Give your skin a luminous glow with an easy, DIY body shimmer oil that will also nourish your skin. Depending on the color chosen, you can also give your skin a sun-kissed look, perfect for summer.
Heat over a double boiler until the emulsifying wax has melted.
Remove the oil from the heat source and add the starch and pigments. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
Once cooled, add the essential oil and vitamin E and stir again.
Add to a pump bottle, silicone travel tube, or another bottle for easy dispensing.
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Use cosmetic-grade pigments. You can use a combination of micas and iron oxides to achieve the desired color. For bronzing oil, choose copper and bronze color pigments. You can increase the concentration of pigments used to tint the skin as desired.If using the oil in the sun, take care not to use essential oils that cause photosensitivity. (Many citrus oils cause photosensitivity.)Feel free to use a different carrier oil. Coconut oil is a great choice because it's very stable and has a long shelf life, but it does solidify in cool temperatures.A different emulsifying wax may also be used, but some will give a different viscosity than others. To make a thicker oil, add more emulsifying wax.