These are my notes from my 1st attempt of All Natural Mascara.
Hopefully, you will be able to follow what I did and make improvements or suggestions as to how I could make it better. I am somewhat satisfied with the end product. I will definitely be researching for way to thicken the mascara as well as looking for ways to change the color. I would prefer a dark brown mascara. But overall, I am proud my first attempt at making my own mascara.
Anywho.....here are my notes.
What you would need:
Coconut Oil
Activated Charcoal (I used Charco Caps - They are in the pharmacy section in Walmart for $3.94)
Old Mascara bottle
Rubbing Alcohol
Soap and Water
Dark Cloth
Qtips
This is my first attempt at making all natural mascara. The first thing I did, was to round up all of my old mascara bottles. I opened them and removed the cap that's inside the bottle that is made to slow down how much mascara comes out the brush. I'm sorry I don't know what this cap is called. However, it was easier to remove it with a needle nose pliers then to remove it with my fingernails. Later, my husband came in and removed them with his fingernails and said I needed a man. LOL. Well, yes, but my nails are too long for such a task.
The next step was to wash the interior of the bottles with soap and water. I let them soak in hot water for a little while after washing them with soap and water. Then, I washed them with soap and water again. These bottles are very messy. The next thing I did was to soak the bottle with alcohol in them. I wanted to do this to make sure that there's no bacteria in a bottle before starting with the new mascara. I soaked the brushes in alcohol is well. Don't forget to wash underneath the cap that holds the brushes. I used Qtips.
My next step was to make a label for my bottles. You don't have to do this,,,I am just OCD like that.
Now was the fun part. After the bottles were dry, I spread a dark cloth napkin and laid out my used and newly labeled mascara bottles out. I poured about 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil into one empty mascara bottle. Then I cut the tip of 6 charcoal tablets and poured the powder into the bottle with the oil. After each capsule, I used the brush and mixed the oil and powder. I also was testing for the thickness of the mascara. And that's it!
It was VERY messy but I think it came out okay. I can't complain too much. The cost for this mascara came to $1!
Here is how it came out. Excuse the puffy eyes...been up since 4am. :)
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