Homemade Mascara that Doesn't Smudge
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.
Servings: 1 tube
Equipment
- saucepan
- Mascara tubes old mascara tubes work well
Ingredients
- 0.05 oz beeswax
- 0.35 oz vegetable glycerin
- 0.125 oz activated charcoal you may need to adjust depending on color preference
- 0.20 oz bentonite clay
- 0.20 oz aloe vera gel
- 2 drops rosemary essential oil optional
- 2 drops lavender essential oil optional
Instructions
- Add beeswax, vegetable glycerin, charcoal and clay to a small saucepan and melt on low heat. Stir it occasionally with a wooden spoon until the beeswax is completely melted. Its going to look clumpy and dry, but refrain from adding any more oil at this time.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the aloe vera gel and essential oils if using. Continue stirring until you get a really creamy texture.
- Transfer the mascara to your mascara tubes. Tip. I like to add it to a zippered bag, cut a small corner, and squeeze it into the bottle that way.
- Apply just like you would use regular mascara.
Notes
The easiest way to transfer the mascara to the tube is by scooping it into a plastic ziplock, cutting a small hole in the corner and squeezing it into the tube.
I did include a few Step-by-Step images in the post above for reference!