How To Make Your Own Natural Mascara

Learn how to make your own mascara with activated charcoal, bentonite clay, vegetable glycerin, aloe vera, and beeswax. This homemade mascara works great and does not smudge.Use this guide to learn how to make your own natural mascara.

Ingredients

1. Clean Mascara Container with brush

2. 1 tablespoon extra- virgin coconut oil or avacado oil

3. 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel

4. 1 1/2 teaspoons beeswax, grated

5. Activated charcoal: 1/4 teaspoon for light black mascara, 1/2 teaspoon for black mascara, 1/2 teaspoon cacao powder for brown

Directions

1. Put coconut oil, aloe vera gel and grated beeswax in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until the beeswax is completely melted. Add the charcoal to the oil mixture. Stir until completely incorporated. Remove from heat.

2. Pour the mixture into the mascara container. Do this with a funnel or by pouring the mixture into a small plastic bag, and then pushing the mixture into one corner, cutting a small hole in the tip of the bag, and gently squeezing the mixture into the mascara tube.

3. Now store in a fridge or cool place. Once it is cool, it is ready to use!

4. If you need more hold to your mascara, add more beeswax. If you need more moisture, add more aloe vera gel. For darker mascara add more charcoal or cacao powder. Store in fridge. Keep the lid on tightly so it does not dry out. Replace the mascara tube in six months with a fresh new clean one.

tips for making your own mascara

1. For an ashy/gray color-use less charcoal. For a pure black mascara-use more charcoal. To make a brown mascara, you can substitute half of the charcoal for cocoa powder.

2. The mascara coming out of the saucepan is going to be a bit thick and pouring into the mascara tube can be difficult. I find it easiest to spoon the ingredients into a plastic bag, cut a hole in the corner, and squeeze it into the tube. You can also transfer it by using a medicine dropper.

3. If the mascara is too thick, add more glycerin, aloe, or oils. Only add a very small amount at a time until desired consistency is met.

4. If the mascara is too thin, add more clay or beeswax. Again, add a very small amount at a time.

5. Follow up with a setting spray to help keep everything in place.

6. Clean mascara off by loosening up with fraction coconut oil or face scrub .

how long does mascara last?

All of the ingredients in this mascara have a long shelf life so that this mascara will last up to 6 months. After using, be sure to secure the lid tightly to help prolong its life.

best essential oils for mascara

You don’t have to add in essential oils, but they do have some great benefits for the lashes. Rosemary and lavender essential oil can thicken, strengthen and help with hair growth.

Make your own eyelash serum with castor oil, rosemary oil, and lavender oil. Or you can just add the essential oils into your mascara to get the same effects while wearing makeup.

If you are reading this post but have zero desired to make your own mascara, you can add a few drops of the essential oils listed above into your store-bought mascara to help your eyelashes grow.