I have tons (okay, maybe not tons. But kilos!) of makeup. Now a lot of my cream products dried out. What am I suppose to do? Throw them away? Nope. Inglot Duraline to the rescue to revive dried-out products.
I guess nobody likes to throw away more-or-less half full makeup products (well, maybe Marie Kondo). Not only does it feel like I’m throwing money into the bin, but also, from a sustainable point of view, it would make sense to fully use up a product before you get a new one.
There’re a lot of home remedies out there to revive dried up cream products (really, I’ve seen it all: from microwaving to eyedrops to oils). Those options strike me as somewhat unsafe, and that’s the reason I bought Inglot’s Duraline to try to revive my three ailing brow pomades.
What is Duraline?!
Inglot’s directions of its ‘Makeup Mixing Liquid’ are maddeningly vague:
A drop of Duraline mixed with a makeup product of your choice:
– Creates a liquid waterproof product
– Improves application
– Prolongs life of makeup
– Enhances the colours.
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Okay, great! The internet, again, offers some crazy options – people have been using Duraline to make foundation waterproof, liquid lipsticks less dry and crumbly, and use it on dried-out mascara (ew!). The most used hack, though, is using it on dried-out gel eyeliners, cream eyeshadows and brow pomades.
It’s a watery, odourless and clear liquid that comes in a dropper bottle, so Duraline seems perfect to do exactly that. But does it?!?
How does it do that?!?
In layman’s terms, Duraline is basically a silicone oil. Silicones are great in makeup, because they make products feel smooth, silky and fluid while not feeling too wet or sticky, and are fast-drying. Isododecane, the main ingredient in Duraline, is:
… highly volatile (meaning it does not absorb into the skin but evaporates from it) liquid that’s used as an emollient. It gives a nice non-oily light skin feel and it can improve the slip of the formula without leaving a tacky residue behind.
(Thank you, Incidecoder!)
Meaning: while it’s easy to apply, it evaporates fast, leaving pigment behind.
Then we have some Dimethicones, often used in ‘long-last’ makeup, some additional emollients and a preservative, Phenoxyethanol. The existence of that preservative makes it also a bit safer to use than home-made solutions.
How to
When Inglot says ‘a drop’, that’s what they mean: ONE drop. I learned that the hard way, thinking ‘one drop for a whole pot of brow pomade?! Pah! I’ll use half a dropper!11’ – which didn’t exactly yield the result I was looking for.
Repeat after me, guys: ONE drop, and take it from there.
Use a clean spatula to mix the liquid with the dried out product. Voilà, done. Miraculously, your brow pomade/gel liner/cream eyeshadow looks like new. But does it perform like new?
Application
Surprisingly, all my brow pomades work exactly as before, even Kat von D.’s Aubergine that I flooded with Duraline and that now has a rather mousse-like texture. It takes a bit longer to dry after application, but then? Brows for days. They’re not exactly touch-proof, though, but they hold up nicely. (And I’ve to admit that I didn’t leave them on in the shower to test if they’re actually waterproof.)
For people whose skin might react a bit to high doses of silicone I wouldn’t recommend using it all over your face, though. Also: use your common sense in using products that are obviously past their recommended use date. If it starts to smell or look off to you, stop using it – even if only you alone use the product.
Revive dried-out products
If you don’t want to buy new products all the time even if you hadn’t the chance to properly use them up, Inglot Duraline is a good option. I’d still urge companies to come up with either new packaging or smaller pots for cream products like brow pomades. I use mine about every day, and still don’t stand a chance to use it up before it dries out (about when I’m halfway through).
9 ml/0.30 US FL OZ, prices vary a lot depending on the site you order from ($14/10,40€ at Inglot).
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