Give your eyes a homemade touch

Kohl or kajal is the basic thing required to highlight eyes. But how about giving it a personal touch? Here's how to make kajal sitting at home.

• Take a lamp and fill it with oil or ghee.
•  Keep aside a teaspoon of it.
• Make a wick with cotton, soak in ghee and place it in the lamp. Light the wick.
• Place blocks on either side of the lamp and ensure there is no breeze.
• Keep a silver plate upside down over the lamp, resting between the supports.
• Place the plate about half an inch above the lamp with the flame tip touching the plate.
• Let the lamp burn overnight to collect the soot on the inside of the plate.
• Remove the plate after the flame is extinguished.
• Scrape the thick coating of carbon, black powdery residue collected on the cover.
• Cool and add ghee drop by drop to make the soot smooth.
• Store in the refrigerator for two hours. You can store at room temperature thereafter.

Since homemade kajal is very dark so apply it overnight and wash face in the morning or after bath. The remaining kajal leaves a beautiful and natural tint on your eyes.