GEL VOLUME MASCARA

1 . A mascara comprising:

Ingredient

% w/w

Water

53.70000

Iron Oxides

10.00000

Beeswax

7.00000

Cera Carnauba/ Copernicia Cerifera

6.00000

(Carnauba) Wax/CIRE de Carnauba

Paraffin

4.80000

Polysorbate 20

2.42500

Water

2.41000

Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax

2.00000

Nylon-6/12

2.00000

Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate

1.50000

Potassium Cetyl Phosphate

1.27500

Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides

1.22500

Ammonium Acrylates Copolymer

1.17300

Trimethylsiloxysilicate

1.00000

Cyclopentasiloxane

1.00000

Stearic Acid

1.00000

Phenoxyethanol

0.80910

Alcohol Denat.

0.22500

Disodium Deceth-5 Sulfosuccinate

0.12000

Sodium Hydroxide

0.10000

Ethylhexyl glycerin

0.09000

Disodium EDTA

0.09000

Laureth-30

0.04500

Sodium Dehydroacetate

0.01200

Tocopheral

0.00090

2 . The mascara of claim 1 , further comprising nitrilotriacetic acid and Methyl Ethyl Ketone.

3 . A mascara, comprising:

Water in a concentration of at least about 45% by weight;

Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate;

Polysorbate 20;

Black iron oxide;

One or more waxes selected from the group consisting of beeswax, Cera Carnauba/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/CIRE de Carnauba, and paraffin in a concentration of 15-20% by weight; and

A synthetic layered silicate, insoluble in water, in a concentration effective for forming a colloidal dispersion with the water.

4 . A method of making a gel volume mascara, comprising:

Preparing a first phase of deionized water and ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) by adding the EDTA to the deionized water;

Adding a surfactant to the first phase to make a second phase;

Preparing a colloidal dispersion;

Adding a particulate colorant to the colloidal dispersion to make a third phase and adding the third phase to the second phase to make a fourth phase; and

Preparing a wax phase comprising one or more of stead c acid, Caunauba wax, paraffin wax. Candelilla wax or Beeswax to make a wax phase and adding the wax phase to the third phase to make a fifth phase;

and adding phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin to the fifth phase to make the gel volume mascara.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising adding a phase to the first phase of deionized water and EDTA that comprises a synthetic layered silicate with low heavy metals content.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising potassium cetyl phosphate and hydrogenated palm glycerides, added to the second phase.