Okay, to begin, mascara is for making the lashes look longer. How is it done? Well, for this case, it is made of a whole host of ingredients! Taking the ingredients from the website, it can be broken down into the individual pieces! And here they are in a table!
Function | Ingredient |
Solvent | AQUA/WATER/EAU |
Water proofing agent and thickener | PARAFFIN, CERA ALBA/BEESWAX/CIRE D'ABEILLE, CERA CARNAUBA/COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CIRE DE CARNAUBA |
Surfactant, Emulsifying agent. Humectants, Thickener, Forms solid wax structure (lashes) when dry | STEARIC ACID, LECITHIN, TRIETHANOLAMINE, PANTHENOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, SODIUM SULFATE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL , HEXYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYALURONATE |
Stabilising agent to prevent coagulation | Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/CARBAMATE COPOLYMER |
Organic Solvent | C18-36 ACID TRIGLYCERIDE |
Protein (same material as hair) Texture | COLLAGEN, HYDROLYZED KERATIN |
pH control | TRIETHANOLAMINE (Alkaline) |
Antifungal properties | METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM BENZOATE |
Antifoaming agent | SIMETHICONE |
Although its a mouthful, now you know what the cosmetic companies put inside your mascara!
How is it formulated? Well, because of the size of the bottles you get, this formulation is usually placed in a batch tank. The water is heated up and the waxes are heated up separately and stirred into the solution at high speeds. The other ingredients are measured and blended in. In the end, you will get a homogenous (well mixed) black stuff which is then placed into the small bottles!
Okay, now correct me if I'm wrong cause it will help in my assignment!
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