Lipstick ingredients
The raw materials of lipstick include colorants, fillers, waxes, oils, pearlescent agents, flavors and preservatives.
- Colorant
Contains pigments or dyes, which determine the hue of the lipstick. Generally, it can be divided into three categories: organic colorants, mineral pigments and pearlescent pigments, among which mineral colorants are the most used colorants. - Wax
Candelilla wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, etc. In lipstick, other components are uniformly dispersed in the wax, and the wax and other oil components form a uniform carrier and act as a forming agent. The properties of wax (such as melting point range, crystalline state, etc.) have a great influence on the texture, performance, skin feel and stability of the lipstick. - Oils
Examples: hydrocarbons such as mineral oil and petrolatum, oils of natural origin such as castor oil, lanolin, and jojoba oil, and synthetic oils such as cetyl ethyl hexanoate. - Other
Some lipsticks with glitter effect also contain pearlescent pigments such as mica and titanium mica.