Making your own DIY eye makeup remover is super easy and requires 3 ingredients: shea butter, camellia seed oil and chamomile flower water (hydrosol) and can be done in 5 to 10 minutes. This is a great homemade eye makeup remover recipe for sensitive eyes, all natural and organic. Best of all, my recipe only takes 10 minutes to make and is cost effective. Now, you have no more excuses not to make your own eye make up remover.
The eye area is especially sensitive, so greening your entire cosmetic and skincare routine for this area of your self-care regimen is important! Commercial makeup removers contain chemicals that you may not want on your skin, let alone near your eyes – and can also be harsh and be drying to the skin. You can also use my homemade makeup remover on your entire face if foundation or lipstick.
In fact, according to the EWG’s cosmetic watchdog Skin Deep, many commercial eye makeup removers, especially oil-free varieties, contain compounds like phenoxyethanol, that are known eye irritants. It does seem a bit counterintuitive to apply eye irritants to the eye area, right? Even oil-based commercial eye makeup removers include toxic ingredients such as synthetic fragrance and preservatives. Best to stear clear of it!
Not only can this damage the delicate skin in this area, but it can make you look older or tired! No thank you – instead, you can make this DIY eye makeup remover with only three nourishing ingredients that boost skin health and leave you looking radiant.
DIY eye makeup remover
To remove mascara, eyeliner and other eye makeup, you need an oil (or grease) to help dissolve the compounds that bind the makeup to your skin and eyelashes. Oils are able to do this naturally on their own so that you do not need added chemicals or detergents. Many also have natural antiseptic properties that make them especially suited to cleansing the skin and eyelashes.
Makeup formulas are either water-soluble or oil-soluble. Most long-wearing makeups are oil-soluble – this is what gives them staying power – but some makeup may contain water-soluble compounds. Adding a little bit of water to the mixture makes sure that both oil-soluble and water-soluble formulas are removed, although most of the time, oil alone will do the trick!
