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How To Make Kajal
Keep the two wooden blocks alongside the lamp and place the silver plate (Washed clean and dried well with a clean cotton/silk cloth) on the wooden blocks in such a way that it is just a little higher - about 1 centimetre from the flame.Close all doors and windows and allow the soot emanating from the flame to collect on the surface of the silver plate.
The officials are warning the public about the use of such eye makeup products known as kajal, kohl and surma which are imported from Asia, Middle East and North Africa. These products used traditionally by ladies to beautify the eyes are believed to contain above 50 percent lead, a known toxin.Lead poisoning can lead to cognitive and behavioral problems in children as well as damage the kidneys, nervous system and reproductive system of those who ingest it, say health authorities.
While researchers worldwide are trying to develop newer and better methods for producing CNTs, the age-old practice of making kaajal is the simplest and the cheapest way of making them, the IIT scientists say.Women in India prepare kaajal at home from the soot collected from lamp burning vegetable oil.
