lipstick

Around 5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians used black, orange, and purple lipstick; In ancient Rome, a lipstick called Fucus was made from a fuchsia mercury-containing vegetable dye mixed with red wine sediment. In recent years all kinds of pearlescent powder and the application of pigment processing, make the tonal diversification more, texture more comfortable. Similar to the development trend of other beauty cosmetics, lipstick continues to focus on beauty; Moisturizing, nourishing and sunscreen functions.

The ingredients used to make lipstick include colorants, pearlescent, waxes, oils, fillers, fragrances and preservatives.

colorant
Contains pigments or dyes that determine the hue. Generally, it can be divided into three categories: organic colorants, mineral pigments and pearlescent pigments. Mineral colorants are the most commonly used colorants.

Wax class
Waxes include carnauba wax, candle wax, beeswax and so on. Other components are also evenly dispersed in the wax, and the wax and other oily components form a uniform carrier that is used as a molding agent. The PROPERTIES OF THE WAX (E.G. MELTING POINT RANGE, CRYSTALLIZATION STATE, ETC.) HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE TEXTURE, PROPERTIES, SKIN FEEL AND STABILITY OF THE MOUTH.

oil
Hydrocarbons, such as mineral oil and petroleum jelly; oils from natural sources, such as castor oil, lanolin and jojoba oil; and synthetic oils, such as cetylethylhexanoate.
In addition, some lipsticks with a glitter effect also contain pearlescent pigments, such as mica and titanium mica.