Kajal Eyeliner in India: Eyes are the wonderful gift to mankind. Close your eyes for a minute and feel what would be a world without eyes. It is essential to describe your eyes with natural cosmetic products to keep your eyes safe and healthy for long. Generally, people apply various products to enhance the beauty of their peepers. One such product is ‘Kajal’.
Traditionally, Kajal is made at home. It is nothing but accumulated soot of candle/ eaten lamp lighten with ghee on a silver bowl. Home made kajal has special significance during Diwali festival. It is a tradition to collect the soot of luxmi pujan diya. Next morning collected soot is used as kajal.
Despite quoting various benefits of kajal, there is a section of medical fraternity that thoroughly discard the use of kajal on health grounds. They consider it an absolute taboo for new born babies.
Keeping the medical debate aside, kajal has been used as a product which accentuates the beauty of eyes since ages immemorial. It is also considered as a boon for stronger eye sight. Nowadays, market is flooded with branded kajals. Companies are also manufacturing herbal kajals. Herbal kajal contains natural ingredients like camphor, almond oil; it is a great source to keep your eyes protected and pollution free. Herbal kajal can be put on without worrying over side effects. Indian brands like Himalaya, Lotus, Eyetex offer exclusive range of herbal kajal. It is available in black and brown shades.
There is also a Kajal called Gurlain Terracotta Kajal. It is formulated on ultra pigmentation formula. This Kajal can sparkle your messy bedroom eyes instantly. It can also be used to achieve sultry, hypnotic look.
How to apply Kajal:
Kajal is available in small jar and pencil form. If you are using jar then use your fingertip, and apply it on lower rim of your eye. Open your eye by putting ring finger just below to lower eyelash, pull it gently in lower direction now use middle finger’s tip to apply kajal. In case of pencil use one hand to widen the eye, then kajal can be applied with the other hand. When applying kajal on your lower rim then it should be started from the innermost corner or from the middle to the outer corner of the eye. Sometimes kajal is applied along the upper rim also.
Below mentioned are leading kajal manufacturing brands. You can purchase them from almost all cosmetic stores across India. Moreover, you can head towards the exclusive outlets of these brands to purchase kajal. These are available in the form of pencil, liquid liner form. Kajal has a characteristic smudginess. To avoid smudge you can use water proof kajal. Some of the following brands also offer water proof kajal.
Blue Heaven
Chanel
Eyetex
Lakme
Lancom
Lotus
MAC
Maybelline
Revlon
Shenaz
Streetwear
Kajal is also used to define the eyes properly. You can make your small eyes look big with kajal. It is also believe kajal can cure the eye ailments. It is only an eye cosmetic which can wear whole day. So why to leave your eyes plain! Lighten up your eye with tint of kajal.
Shipra Srivastava
