Contents:
- Medical Video: Get Baby Soft Pink Lips in just 1 Day Naturally at Home (Easy & 100% Works)
- Three basic ingredients contained in lipstick
- Other lipstick content
- 1. Fragrances
- 2. Preservatives
- 3. Antioxidants
- 3. Metal
Medical Video: Get Baby Soft Pink Lips in just 1 Day Naturally at Home (Easy & 100% Works)
Lipstick is one tool makeup which must be owned and carried anywhere. Without the appearance of lipstick, it seems your appearance becomes less than optimal. Yes, with the touch of lipstick on the lips, your appearance changes to become more colorful and beautiful. Not surprisingly, almost all cosmetic fans like lipstick and have a collection of lipsticks in various colors. Well, what is the content of lipstick? What content should you have in your lipstick so that your lips become healthier?
Three basic ingredients contained in lipstick
Almost all types of lipstick actually contain three basic ingredients, namely wax, oil, and pigment.
- Candle in lipstick it serves to give the shape and texture of lipstick that spreads on your lips. Lipstick type matte has more wax content. So this type of lipstick can cover the overall color of your lips and appear to blend in on the lips. Usually, the type of wax that is contained in many lipsticks is beeswax, candelilla wax, or camauba (which is more expensive).
- Oil in lipstick it serves to provide moisture to the lips. In addition, oil also functions to change the density of lipstick. Examples of the usual oil content in lipstick are petrolatum, lanolin, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, castor oil, and mineral oil.
- Pigment is what gives lipstick color. Less oil content on lipstick makes lipstick pigments richer and more striking. Therefore, the color of the lipstick becomes thicker when the lipstick is applied to the lips. Meanwhile, more oil content on lipstick makes lipstick less thick. So, you might have to apply lipstick repeatedly to your lips until you get the color you want.
Well, for those of you who have dry lips, lipstick with more oil content might be suitable for you, such as lipstick types sheer. A lot of oil content in lipstick can provide moisture to the lips, so you avoid dry and cracked lips.
Meanwhile, type lipstick matte, maybe less suitable for you with dry lips. Lipstick type matte indeed many women admire because the color is thicker. However, it tends to make your lips dry because of the less oil content.
Other lipstick content
In addition to these three basic ingredients, lipstick also contains fragrances, preservatives, antioxidants, and sometimes heavy metals. However, this content certainly varies between lipsticks depending on the manufacturer who makes the lipstick.
1. Fragrances
Fragrances or perfumes are used to make lipstick more attractive, so that the lipstick does not smell rancid like oil.
2. Preservatives
Preservatives are used to make lipstick more durable and protect lipstick from bacterial growth. However, avoid lipstick containing parabens as preservatives. This is because parabens are proven to be harmful to your health.
Research conducted by the University of Reading in the United Kingdom shows that there is a high concentration of parabens in breast tumors in humans. Indeed, parabens do not directly cause cancer. However, parabens can interfere with the production of the hormone estrogen in the body and this can affect the development of breast cancer in women.
3. Antioxidants
The antioxidant content in lipstick also works to make lipstick last longer and always fresh. Also, antioxidants can help nourish and moisturize the lips.
Usually, antioxidants are obtained from vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin C added to lipstick. However, for those of you who are pregnant, you should avoid lipsticks that contain vitamin A. This is because vitamin A in lipstick can pose a dangerous risk for pregnant women and their fetuses.
3. Metal
Metal is also widely added in lipstick. A study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives shows that many brands of lipstick and lip gloss contains various types of metals. For example aluminum, titanium, manganese, chromium, cadmium, cobalt, copper and nickel.
Aluminum is used to maintain the color of the lipstick so it doesn't overflow out the lip line. Titanium oxide is used as bleach. This is to change the color of the red lipstick to pink. Meanwhile, the remaining metal may not be necessary.
However, as much as possible avoid lipstick containing lead (Pb). Lead has been shown to cause cancer if it accumulates a lot in the body. Many countries have banned the use of lead in cosmetics, not only in lipstick. However, it would be nice if you check the lipstick again before buying it. Maybe there are still lipstick manufacturers who add lead in their products.
