LIPSTICK

Stick
Use for special application
Types
1. For lips lip balm or lipstick
Made from edible cosmetic raw materials
2. For areas that burn easily such as nose, ears or cheekbones
Made of pigments that act as total blocks
Ex. ZnO, TiO2, talc
Lipstick
Cosmetic product
Contains waxes, oils, pigments and emollients
Applies color, texture and protection on the lips
Lead content: limit: 0.1ppm (US FDA)
Components
Wax
Oil

Use
Provides the structure
to solid lipstick
Gives shiny
appearance

Pigment & fake dyes

Provides color

Emollient

Softens the lips,

correct dryness

Types
Crme
Sheer
Long lasting

Ingredients
More waxes than oils
A lot of oils
Silicone oil

Glossy

More oil

Shimmery

Silica, synthetic pearl

particles
More wax, pigment
and filling agents like
silica, less oil

Matte

Components
1. Petrolatum

Examples
Beeswax, carnauba
Olive oil, castor oil,
lanolin, petrolatum,
mineral oil, cocoa
butter
D&C Red No. 21, D&C
Orange No. 17
ZnO, glycerin,
paraffin, butyl
stearate
Purpose
Seals the colors to the
wearers lips
Gives shiny finish to
the lips
Gives a glittery or
shimmery shine
Gives deeply colored
and long long-wearing

 Merkur; mineral jelly; petroleum jelly; Silkolene; Snow White; Soft

White; vaselinum flavum; yellow petrolatum; yellow petroleum
jelly
It is a purified mixture of semisolid saturated hydrocarbons
It is obtained from petroleum
Emollient; ointment base
Petrolatum is a pale yellow to yellow-cored, translucent soft
unctuous mass (greasy, soapy feel)
It is odorless, tasteless and not more than slightly fluorescent by
daylight, even when melted
It is poorly absorbed by the skin
It is also used in creams and transdermal formulations and as an
ingredient in lubricant formulation for medicated confectionery
together with mineral oil
2. Paraffin
Hard wax; paraffinum durum; paraffinum solidum; paraffin wax
Paraffin is a purified mixture of solid saturated hydrocarbons
It is obtained from petroleum or shale oil
Use: ointment base; stiffening agent
Paraffin is an odorless and tasteless, translucent, colorless, or
white solid
It feels slightly greasy to the touch and may show a brittle
fracture
Microscopically, it is a mixture of bundles of microcrystals
Paraffin burns with a luminous, sooty flame
When melted, paraffin is essentially without fluorescence in
daylight
A slight odor may be apparent
Ingredients
Petrolatum
Paraffin wax
FD&C Red Dye
Fragrance (Strawberry oil)

Original amount
83.0g
17.0g
q.s.
q.s.

Label: Name, batch and lot number, net content, manufacturer,

function
Procedure
1. Melt petrolatum and paraffin wax
2. Add FD&C dye
3. Add fragrance

4. Pour into molder