lipsticks

Making lipsticks is just like making lip balms - except with about ten times the color.

Lipstick Making - Day One Anne-Marie 2008

It is an inert, flat oxide that provides for opacity in lipsticks and foundations.

Lipstick Making - Day One Anne-Marie 2008

Micas form the base of most eye shadows and provide the shimmer you see in lipsticks and nail polish.

Anti-Talc - Day Three - Color & Fragrance, Again Anne-Marie 2007

Micas form the base of most eye shadows and provide the shimmer you see in lipsticks and nail polish.

Archive 2007-11-01 Anne-Marie 2007

Popular oils in lipsticks are Sweet Almond Oil, Avocado Oil, Olive Oil and Hempseed oil.

Lipstick making - ingredients & melting Anne-Marie 2008

What this means to you is that butters must be treated with gentle loving care in lipsticks.

Lipstick making - ingredients & melting Anne-Marie 2008

The basic ingredients are covered here but there are many, many more exotic oils, waxes and butters that can be used in lipsticks.

Lipstick making - ingredients & melting Anne-Marie 2008

It seems somewhat ironic that whilst certain toys that have been recently pulled off shelves and generally caused great concern, the concerned mothers themselves have been at risk since their first smear of lipstick when they were five. 22 out of the 33 brand name lipsticks tested by an advocacy group recently were above the limits set for lead content in sweets by the FDA.

Dying to Look Good: Are you dying to see me or is that lead in your lipstick? 2007

A recent product test by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that more than half of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained lead.

More Hip Than Hippie Podcast 2009

A recent product test by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that more than half of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained lead.

More Hip Than Hippie Podcast 2009