Kohl in Arabic is used to refer to any substance that is applied on or around the eyes. There is different types of arabic kohl eyeliner based on the ingredients.
One of the most popular arabic kohl eyeliner types is the ithmid kohl, made from the grounding a natural stone called ithmid into a powder.
What sets ithmid kohl from other types of arabic kohl eyeliner is that ithmid kohl has special status in Islam. Many hadith narration have been reported from the prophet (May Allah`s peace and blessings be upon him) mentioning the virtues of using ithmid kohl with a strong recommendation for its use.
Types of ithmid arabic kohl eyeliner
As mentioned before, arabic kohl eyeliners come in different types based on the ingredients used in making it. Ithmid kohl is one of the most popular types of arabic kohl eyeliners.
Ithmid kohl itself comes in different types based on the colour and geographical location from which the ithmid stone used comes from.
In terms of colour, Ithmid kohl comes in either greyish to black or rust to maroon like color.
Ithmid kohl can also be divided into types based on the geographical region of origin.
Hejazi (or Hijazi) Type : is made from stones that are sourced from the hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. Both the holy cities of Mecca and Medina are located within this region.
Hejazi ithmid arabic kohl eyeliner comes in both black and rust colours.
Isfahani Type : Comes from the Isfahan region in Iran. This type of ithmid arabic kohl eyeliner only comes in maroon colour.
Moroccan Type: Comes from Morocco as the name suggests. This type of ithmid kohl comes only in black colour.
Ithmid kohl can also be found in other regions of the world, but kohl from the above mentioned regions is the most abundant and available on the market currently.
Differences between different types of arabic ithmid kohl eyeliners
Apart from the colour, there is no major differences in the different types of ithmid kohl eyeliners. All types of ithmid kohl eyeliners have the same status in Islam since the hadiths reported on the virtues of ithmid kohl do not specify a specific type and refer to ithmid kohl in general.
Similarly, all types of arabic ithmid kohl eyeliners have been used traditionally both for beauty and medicinal purposes, and all types of ithmid arabic kohl eyeliners have the benefits of ithmid kohl mentioned in the hadith.
There is some difference in density and fineness of the granules between the black and maroon types of arabic ithmid kohl. The black types are denser and as a result for the same volume or amount of ithmid kohl powder, the black types are several grams heavier than the maroon types.
Due to their lightness and finer granules, the maroon types of the arabic ithmid kohl eyeliners are considered best for sensitive eyes and to be more efficacious.
The main advantage of the black types of the arabic kohl eyeliners over the maroon types is that they have beautification benefits and highlight the eyes in a similar way to commercial eyeliners or mascara
This makes it best choice for women whom their primary motive for buying the arabic ithmid kohl is to use it as an alternative to synthetic eyeliners and mascaras
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