ingredients to avoid- video

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Harmful ingredients in makeup



Harmful ingredients in makeup

Companies have to put the ingredients on the bottles or containers but people aren’t always aware of what the harmful ingredients are.

Phthalates: Phthalates can be called diethyl phthalate. Phthalates are thought to cause reproductive issues in men and women. They can also damage different organs in the body such as the kidneys.

Propylene Glycol: This keeps products from drying out. It causes skin and eye irritation and in severe cases, heart and kidney damage.

Talc: Talc is found in face powders. Talc can cause lung disorders and ovarian cancer.

Formaldehyde: This can appear on products as ‘DMDM hydantoin or diazolidinyl urea’ It can cause breathing difficulties.

Parabens:  Parabens are only dangerous when they are in high amounts. This is worrying as they are found in lots of makeup products. They can lead to fertility issues and breast cancer.      

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What is lipstick made of?

What is lipstick made of?

The dictionary defines lipstick as ‘a crayonlike oil-based cosmetic for colouring the lips, usually packaged in a tube.’

All lipsticks contain similar ingredients. These ingredients have to be checked and approved. This is because lipstick is applied to the lips and is ingested.

Lipstick contains the following ingredients:
Wax, oils, dyes, Fragrances, Preservatives and pearl essence.

Wax: There are three types of wax that can be used in lipstick. Beeswax, candelilla wax and carnauba wax. Candelilla wax is from the candelilla plant, native to north Mexico and the south of the United States. Carnauba wax is from the leaves of palm trees. Wax is used to hold all of the other ingredients together and to give lipstick its shape.

Oils: Oils are used to give lipstick its ‘shine’. Oils such as castor oil and vegetable oil are used.

Dyes: dyes are used to give lipstick its colour. Dyes such as manganese violet, bismuth oxychloride and titanium dioxide may be used.

Fragrances: Fragrances are used to get rid of the smell of other ingredients.

Preservatives: Preservatives are used to stop the lipstick from going off.

Pearl essence: There is a belief that pearl essence is made from pearls. It is actually made from the scales of fish. Pearl essence adds a ‘shimmer’ to the lipstick.