Zao Velvet Mascara

The mascara has a multi-length brush to guarantee eyelash structuring and ideal product deposit on brush.

Highly pigmented using only 100% natural ingredients, the mascara delivers intensely pigmented colour to lashes.

Formulated without synthetic preservatives and with high-quality raw materials, this refillable mascara reduces the risk of redness and irritation to your eyes making it suitable for regular use and sensitive eyes.

VELVET MASCARA FEATURES

• Beautiful bamboo casing and cotton pouch with drawstring (these are super handy for travelling with your toothbrush too!)
• Refillable to reduce waste
• NO synthetic preservatives
• Cruelty-free
• Vegan
• Net weight: 9 ml
• Full ingredients in the tab below

HOW TO USE - Start with the upper lashes, holding the brush horizontally close to the root, move up in a zigzag motion while you are looking down. Concentrate on the ends to enlarge the eye and on the centre to open up the eyes. Gently tap the eye lashes when applying mascara to the lower lashes, ensuring that you don’t overload them.

ZAO BEAUTY TIP - Before you put on mascara, always make sure your eyelashes are dry and free of cream or oil, then dust them with powder. This preparation will ensure your mascara won''t smudge and will last even longer. Open the mascara gently and in one movement! Avoid pumping to keep the product on the brush, but make sure that you haven’t overloaded it. If so, gently remove any excess with a tissue and not at the opening of the bottle. If you have a few drops of mascara on your skin after you’ve applied it, wait until it is dry, then gently wipe it off with a cotton swab. If you are already wearing foundation, you can also dab a little on the cotton swab before removing the mascara to ensure your complexion remains even.

MY FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS

• Organic lime blossom extract - This ingredient enables a protective film to form over the eyelashes, increasing hydration and boosting volume. The extract aids in restructuring and smoothing eyelashes. 
• Organic argan oil - Renowned for its nourishing, regenerating and restructuring properties and typically used on skin, face and hair, argan’s vitamin E-rich properties are beneficial for eyelashes. 
• Organic aloe vera gel - Known for its soothing virtues, organic aloe vera gel repairs and soothes the contours of the most delicate eyes.

HOW TO REFILL?

All of Zao products are refillable and with Zao making great changes to their packaging, most are now plastic free! Can't see a refill available on my site? It's because Zao haven't brought out their plastic free option yet, but as soon as they do, it will be available at Plastic Freedom!

REFILL YOUR ZAO MASCARA

1. Remove lid and pull out mascara wand (you get a new one with your refill)
2. Unscrew the white part on the mascara and remove
3. Remove the tube inside (this can be washed and recycled so although this isn't 100% plastic free you're saving a lot of plastic in comparison to normal mascaras as you can not recycle the whole tube)
4. Remove the sticker from mascara refill and slot into the bamboo tube - there is a ridge that slots into the tube perfectly
5. Push want into the bamboo lid
6. Re-attach the white metal part to the bamboo tube

INGREDIENTS 080 and 081 MASCARAS (F1):ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE*, AQUA (WATER), COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) CERA*, CAPRYLIC / CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCERIN, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM*, POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE, GLYCERYL BEHENATE, SUCROSE PALMITATE, CELLULOSE, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL*, BEHENYL
ALCOHOL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL*, BAMBUSA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT*, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT*, SODIUM LEVULINATE, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, LEVULINIC ACID, SODIUM ANISATE, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, PHENETHYL ALCOHOL, CI 77820. MAY CONTAIN (+/-) :
CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES), CI 77492 (IRON OXIDES), CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES).

47% organic with 100% natural ingredients

*Ingredients from Organic Agriculture.

INGREDIENTS 082 MASCARA (F1):ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE*, CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES), AQUA (WATER), CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) CERA*, GLYCERIN, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM*, POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE, GLYCERYL BEHENATE, SUCROSE PALMITATE, CELLULOSE, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN)
KERNEL OIL*, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL*, PHENETHYL ALCOHOL, BAMBUSA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT*, KAOLIN, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT*, SODIUM LEVULINATE, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, LEVULINIC ACID, SODIUM ANISATE, CI 77499 (IRON
OXIDES), GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, CI 77820 (SILVER).

45% organic with 100% natural ingredients

*Ingredients from Organic Agriculture.

INGREDIENTS 083 MASCARA (F1):ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE*, AQUA (WATER), CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES), CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) CERA*, GLYCERIN, MICA, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM*, POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE, GLYCERYL BEHENATE, SUCROSE PALMITATE, CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES), CELLULOSE,
ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL*, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA)SEED OIL*, PHENETHYL ALCOHOL, BAMBUSA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT*, KAOLIN, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT*, CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), SODIUM LEVULINATE, CITRIC ACID, SILICA, XANTHAN
GUM, LEVULINIC ACID, SODIUM ANISATE, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, CI 77820 (SILVER).

45% organic with 100% natural ingredients

*Ingredients from Organic Agriculture.

• Natural and Organic Cosmetic certified by ECOCERT Greenlife according to COSMOS standards with 100% of ingredients natural and minimum 58% organic
• NO testing on animals on finished products, nor on ingredients.
• Cruelty-free certification http://www.gocrueltyfree.org/shopper
• Vegan - NO ingredients from animal origin are used
• Suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers