Anti-redness complexion corrector
Les Mauvaises Herbes
Redness on the face? A color corrector starring green clay is just the thing! Green helps tone down red or pink shades, for a more even complexion. We also slip in anti-redness ingredients, like tamanu and hemp oils, as well as Italian helichrysum essential oil.
Level
Intermediate
Preparation
15 min
Contains
about 10 ml
Conservation
6 to 12 months
Ingredients
- 4 g of mango butter
- 2 g of hemp oil (anti-inflammatory!)
- 2 g of tamanu oil (or more hemp oil! However, tamanu oil tones blood vessels, thereby reducing redness.)
- 6 g of green clay
- 1 g of zinc oxide
- yellow iron oxide
- 10 drops of Italian helichrysum essential oil 10% (Helichrysum italicum) (optional)
- 3 drops of vitamin E (optional)
- 10 ml aluminum jar
Equipment
- kitchen or precision scale
- something to make a double boiler (a pot, a rag and a heat-resistant jar)
- silicone rubber spatula
- toothpick or fork
- isopropyl alcohol
Preparation steps
1. Clean all equipment well or disinfect it with 70% isopropyl alcohol. Let the alcohol evaporate.
2. In a double boiler, melt the mango butter in the hemp and tamanu oils.
3. Once melted, remove from heat and add the green clay and zinc oxide. Mix well with the spatula, crushing any small zinc oxide particles.
4. Using a toothpick or fork tine, gradually add yellow iron oxide until you get a color similar to avocado flesh.
5. Add, if desired, the Italian helichrysum essential oil and vitamin E.
6. Pour into the aluminum jar. Let cool and set.
7. Close the container.
How to use it
Gently rub a finger over the surface of the corrector (it will melt slightly on contact with skin heat). Apply to the skin to camouflage redness. Spread by gently tapping. Apply the rest of your makeup, or not!
