Making your own beauty products is a great way to control what goes onto your skin. Plus, you can customize the color and ingredients to be exactly what you want. If you’ve made your own makeup before, you know that there are various ingredients you can choose from. And if you’ve never made makeup or beauty products before, then you may be surprised by how much is on the market.

One ingredient on the market that you should consider, whether you’ve made beauty products before or not, is mica powder. Mica powder is natural, non-toxic, cruelty-free, and adds beautiful depth and shine to your products. Keep reading to learn about three beauty products you can make with mica powder.

• Lustrous Lipstick

As we mentioned above, mica powder adds depth and shine to your beauty products, including lipstick. While mica powder on its own is just shiny, you can buy pigmented mica powder that is also safe, non-toxic, and cruelty-free that you can use for colorful products, like lipstick. The pigment will provide the color you want, while the shine of the mica will create a glossy effect without the stickiness of lip gloss. If you want to try metallic lipstick this summer or make your own to stay on this trend, mica powder is for you.

• Engaging Eyeshadow

Pigmented mica powder comes in almost every color of the rainbow, which makes it an excellent choice for making eyeshadow. You can brush this powder straight onto your eyelid for a loose powder look, mix it with makeup primer or another kind of binder for a pressed powder look, or add some oils and wax to create a crème eyeshadow. Whatever type of eyeshadow you prefer, some mica powder will add color and shine that you’ll love and want to wear all night long.

• Bright Blush

Like eyeshadow, you can also use pigmented mica powder for blush. Since you can often find mica powder in bright colors, you may have difficulty matching your skin tone, but if you want something sparkly and pink, then mica powder is perfect. If you prefer a more muted blush or need a color other than pink, you can use mica powder that doesn’t have any pigment as a sparkly highlight on your cheekbones and other facial features.

The three beauty products you can make with mica powder are lipstick, eyeshadow, and blush. While you can add mica powder to almost any beauty product, from bath bombs to lotion, adding mica powder to your makeup look takes it to the next level.