Recipes for making eyeliner and mascara at home
Have you ever thought about preparing home cosmetics such as foundation cream, concealer, moisturizing and also natural eye makeup products? In this article, we will show you how to prepare kohl and mascara at home, especially when you suffer from various skin problems such as dry skin, pale skin when no makeup is applied to it, and the eyes tend to appear dull and tired, and when you try kohl, you find that it improves the appearance of the eyes A lot and also mascara, but the constant fear of chemicals makes you hesitate to apply eye makeup and you need to switch from commercial chemical products to more natural products because they are natural and safer options. Most of these ingredients that are found in natural products are found in your home and you can find them easily such as baking soda, vinegar, cornstarch, they are much better alternatives than synthetic ingredients.
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Make eyeliner and mascara at home
What is commercial kohl?
Commercial eyeliner has been used for centuries to make a woman’s face look more attractive. And the first eyeliner that was used that contains antimony sulfide to make the eyes stand out. In the Middle Ages, kohl was also used, but with lead and other toxic ingredients applied to the face to make the face look more attractive so that the face would not look pale because kohl lining the eyes makes it appear more prominent.
When commercial kohl was first used, thimerosal, preservatives, turpentine, lead, aniline, and some companies did not disclose the other ingredients contained in it. More recently, the cosmetic industry has been required to form a list of ingredients in its products to achieve better control over the ingredients.
Let’s take a look at some simple ingredients in homemade kohl. Here are the main ingredients in homemade kohl:
There are two types of kohl that you can safely prepare and save. Be careful, there are no preservatives in kohl and this can quickly develop mold and bacteria. You can use a small, clean spoon to empty a small amount of kohl and leave it to cool.
The main ingredients in kohl are castor oil, wax, and color, thus activating charcoal or mineral pigments, but try to choose mineral pigments that have been approved for use in cosmetics. There are a few colors available but it’s best to stick with what’s natural like brown and black. You can find a few dyes. Activated charcoal can be found from health food stores or purchased in the form of activated charcoal capsules for use.
Homemade kohl recipe:
Initial description:
- 2 tablespoons of organic coconut oil (extra virgin coconut oil is your best option).
- 4 teaspoons of aloe vera gel.
- 1-2 capsules of activated charcoal.
- 1/2 tablespoon of cocoa powder.
Steps:
Take aloe vera gel and put it in a clean frying pan and pour the organic coconut oil into it and add activated charcoal or cocoa powder to the pan. Put the mixture on a low heat and stir with a spoon until all the ingredients are melted until completely dissolved and a suitable mixture is formed, then the bowl is raised from the temperature and left the mixture until it cools. Pour the mixture into a clean plastic bag and make a small hole in the plastic bag.
And now take a small empty eyeliner tube to start putting the mixture inside it through the plastic bag and work to transfer the entire mixture to the tube slowly and try to close slowly and close the lid tightly to prevent air from reaching it.
The second recipe for home kohl:
- 1 tablespoon of shea butter.
- 4 tablespoons of jojoba oil.
- 4 tablespoons of castor oil.
- 4 tablespoons of candle wax.
- 2 tablespoons other vegetable wax.
Ingredients :
He took the regular wax and the vegetable wax and put them in a saucepan and poured the jojoba and castor oil inside it with the addition of shea butter also to the pan and left it on a low heat. Make sure to leave the ingredients until they melt completely and keep stirring constantly. Once the ingredients melt, you can raise them from the temperature and mix well.
Now that the eyeliner is ready, you can pour it into a completely clean empty eyeliner tube in the same way as before. It is preferable to store the tube of kohl at home in a cool and dark place, and using a brush, you can apply it on the eye.
Why do you need to use mascara at home?
In order to get a complete make-up, you need to try the home mascara, as it is like lip balm one of the basics of make-up. Mascara contains basic formulas and ingredients such as pigmentation, oils, and waxes, but the mascara on the market these days contains a lot of other ingredients that are not declared.
Very loose cosmetics are regulated by the FDA and there is a great deal of freedom when making beauty products today so you have to worry about the ingredients in mascara. Some studies have found that they are carcinogenic and other ingredients are highly toxic. Organic mascara that contains natural products has been used for a short time, but at first there were allergic reactions such as redness and itching of the eyes and these reactions are attributed to the presence of methyl parabens, aluminum powder or gasoline alcohol, which is often found in mascara.
Even high-cost organic mascara brands are full of ingredients that are no longer safe, so you need to prepare them yourself to ensure they are homemade and safe.
Why try home mascara?
Initial attempts to prepare homemade mascara may be unsuccessful, but repetition gives impressive results and the results are worth trying, especially since it is easy to implement the recipe yourself in your home and get a tube of natural mascara.
Natural mascara recipes:
Initial description:
- 2 teaspoons of organic coconut oil.
- 4 teaspoons of aloe vera.
- 1 teaspoon of beeswax.
- 1 capsule of activated charcoal.
- 1/2 tablespoon of brown cocoa powder.
Put the pure aloe vera gel in a clean pan and pour the organic coconut oil inside it with the addition of grated beeswax inside it. Put it on a low heat and stir until the beeswax melts completely to form the right mixture. Add activated charcoal or cocoa powder according to the color you prefer and stir again using a spoon until combined. between the components correctly.
Remove the container from the temperature and leave the mixture until it cools. Once it cools, pour it into a clean plastic bag by making a small hole inside the plastic bag and using a clean mascara tube to put the ingredients inside and transfer the entire mixture into the tube slowly and tightly closed to prevent air from reaching it.
Second description:
- 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil.
- 1 teaspoon of glycerin.
- 1,1/ 2 tablespoons of pure aloe vera gel.
- 3 tablespoons of candelilla wax.
- 2 tablespoons of Ozocrete wax.
- 2 tablespoons of fatty acid.
- spoons of activated charcoal, or cocoa powder.
- 1 tablespoon of your favorite moisturizing oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of Hydroxyethylcellus.
- 3 tablespoons of distilled water.
- 1/2 tablespoon of the preservative.
Steps:
Pour the moisturizing oil and activated charcoal powder or cocoa of your choice into a mixing bowl and mix them together, then set the mixture to one side.
Take candelilla wax, wax emulsion, ozkerite wax, stearic acid in a pot and put them on the stove, stirring, and then lowering the temperature of the pan.
In another small pan, you can put the jojoba oil, aloe vera gel, glycerin, distilled water and put it on a very low heat. Once the oil mixture becomes a warm jelly, raise it from the heat and stir constantly using a spoon.
After raising the melted wax mixture from the heat and adding the color mixture to it again with stirring to combine all the ingredients and pouring the hydrocarbon mixture into it while maintaining the stirring to prevent any lumps from forming or the occurrence of cutting the mixture, put the bowl on the fire again while maintaining the stirring and starting to pour the mixture in An empty and clean mascara tube just like the previous method. Make sure to change the tube every 4-6 months to avoid bacteria growth in homemade mascara.
Third description:
- 2 teaspoons of coconut oil.
- 4 teaspoons of aloe vera gel.
- 1/2 teaspoon of beeswax.
- 1 capsule of activated charcoal.
- Clean mascara bowl.
Put the coconut oil, grated beeswax and aloe vera gel in a small bowl over a low heat and stir the mixture until the ingredients dissolve, open the activated charcoal capsules, and pour them over the oil mixture and stir until they are completely mixed together before removing it from the temperature.
Pour the ingredients into a small plastic bag and push the mixture in the direction of the hole in the plastic bag to pour the mixture into the mascara container and it is ready for use.
Fourth description:
- 1/4 teaspoon of black mineral powder.
- 1/4 teaspoon bentonite clay.
- 1/8 teaspoon of vegetable glycerin.
- 1/4 teaspoon of aloe vera gel.
- 5 drops of lavender essential oil.
Steps:
Mix all ingredients together in a very small bowl until completely smooth. Add more aloe vera gel if needed to get the right consistency and become smooth.
Wash the medicine dropper carefully so that you can use it to transfer the mixture to the mascara bowl or transfer the mixture to the mascara directly in the mascara tube and mix with the mascara brush until all the ingredients are mixed together smoothly inside the tube as you do with regular mascara
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