Eco Friendly Make Up – Eye Shadow

Eco Friendly Make Up – Eye Shadow for Eye, Skin Health

It’s important to use eco friendly make up in order to avoid potentially toxic ingredients in many commercial make up products.

Luckily, eco friendly make up is easy to make, and miles cheaper than most store-bought cosmetics.

This is Part 2 in a series of articles. If you missed Part 1, which listed common ingredients and a few things you need to know before you start, as well as how to make eco friendly blush or blusher, it’s here.

The Problem with Eye Shadow

Most commercial eye shadows use talc (hydrous magnesium silicate) as an ingredient.  Talc has an uncertain safety record.

As the eye is such a fragile area, I think it’s wise to be as safe as possible and use eco friendly eye shadow.

The purpose of Eye Shadow

Eye shadow can make your eyes look bigger, or darker or lighter. It is one of the most popular make up products.

Will Eco Friendly Make Up be Right for You?

We’re all different (luckily!). Some people love a particular brand of cosmetics, others find it doesn’t “work” for them.

It’s the same with the recipes below – they’ll work for most people, but they might not be perfect for you.

Try them out and see for yourself – they’re not expensive so you won’t have made a huge investment!

How To Create Eco Friendly Make Up – Eye Shadow

You can make eco friendly eye shadow in 2 forms:

1. Powder
2. Cream

It’s up to you which one you prefer.

Eco Friendly Make Up – Eye Shadow Powder

Ingredients

• 6 tsp grape pop mica powder
• 6 tsp blueberry pop mica powder
• 2 dashes omega blue mica powder
• 1/8 tsp jojoba oil
• 2 drops coconut oil or preservative of your choice.

Method:

1. Place all powders into a pestle and mortar, and grind them carefully.
2. Check the colour to see if it’s what you want – the best way is to rub a little onto your hand.
3. Add more powder until you get the colour you want.
4. When it’s the perfect colour, add the jojoba oil and mix again.
5. Add the preservative and mix again
6. Add to your container.

A Note on Colours

The recipe above will give you a blue eye shadow.

• For brown eye shadow combine cocoa powder with arrowroot powder
• For green eye shadow mix spirulina with arrowroot powder
• For black or grey eye shadow mix activated charcoal with arrowroot powder
• For orange eye shadow combine saffron with beetroot juice

A Note on Mica Powder

Mica is a mineral which is mined in many places across the planet. In itself it seems to be harmless. However, sometimes mica has additives which may be toxic.  For example, it can be coated in titanium dioxide – a chemical which is said to be a carcinogen but which others claim to be safe. In addition, some of the dyes used to colour mica are not necessarily safe for our skin.

Always check any mica you buy for additives. Here is a very useful guide which lists the more popular mica colours and whether they’re safe for use or not.

Eco Friendly Make Up – Eye Shadow Cream

Ingredients:

• 8 beeswax pastilles (white)
• 1 tsp shea butter
• 24 drops jojoba oil
• 120 drops / 3.75 ml vegetable glycerin
• 12 drops vitamin E oil
• 2 tsp ultramarine violet pigment powder
• ¼ tsp pearl mica powder (choose different colour powders if you prefer)

Method:

• Add the beeswax and shea butter to a very clean, microwaveable bowl. Microwave on Medium power until fully melted – take them out as soon as they’re melted, don’t let them boil.
• Add the gyycerin, jojoba and vitamin E.
• Add the powders and stir until well mixed and smooth.
• Let it stand in the container overnight.
• Next day, add it to your make up container.

How to apply:

• To apply shadow to your entire lid, use a stiff, flat brush.
• To apply eye shadow next to your lash line, use a soft pencil brush.

Eco Friendly Make up – Mascara

Eco friendly make up – mascara is really easy to make.

Ingredients:

• ¼ tsp black mineral powder
• ¼ tsp bentonite clay
• 4 drop vegetable glycerine
• ¼ tsp aloe vera gel
• 5 drops lavender essential oil

Method:

1. Add all ingredients to a spotlessly clean bowl.
2. Stir to mix and combine all ingredients.
3. When the mascara is smooth, place it into your container, jar or an empty (cleaned) mascara tube.

What’s Next? Eco Friendly Lipstick, lip gloss, and lip balm – it’s all here!

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