Lipstick Ingredients
Ingredients Overview
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Oleyl Oleate, Mica, Lanolin Oil, Octyldodecanol, Propylene Glycol Ricinoleate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Isopropyl Lanolate, Oleyl Alcohol, Lanolin, Ozokerite, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Cera Alba, Paraffin, Polybutene, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Ethyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Vanillin, Butyl Stearate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 15850:1, CI 15850:2, Ci 77200, CI 19140, CI 45410:2, CI 15985:1, CI 15850, CI 42090
Highlights:
#Alcohol-Free #Fragrance & Essential Oil-Free
Key Ingredients
Antioxidant: Tocopherol
Cell-Communicating Ingredient: Palmitoyl Oligopeptide
Ingredients Explained
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
Also Called: Castor Oil
What It Does: Emollient, Perfuming
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0-1
Castor Oil Is Sourced From The Castor Bean Plant Native To Tropical Areas In Eastern Africa And The Mediterranean Basin. It Is An Age-Old Ingredient (It’s Over 4,000 Years Old!) With Many Uses Including As A Shoe Polish, Food Additive And Motor Lubricant. You Would Be Reasonable To Think That Putting Shoe Polish On Your Face Wouldn’t Be The Best Idea, But It Turns Out Castor Oil Has Some Unique Properties That Make It A Stalwart In Thick And Gloss-Giving Formulas (Think Lipsticks And Highlighters).
So What Is So Special About It? The Answer Is Its Main Fatty Acid, Called Ricinoleic Acid (85-95%). Unlike Other Fatty Acids, Ricinoleic Acid Has An Extra Water-Loving Part (Aka -OH Group) On Its Fatty Chain That Gives Castor Oil Several Unique Properties. First, It Is Thicker Than Other Oils, Then Its Solubility Is Different (E.G. Dissolves In Alcohol But Not In Mineral Oil), And It Allows All Kinds Of Chemical Modifications Other Oils Do Not, Hence The Lots Of Castor Oil-Derived Ingredients.
It Is Also More Glossy Than Other Oils, In Fact, It Creates The Highest Gloss Of All Natural Oils When Applied To The Skin. Other Than That, It Is A Very Effective Emollient And Occlusive That Reduces Skin Moisture Loss So It Is Quite Common In Smaller Amounts In Moisturizers.
What it Does: Emollient
We Don't Have A Description For This Ingredient Yet
Mica (also called CI 77019)
What it Does: Colorant
A Super Versatile And Common Mineral Powder That Comes In Different Particle Sizes. It Is A Multi-Tasker Used To Improve Skin Feel, Increase Product Slip, Give The Product Light-Reflecting Properties, Enhance Skin Adhesion Or Serve As An Anti-Caking Agent.
It Is Also The Most Commonly Used "Base" Material For Layered Composite Pigments Such As Pearl-Effect Pigments. In This Case, Mica Is Coated With One Or More Metal Oxides (Most Commonly Titanium Dioxide) To Achieve Pearl Effect Via The Physical Phenomenon Known As Interference.
What It Does: Emollient
Irritancy:
Comedogenicity: 0-1
We Don't Have A Description For This Ingredient Yet
What it Does: Emollient, Perfuming
A Clear, Slightly Yellow, Odorless Oil That's A Very Common, Medium-Spreading Emollient. It Makes The Skin Feel Nice And Smooth And Works In A Wide Range Of Formulas.
What it Does: Emulsifying, Viscosity Controlling
We Don't Have A Description For This Ingredient Yet
Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
What it Does: Astringent, Emulsion Stabilising, Perfuming, Viscosity Controlling
We Don't Have A Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Emollient, Emulsifying
Comedogenicity: 3
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Emollient, Perfuming, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling
Irritancy: 2
Comedogenicity: 4
We Don't Have A Description For This Ingredient Yet
What it Does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Surfactant/Cleansing
Irritancy: 0
Comedogencity: 0-1
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Viscosity Controlling, Emulsion Stabilising
A Hydrocarbon Wax Consisting Mainly Of Saturated Straight Chain Hydrocarbons With C18-90+ Carbon Chain Length
It Has A High Melting Point (58-100 C) And It Is Used Mainly In Stick Type Products, Such As Lipstick and Lip Balms To Keep The Product Nice And Solid
What It Does: Emollient
A Low Molecular Weight Dry, Silky Emollient Ester That Gives A Light And Non-Greasy Feel To The Formulas.
It's Great At Reducing The Oily Or Heavy Feeling Caused By Certain Ingredients Such As Sunscreen Agents Or Pigments.
It Also Gives Improved Emolliency, Spreadability And A Smooth, Elegant Feel On The Skin.
What It Does: Emollient
An Odorless And Colorless Emollient Ester (Cetyl Alcohol + Ethylhexanoic Acid) That Gives A Velvety And Silky Feel To The Skin
It Has Great Spreadability And A Non-Oily Feel
It's A Popular Ingredient In Makeup Removers
Cera Alba (also called beeswax)
What It Does: Emollient, Viscosity Controlling, Emulsifying, Perfuming
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0-2
It's The Yellow, Solid Stuff That You Probably Know From Beeswax Candles
It's A Natural Material Produced By Honeybees To Build Their Honeycomb
As For Skincare, It's Used As An Emollient And Thickening Agent
Super Common In Lip Balms And Lipsticks
What It Does: Viscosity Controlling, Perfuming
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Viscosity Controlling
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
Copernicia Cerifera (also called Carnauba wax)
What It Does: Emollient
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1
A Vegetable Wax Coming From The Leaves Of The Brazilian Tropical Palm Tree, Copernicia Cerifera.
Similar To Other Waxes, It Is Used To Stabilize And Give Body To Products, Or To Keep Stick Type Formulas Solid.
It Is The Hardest Natural Wax With A High Melting Point (Around 185°F) And High Gloss Making It A Great Wax Choice For Lip Products.
What It Does: Emollient, Emulsifying
A Mild, Corn-Sugar Derived, Oil-Loving Emulsifier That Helps Oil And Water To Mix Nicely Together.
It Is Safe For Sensitive Skin Or Eye-Care Formulations And Gives A Light, Satiny After-Feel.
It Is Often Used Together With Its Water-Loving Buddy Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate.
What It Does: Viscosity Controlling, Absorbent/Mattifier
A White Powder That's The Major Component Of Glass And Sand. In Cosmetics, It’s Often In Products That Are Supposed To Keep Your Skin Matte As It Has Great Oil-Absorbing Abilities.
It’s Also Used As A Helper Ingredient To Thicken Up Products Or Suspend Insoluble Particles.
What It Does: Viscosity Controlling
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What it Does: Emollient, Perfuming
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Emollient
It's The Triglyceride Of Behenic Acid That Works As A Thickening Or Gelling Agent, As A Compacting Agent For Pressed Powders, And Improves Heat Stability Of Emulsions.
What It Does: Emulsifying
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1-2
A Handy Helper Ingredient That Helps Water And Oil To Mix Nicely Together, Aka Emulsifier.
It Is Especially Recommended For Protective, Baby Care And General Purpose Emollient Creams.
It Also Helps To Disperse Insoluble Particles Nice And Even In Cosmetic Formulas (think color pigments or Zinc/Titanium Dioxide sunscreen)
Palmitoyl Oligopeptide (also called Biopeptide El, Pal-VGVAPG, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12)
What It Does: Cell-Communicating Ingredient
A Six Amino Acid Peptide That Is Claimed To Improve Firmness And Skin Tone. Its Amino Acid Sequence Is Val-Gly-Val-Ala-Pro-Gly That Is Also Called The "Spring Fragment" And Is Repeated Six Times In The Important Skin Protein, Elastin Molecule.
The Manufacturer Made A Double-Blind, One-Month Long Clinical Study On 10 Women And Found That Twice A Day Application Of 4% Biopeptide El Improved Skin Firmness By 33% And Skin Tone By 20%.
What it Does: Emollient
A Low Molecular Weight Dry, Silky Emollient Ester That Gives A Light And Non-Greasy Feel To Formulas.
It's Great At Reducing The Oily Or Heavy Feeling Caused By Certain Ingredients Such As Sunscreen Agents Or Pigments.
It Also Gives Improved Emolliency, Spreadability And A Smooth, Elegant Feel On The Skin.
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil (also called apricot kernel oil)
What It Does: Emollient
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1-2
The Emollient Plant Oil Coming From The Kernel (The Seed Of The Seed) Of The Delicious Apricot Fruit. Like Other Plant Oils, It Contains Antioxidant Vitamin E And Nourishing Fatty Acids (Mostly Oleic Acid 54-74%, Linoleic Acid 12-35%).
It's A Nice General-Purpose Emollient, Having Nourishing And Moisturizing Properties (As A High Oleic Oil It's Ideal For Dry Skin Types) And Is Quite Easily Absorbed Into The Skin.
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
What It Does: Emollient
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 3
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
Tocopherol (also called Vitamin E)
What It Does: Antioxidant
Irritancy: 0-3
Comedogenicity: 0-3
Primary Fat-Soluble Antioxidant In Our Skin
Significant Photoprotection Against UVB Rays
Vit C + Vit E Work In Synergy And Provide Great Photoprotection
Has Emollient Properties, Easy To Formulate, Stable And Relatively Inexpensive
What It Does: Antioxidant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 2
Vitamin C Is A Form Of Skincare Superstar, And Even Though We Are Massive Vitamin C Fans, Ascorbyl Palmitate Is Our Least Favorite.
Ascorbyl Palmitate Is An Attempt By The Cosmetics Industry To Solve The Stability Issues With Vitamin C While Preserving Its Benefits, But It Seems To Fall Short On Several Things
CI 77891 (also called Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891)
What It Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0
CI 77891 Is The Color Code Of Titanium Dioxide.
It's A White Pigment With Great Color Consistency And Dispersibility.
CI 77491 (also called Iron Oxide Red)
What It Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0
Red Iron Oxide Is The Super Common Pigment That Gives The Familiar, "Rust" Red Color
It Is Also The One That Gives The Pink Tones In Your Foundation
Chemically Speaking, It Is Iron III Oxide (Fe2O3)
CI 77492 (also called Iron Oxide Yellow)
What it Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0
Yellow Iron Oxide Is The Super Common Inorganic (As In No Carbon Atom In The Molecule) Pigment That Gives The Yellow Tones In Your Foundation
Blended With Red And Black Iron Oxides, It Is Essential In All "Flesh-Toned" Makeup Products
Chemically Speaking, It Is Hydrated Iron III Oxide And Depending On The Conditions Of Manufacture, It Can Range From A Light Lemon To An Orange-Yellow Shade
CI 77499 (also called Iron Oxide Black)
What It Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0
Black Iron Oxide Is The Super Common Inorganic (As In No Carbon Atom In The Molecule) Pigment That Controls The Darkness Of Your Foundation Or Gives The Blackness To Your Mascara
Blended With Red And Black Iron Oxides, It Is Essential In All "Flesh-Toned" Makeup Products.
Chemically Speaking, It Is A Mixture Of Iron II And Iron III Oxide.
Unlike The Yellow And Red Iron Oxide Pigments, Iron Oxide Black Is Magnetic.
CI 15850:1 (also called Redd 6, Red 7; Ci 15850
What t Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
CI 15850:2 (also called Red 6, Red 7;Ci 15850)
What It Does : Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
CI 77200
We Don't Have Data For This Ingredient Yet
CI 19140 (also called Tartrazine, Yellow 5)
What It Does: Colorant
CI 19140 Or Tartrazine Is A Super Common Colorant In Skincare, Makeup, Medicine & Food
It’s A Synthetic Lemon Yellow That's Used Alone Or Mixed With Other Colors For Special Shades
The FDA Says It's Possible, But Rare, To Have An Allergic-Type Reaction To A Color Additive. As An Example, It Mentions That CI 19140 May Cause Itching And Hives In Some People But The Colorant Is Always Labeled So That You Can Avoid It If You Are Sensitive
CI 45410:2 (also called Red 28, Red 27, Red 27 Lake, Red 28 Lake, Acid Red 92 Phloxine; CI 45410)
What It Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 2
A Cosmetic Colorant Used As A Reddish Pigment
Some Versions Are A Ph-Sensitive Dye That Enables A Colorless Lip Balm To Turn Red/Pink Upon Application
CI 15985:1 (also called Yellow 6; CI 15985)
What It Does: Colorant
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
CI 15850 (also caleed Red 6, Red 7)
What It Does: Colorant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 1
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet
CI42090 (also called Blue 1)
What It Does: Colorant
CI 42090 Or Blue 1 Is A Super Common Synthetic Colorant In Beauty & Food
Used Alone, It Adds A Brilliant Smurf-Like Blue Color, Combined With Tartrazine, It Gives The Fifty Shades Of Green
