What chemicals are used in lipstick?

Answer 1

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.

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Answer 2

Typically, 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.

Answer 3

Depending 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

Answer 4

The 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.

Answer 5

the main ingredients of lipsticks even the lipgloss is fishscales

Answer 6

Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails.

Answer 7

Animal Fat.