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False eyelashes from natural plant fibers are a new alternative in making false eyelashes because using false eyelashes from human hair is the same as connecting hair with real human hair and this is prohibited by Islam, besides that raw materials from natural fibers are a source of natural fiber. natural resources that can be renewed so that they are easy to obtain, besides that, false eyelashes from natural fibers also have other advantages such as being environmentally friendly, affordable, and biodegradable. One of the fiber-producing plants is betel nut. This study aims to compare the quality of false eyelashes from human hair with the quality of false eyelashes from betel nut fibers seen from laboratory tests (fineness and strength), organoleptic tests, hedonic tests, and t tests. This type of research is experimental, namely quasi-experimental (quasi-experimental). The variables in this study are the independent variable (x) and the dependent variable (y). the type of research data in the form of primary data sourced from observation, documentation and questionnaires. This study used a questionnaire/questionnaire instrument. Procedures in analyzing data are descriptive analysis techniques and analytical methods. In organoleptic and hedonic testing of false eyelashes, the required panelists are 15 people, namely 3 (three) from MUA, 2 (two) from the eyelash industry, 2 (two) from makeup and beauty lecturers, 8 (eight) students make-up and beauty. The results of this study are areca nut fiber false eyelashes based on laboratory tests have a very fine texture characteristic of 1.93 tex, have a fairly strong tensile strength of 9.37 g/tex and a very high elasticity of 5 ,59. and based on the results of the organoleptic test, the average score of the panelists was 4.27 or 86% of the panelists in the tapering category, the average score of the lightness panelists was 4.2 or 84% of the panelists in the mild category, and the average score of the panelists tidiness of 4.3 or as much as 86% in the neat category. For the hedonic test, the average score of the panelists was 4.6 or as much as 92% in the like category. For the aesthetic test, the panelists' average score was 4.5 or as much as 90% in the beautiful category. Through the t test, there is no significant difference between false eyelashes from real human hair and false eyelashes from betel nut. This is evidenced by the value of sig (2-tailed) equal variance assummed is 1,000, which is > 0.05. It is recommended that it can be used as input in the development of science related to the feasibility of false eyelashes from betel nut fiber (Areca catechi I) for make-up.

Keywords: Feasibility, False eyelashes, Areca fiber.