Kajal

Kajal belongs to the group of decorative cosmetics. Kajal is offered commercially either in the form of a soft eye contour pencil or also in liquid or gel-like form (the liquid eyeliner products are usually called liquid eyeliners). The products are available in numerous colours.

Kajal is a very differently composed mixture of different vegetable oils (e.g. almond oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil), waxes (beeswax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax), various fats as well as glycerine, talcum, mica, vitamins. The colours of the Kajal pencil are caused by the addition of black coal (from burnt butterfat) or by various iron oxide pigments.

• The name Kajal is taken from the Indian language.
• The fashion of putting make-up on your eyes goes back to ancient times. Kajal has a long tradition especially in countries like Egypt and India. In Egypt, kohl was used in the form of a black powder that was applied with a fine stick. Besides black, green was a common colour. The kohl of antiquity consisted of a mixture of soot and metallic colour pigments (galena, manganese oxide, iron oxide). A green hue was created by adding finely ground malachite.