What are the ingredients of mascara? What should I do if my mascara dries up?

Mascara is a must-have item for female friends to put on makeup. The main materials of mascara are carbon black, wax, fiber, etc. Most mascaras are in paste form, and the paste is particularly viscous. After the mascara is applied to the eyelashes, it will dry quickly, and the eyelashes will become more upright and stylish. This is mainly due to the waxy substance. If you don't pay attention to the preservation of mascara after using it, the mascara will dry up quickly, affecting the next use. What should we do?

Contents of this article

1. What are the ingredients of mascara?

2. What to do if the mascara dries up

3. Which should I apply first, mascara or eyeliner?

What are the ingredients of mascara?

Mascara is made of oily substances, wax, gelatinous substances, carbon black, etc. The main materials of mascara are carbon black, wax, fiber, etc. Most mascaras are paste-like, and the paste is particularly viscous. After the mascara is applied to the eyelashes, it will dry quickly, and the eyelashes will become more upright and stylish. This is mainly due to the role of waxy substances. Waxy substances have a good shaping effect. Eyelashes are relatively soft and cannot be shaped. Mascara with wax can be quickly shaped, so that the eyelashes can be made into the desired state. Mascara also contains carbon black. The addition of carbon black can make the eyelashes darker, create the effect of more eyelashes, make the eyes look bright and energetic, and visually enlarge the eyes. The fibers contained in mascara can adhere to the eyelashes under the action of gelatinous substances. When applying the eyelashes, they can be directly fixed on the real eyelashes, visually making the eyelashes look thicker and longer.

What to do if mascara dries up

Mascara is a must-have item for female friends to put on makeup. If you don't take good care of it after using it, it will dry up quickly, affecting the next use. What should I do if my mascara dries up? However, don't worry, there are many ways to deal with dried mascara, such as hot water method, vitamin E method, eye drops method, etc. The following are some specific methods for you:

Hot water method

This hot water method is the easiest way to deal with dried mascara. You can use a jar, fill it with hot water, put the mascara in it, seal it and soak it for 3 minutes. If the mascara is still not soft enough, you can change to hot water and soak it for a few more minutes, so that the mascara will become softer.

Eye drops method

The method is very simple, just drop two drops of eye drops into the mascara and shake it well. Special note: don't drop too many eye drops, too much eye drops will make the original waterproof effect of the mascara ineffective, and you may have panda eyes at any time.

Perfume Law

Put two drops of perfume into the mascara and shake it well. This method is effective for treating dried mascara. Please note that perfume contains alcohol. Women with sensitive eyes are not suitable for this method because they are worried that the alcohol will irritate their eyes. If you do not consider this method, you can replace perfume with toner.

Vitamin E method

Vitamin E helps the growth of eyelashes, and the oil contained in vitamin E can dissolve solid mascara. So to deal with dried mascara, you can drop two drops of vitamin E oil into the mascara and shake it well. In the same way, you can also use olive oil or baby oil instead of vitamin E.

Which should I apply first, mascara or eyeliner?

The general makeup steps are to use eyeliner to draw the inner and outer eyeliner first, and then apply mascara. But many people ignore the outer eyeliner step for a natural makeup effect, and directly apply mascara and then use an eyeliner pen to draw half of the eyeliner at the end of the eye! But what if you draw the eyeliner first and then curl the eyelashes, it will be smudged? Here is a little trick, curl the eyelashes first and then draw the eyeliner, this way not only will the eyeliner not be smudged but it will also be more convenient to draw the eyeliner!