The Ultimate Beauty Guide

Judging from the billions of articles about healthy beauty products out there, we ladies like our make-up and pretties. And no wonder considering how fun all that primping can be! But there’s a safer way and let’s start with mascara.

Have you ever read the ingredients in a tube of mascara? I’m wondering if there is anything more toxic than mascara we buy? Take a look at some of the ingredients:

Ethylhexyl stearate, Squalane, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Polyglyceryl – 3 Oleate,
Polyglyceryl -3 Polyricinoleate, Tribehenin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl acetate, Hypericum perforatum extract, Triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, Zea mays (corn) oil, Sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, ETC., ETC., ETC.

Some of the ingredients are harmless sounding if you don’t consider how they may be refined or grown.  Do you think some of the grain oils might be from GMO plants?

On my eyelashes?  No, thank you.  I’ll go without

Or make my own!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tsp jojoba oil
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 10-12 capsules activated charcoal
• 1/4  tsp beeswax
• pinch of vitamin C powder, optional

This is what I do. Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler*; add jojoba oil** then mix completely.   Open several capsules of activated charcoal and pour into beeswax/coconut oil/ jojoba oil mixture.   Stir thoroughly until you like the consistency. You can store in a (mascara container).

The mascara will become thicker as it cools so keep that in mind.  If you find that it is too thick or stiff when cooled, simply return it to the double boiler or place the mascara tube in warm water to warm again and mix in enough jojoba oil to thin.

I don’t use mascara very often so one layer makes me happy but you could let it dry and then apply another layer.  Some people use a dusting of  powder  along with their mascara so that may be an option you’d like to try.