Egyptian Green Eye Make Up
The green coloring of Ancient Egyptian eye make-up was achieved by the use green pigment called malachite.
Malachite is a copper ore, a carbonate mineral, copper carbonate hydroxide, which has a vibrant green color
Malachite was used as a mineral pigment in green paints dating from antiquity
Malachite was imported from the Sinai Desert
The malachite stone was crushed and then mixed as the green eye make up