2. Apply it on your face in circular or upward motion.
3. Leave it for an hour and then wash,I am sure your skin would look very well hydrated and super soft, Mine did :-).

Let me know your experience. 

DIY Face Powder - Talcum Powder Alternative

One of the most commonly used beauty product is face powder, Majority of them are made of Talc, There is a lot of controversy surrounding Talc with regards to health impact, So that led to me trying out recipes that works as well as good. It is extremely easy to do and smells like a delicacy.

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Steps:
1. Take 100gms of Arrowroot powder , It is a fine powder made using tapioca. This is available in most of the medical shops.
2. Now to most of the Indian skin tone white powder looks like a patch when applied, so now you can add cocoa powder, add it enough to give a light brown tone to the powder. This can be replaced with cinnamon or casia bark powder(known also as chakke), Ground it to a fine powder and sieve it, leave out the bigger pieces and add it to the powder.Cinnamon gives a very nice aroma to it and it is also anti-septic.
3. This loose powder made of 2-3 ingredients feels very smooth and can be stored in air tight container.Treat yourself to this absolute luxury :-).
Let me know how it feels.