Combine small amounts of cinnamon, cocoa powder, and corn starch until you have a color that looks good on your skin. To start, it’s a good idea to sift the powders together so that they’re evenly mixed and give you an accurate idea of how the color will look.
Test the color as you go by swiping a bit on your hand. Add more corn starch to lighten or cocoa powder to darken.
After mixing up the powders to your preferred shade, add the plain lotion and mix well. If it’s too concentrated and obvious-looking, you can always dilute it with more body lotion. You want the texture to be easily spreadable on your skin, with no obvious lumps of powder.
Let the mixture sit for a bit so that everything has a chance to dissolve and blend together. Then stir again and put it into an empty bottle or jar. (My tip for getting it into a tube is by using a ziplock bag—pour the mixture into a ziplock, and snip off a corner. Then, basically using it as a piping bag, you can squeeze it into any type of container you want to take with you on the go!)