Oshun’s Beauty Secrets: Annatto Lipstick Recipe
In celebration of the 2011 festival of Oshun, I will be posting a few of the beauty “secrets” of the African diaspora. Today’s installment is a recipe for annatto lipstick. Annatto is a mild spice native to South America that is used often as a coloring for foods and as a clothing dye. It is also used in traditional body paints and to heal the skin. It has antimicrobial and healing properties that are nearly …