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Lipstick has no fixed chemical formula, it is a mixtureof fats, waxes, pigments, etc. and varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and product line to product line.
Most lipstick recipes are Trade Secrets.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoTypically, lipsticks are made of waxes, oils/fats, emollients, and pigments. Waxes are usually beeswax, parraffin, and carnauba wax. Oils may be lanolin oil, castor oil, olive oil, and cocoa butter. Emollients may include vitamin E and aloe vera. Pigments may come from any combination of plant, animal, mineral, or synthetic ingredients. Common pigments are carmine are cochineal extract. Sometimes preservatives are also within a lipstick, such as alcohol. Another ingredient may be sunscreen or fragrance.
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∙ 12y agoDepending on the company that makes it, it will have different ingredients. generally there is a compination of waxes ie. bees wax and oils ie. castor oil then the pigments, fillers and chemicals
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∙ 10y agoThe ingredients found in a typical tube of lipstick are wax, oils, antioxidants, and emollients. These ingredients give the lipstick its' shape and consistency, its' coloring, and its' flavor.
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∙ 10y agothe main ingredients of lipsticks even the lipgloss is fishscales
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∙ 13y agoSnakes and snails and puppy dog tails.
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∙ 15y agoAnimal Fat.
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List and describe all chemicals found in lipstick?
It depends on what lipstick you are talking about.
Can you get cancer with lipstick?
welll it depends on the lipstick you buy, if you get organic lipstick without chemicals well no, but if you buy crappy ones you get at news agents or any expense ones that have chemicals in it and you wear it nearly every day well yeah
Is lipstick made out of whale vomit?
No. it is made out of chemicals and dye
What are the ingredients in a lipstick?
whale fat,alchole and diffrent chemicals
How do people break out from lipstick?
lipstick makes your lips dry cause of all the chemicals in it but people keep putting it on hoping it will un dry! <3
How is lipstick related to science?
in the making, and the chemicals to keep it's color. and to keep it from fadding.
Is radium used in lipstick?
A new lipstick has been introduced in the market. They have used radium for the glowing effect. The cost of per lipstick is about 950 .Rs.
Ingredients in lipstick?
depending on which type ( shimmering, normal, creme etc. ) of lipstick you buy, the ingredients may vary. some of the ingredients are fish scales ( shimmering ) , pig fat, pigments ( for color )and various other chemicals.
What are lipstick trees used for?
Displaying lipsticks?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of lipstick?
lipstick is a quit common thing it as been used from teenage to old age as per our functions
What oils is used in lipstick?
they use mineral oil
Does lipstick contain fat?
I'm not certain how it goes these days, however, whale blubber used to be used in making lipstick. I hope for the whale's sake this is no longer so.
