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Making my own Beetroot Cheek Tint is something I have wanted to do for ages. So this week when I received two big beetroots in my weekly organic food box, I decided that the time was now. Below I have outlined each step with photographs and directions so you can also give it a go:

Ingredients:

• 1 small beetroot (organic is ideal)
• 30mls of vegetable glycerin (I couldn’t get any at the time so used pharmaceutical grade glycerin from the chemist)

Utensils: a vegetable grater, a saucepan, a double boiler or aluminium bowl and water for the double boiler.

Step 1. Set the water in saucepan to boil and then grate about half the beetroot into the bowl (the instructions I had said 45g – I guesstimated how much that was):

Approx 45g of fresh beetroot

Step 2. Add 30 mls of Glycerin to the grated beetroot and place the bowl on gently boiling water.

Press the juice out of the beetroot so it mixes with the glycerine

Step 3. Stir grated beetroot and glycerin for about 10 minutes on a gentle heat. You know it is done when the beetroot starts to look limp and the liquid is deep red. Once complete, remove from the double boiler and strain into a jar (or a receptacle that has a lead so you can seal it from the air).

The finished product. Wait until cool before use!

Step 4. Kept in a sealed container, in the fridge, your cheek tint should last about 3 months. You can apply the tint to your cheeks or lips as below:

Prior to blending in!

The tint is quite liquid and blends in very easily. You may need more than one application.

Viola! My very own cheek tint!

I had an assistant during the process of making the cheek tint. He wasn’t much help but very good company:

My pooch Edmond. He does get underfoot but is very cute.

Please let me know if you have made any DIY skin care products. I would love to hear about your experiences and find out some more recipes.

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