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Product Overview
Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetic product which contains oils, waxes, pigments, and emollients that give texture, color,
and protection to the lips. It is a waxy solid in stick form for the lips.
Matte Lipsticks: These type of lipsticks have opaque, deep colors and have a natural look
which does not make the lips look shiny. The lips look thinner after applying matte
lipsticks. Matte lipsticks last more than gloss and other kinds of lipstick.
Gloss: Gloss is the favorite lipstick of women who have thin and small lips. It works as a
lip enhancer by adding shine and lush to the lips and enhances the dimension of depth. It
can be worn with traditional lipstick or alone.
Some of the other types of lipstick are Shimmer, Lipstain, Sheer, etc.
Lipstick contains beeswax, carnauba wax and candelilla wax which enable the mixture to take a recognizable
lipstick shape which can be filled in a tube. Further, lanolin, mineral, castor or vegetable oil are added to the wax.
Lanolin and mineral oil are the oils which are added in majority of the lipsticks. Apart from wax and oils,
preservatives, antioxidants, pigment and fragrances are added to the lipstick.
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