COSMETIC BRUSHES AND FAKE LASHES

If you wear makeup, even occasionally, you probably have at least one makeup brush inside your cosmetic bag. 

And if you love makeup, and do it frequently, maybe you even have a couple false lashes in your kit.

But are these products Halal?

HUMAN HAIR

Most makeup brushes are either synthetic or made of animal hair. It’s pretty rare to find yourself a makeup brush with human hair. The opposite can be said for false lashes however. Majority of the false lashes you’ll see in the market today are made of human hair. More than half of the false lashes you see in the beauty department of your local Wal-Mart is made of 100% human hair. 

It is forbidden for a woman or man to wear the hairs of another human being, or even enjoining them to one’s own:

    “Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Allah has cursed the woman who joins (her or someone else’s) hair (with the hair of another man or a woman) and the woman who asks for her hair to be joined (with the hair of another person) and the one who tattoos (herself or someone else) and the one asks to get tattooed.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 5589)

If you wear false lashes or are a makeup artist who does makeup on others, please take this information into account and verify whether your falsies are made of human hair. 

SYNTHETIC HAIR

You will find both makeup brushes and false lashes that are made of synthetic hair. Luckily synthetic hair is permissible to use! 

Majority of the Ardell false lashes are made of human hair, the only lashes that are made of synthetic hair from this brand are the individual lashes, not the strip lashes. 

ANIMAL HAIR

The hair, bones, claws, and horns are considered pure (i.e. tahir) in the hanafi fiqgh for all animals other than pig. 

This makes false lashes and brushes made of animal hair (with the exception of pig) permissible to use. 

Velour lashes, are an amazing brand of false lashes that use minx hair. Although they can are a bit pricey compared to synthetic lashes, they offer a more natural look than synthetic lashes can. 

REFERENCES

Here are some links to gain more information on the use of human and animal hair in your products.

1.      1.IS IT PERMISSIBLE TO USE BRUSHES FROM ANIMAL HAIR, OTHER THAN PIG?

2.WIGS AND FALSE HAIR.