There’s something very luxurious and soothing about making your own DIY talc free body powder. Not only are you absolutely sure that there are no nasty ingredients in it, but you can make it smell exactly the way you want to.
It can also be made from an assortment of different powders that are all easily sourced. On top of that, it’s extremely easy to DIY! In a nutshell, it’s one of those perfect beginner DIY recipes that boost your confidence and help you get started.
In this post you’ll find a basic talc free body powder recipe, along with instructions and tips to customize it to your needs and preference.
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Talc Free Body Powder Recipe Basics
The best ingredients for a good DIY body powder recipe include arrowroot powder, cornstarch, rice flour, fine clays (white, green, pink, etc.), and finely powdered herbs.
Among these ingredients you’ll find a lot of variety and room to customize your own talc free body powder. You can try them in different combinations and proportions, depending on your personal preferences and skin needs.
Below is a basic the basic DIY talc free body powder recipe to get you started and instructions on how to mix it and customize it.
Talc Free Body Powder Recipe
- ½ cup arrowroot or cornstarch or rice flour (or equal parts of all)
- ½ cup fine clay (kaolin, or French, or pink, or a combination of either)
- ¼ cup powdered herbs of choice (check possibilities further down)
- ½ small spoonful of uncooked rice (to prevent clumping)
- (opt.) ¼ tsp aromatic powders (cinnamon, or cocoa, or cardamom)
All of these powders are fine enough (in texture) that they feel comfortable on the skin. They’re also all very absorbing, so they’ll provide relief from excess moisture. This is the basic function of any homemade body powder.
However, the clays are also very healing for the skin. They help to actually treat rashes, they’re antimicrobial, and they help draw out toxins from the pores. (*) (*)
You can also add a small amount of aromatic powders, like cinnamon, cocoa, or even cardamom. These mainly help to boost the fragrance.
So depending on what your skin needs are, you can play around with the ingredients to achieve the best results.
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Mixing the Ingredients
Basically, you want to mix the powders together and pass them through a fine mesh strainer.
If you’re using clays, try not to use a metal strainer, or metal tools, since the metal messes with the ion charge of the clays, which is a significant part of their healing property.
Add the uncooked rice and, using a funnel, put the whole mixture in a shaker-top bottle.
If you need to grind herbs into a fine powder, the best way is to use a clean coffee grinder.
- Fill the coffee grinder with your choice of herbs and choose the finest grind setting (if your grinder has settings).
- Grind for 20-30 seconds at a time, pausing for 10-15 seconds to allow the grinder and the herbs to cool down.
- Continue until you reach the desired powder particle size.
You can also grind the herbs by hand, using a mortar and pestle, but it will take a bit longer.
Recipe Variations (choose your herbs)
Like I mentioned before, you can choose to use all the powders in the basic talc free body powder recipe, or just some of them. And choosing to add clays will give the homemade body powder a antimicrobial, skin soothing boost.
But you can also further customize your DIY body powder by choosing to add different herbs to it. You can actually choose any herb you want for its medicinal properties. However, the most commonly used for DIY talc free body powders are the ones below.
for a Cooling & antibacterial DIY Body powder
You want to choose cooling herbs:
Any of these is great for cooling the body down on a hot day, or as a refreshing, antibacterial, and antimicrobial foot powder.
for a fresh & floral diy body powder
Choose the following herbs:
These are perfect for a floral scented, post-shower dusting body powder. They also all possess a certain soothing property and would be wonderful as part of a relaxing, wind-down ritual, at the end of the day.
for a Calm & soothing diy body powder
Choose between the following herbs:
These are all very skin soothing herbs that also possess antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. They’re perfect for baby’s skin, delicate areas and sensitive skin. They’re also great for anyone who suffers from heat rashes, or any other type of irritated skin condition.
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Powdered Herbs or Essential Oils?
If you prefer to use essential oils, instead of powdered herbs, or as an addition to the herbs, you can of course. To mix in the essential oils you can also use the coffee grinder or a mortar and pestle.
To mix in a coffee grinder:
- Put 2 or 3 TB of your base powder into the grinder and add 10 drops of your choice of essential oils.
- Whizz together for about 15 seconds, pausing for 5, until the mixture looks uniform (no clumps).
- Transfer that powder into the rest of the powder mixture and blend together.
- Or transfer the whole thing directly into a shaker-top bottle using a funnel, put the lid on and shake vigorously for about a minute.
To use a mortar and pestle:
Put 2 or 3 TB of your base powder into the mortar (bowl) and add the essential oils bit by bit.
Using the pestle, grind the essential oil drops into the powder to break away all clumps.
Transfer to a shaker-top bottle, along with the rest of the base body powder, put the lid on and shake vigorously for about a minute.
As you can see, there’s not much complication in making your very own homemade body powder, but you do have a whole lot of room to customize the recipes and play around with the ingredients.
The best thing is that regardless of the number of ingredients you choose to add, you’ll still end up with a great talc free body powder you can safely use (and not worry about).
Let me know if you try it, or if you have any questions!
