Hygienic lipstick and lip balm. Apply or not. Hygiene lipstick is the best lip care

The harmless little things for moisturizing the lips, which everyone uses in the cold season, are not so simple! Let's take a look at their composition.

1. The problem is that most of the hygienic lipsticks are based on a petroleum product - petroleum jelly. If you regularly use such funds, then, willy-nilly, you will constantly swallow some part of the vaseline. You can not put something on the lip area so that it does not fall into digestive tract. According to various sources, for 10 or more years of using Vaseline-based protective products for lips, a person eats from 3 to 5 kg of this oil product! Undoubted harm to health and a sharp increase in the risk of cancer. And cancer leads to 25-26% of deaths of the entire population of the Earth.
2. Despite the fact that Vaseline is unhealthy, it has one advantage. Due to the fact that Vaseline is able to attract (as if to absorb) moisture from the surrounding air, it became possible to use it in hygienic lipsticks and lip balms.
It was believed that if the lips dry, it is necessary to make sure that the moisture itself falls on their surface. This would give the possibility of constant replenishment. But the problem is that as soon as a person with Vaseline-covered lips enters an area with drier air, the Vaseline begins to suck moisture out not from the air, but from the very surface of the lips. That is, the body loses even more moisture, and the lips dry even more.

With the onset of colder months, for many of us, the problem of dry lips becomes an urgent problem. Women absolutely love to apply hygiene products several times a day, believing that this is how they will prevent the physical discomfort and feeling of unattractiveness associated with chapped lips.

Causes of dry lips

We just mechanically reach for a tube of hygienic lipstick and do not even ask ourselves about the causes of the appearance. unpleasant problem. Cosmetologists believe that a number of factors cause such a nuisance as chapped lips. These include exposure to wind, sun, dry air and medicines. People who are not used to using hygiene products, experience a natural reaction when dry lips occur - the need to lick the lips in order to somehow moisturize them. Undoubtedly, this action will temporarily solve the problem, but after drying, the lips become even drier, and the sensations are even more unpleasant.

Can this condition be treated naturally?

Majority physical ailments and ailments are easily eliminated alternative methods, without using chemical substances. It's no secret that lip balm contains a number of unwanted toxins. So if you want to maintain your health in the long run, you can avoid unwanted lip chapping by making sure your body gets enough moisture through drinking. Make it a rule to drink not only tea, but also water during the cold months of the year. This will protect the body from dehydration, and your lips will stop drying and cracking.

In addition, given the increased dryness of the room due to the operation of the central heating system, you can use humidifiers. This trend is especially relevant for the bedroom - a place where a person spends a sufficient amount of time.

What to do if cracks on the lips could not be avoided?

There are a number of natural moisturizers that can be applied if the problem could not be avoided. The two simplest and most natural alternatives are Coconut oil and vitamin E capsules, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. The minerals found in coconut oil not only moisturize the skin, but also treat dryness. Lips after applying coconut oil become soft and silky. Well, the fat-soluble antioxidant vitamin E can do wonders with the lips: it nourishes and regenerates skin cells, in addition, it has a calming effect.

What ingredients in lip balm are undesirable?

Before you start making a choice between coconut oil, vitamin E and regular lip balm, it is useful to study the composition of the cosmetic product. Here is a list of toxic components that may be contained in the products of one or another cosmetic brand: petroleum jelly, paraffin, white wax, saccharin, methylparaben and polyparaben. Fortunately, there are a number of manufacturers on the market who avoid the use of harmful toxic substances in their products.

Can lip balm be addictive?

If you catch yourself thinking that during the long winter months you moisturize your lips dozens of times a day, this habit is not at all chemically addictive. You just developed a pathological craving for artificial hydration. Always remember that our lips must naturally produce new cells. A frequent use balms interfere with the natural processes of skin cells.

Any woman is both a young coquette and caring mommy, - wants to look attractive. And in her cosmetic bag there is always a place for hygienic lipstick, which helps out at different moments of life.

Hygienic lipstick does not apply to decorative cosmetics. In fact, it is therapeutic protective agent. The fact is that the skin on the lips is different hypersensitivity. She reacts painfully to the harmful effects environment. Hygienic lipstick designed to protect lips from all possible consequences exposure to heat, cold, wind and frost. And for babies, she becomes the first means that brings her closer to the world of her mother, to the world of a woman.

But in order for lipstick to cope with all the tasks assigned to it, you need to learn how to choose it correctly.

How to choose hygienic lipstick?

Hygienic lipstick is a solid caring and healing balm. Its main purpose is to moisturize, nourish and soften the lips. However, there are also therapeutic hygienic lipsticks that have a healing effect and allow you to quickly get rid of such unpleasant rashes as acne or herpes.

When choosing a hygienic lipstick, it is better to refuse to buy this product in stalls or small stalls. These places are not always sold quality cosmetics, and storage conditions are rarely observed. The best thing buy hygienic lipstick in trusted cosmetics stores or pharmacies, or make your own lip balm.

Do not focus only on the cost of the product, its appearance and smell. The list of ingredients included in a particular product is a much more reliable selection criterion, so you should always read what is written on the label. Of course, the main components are the same in almost all hygienic lipsticks, but the list of additional additives can vary significantly.

Harmful and prohibited components of hygienic lipsticks

You should refuse to buy lipstick if it contains silicone oil. It is added to extend the shelf life, but silicone does not help moisturize the dermis, but only covers the lips with a thin film that prevents the absorption of vitamins contained in the product.

In addition, it is better to refuse funds, which include camphor and menthol. These components are able to give a feeling of freshness and coolness, but at the same time they dry out the lips a lot, and the young lady has to treat them with lipstick much more often. If a woman likes the slight sensation of cold that such products give, then it is better to buy lipstick, which includes mint oil.

Quite often you can find hygienic lipsticks, which include petrolatum, is a substance banned in the European Union and included in the list of probable carcinogens. Other ingredients will be similar in action - saccharin, paraffin.

Especially carefully and carefully you should choose hygienic lipstick for children.

Ideal and safest hygienic lipstick, which contains a minimum of chemical components. And it doesn’t matter at all that the shelf life of such lipstick will be shorter, but this can protect yourself and your health from exposure to unnecessary chemicals.

the component has been banned in the European Union since 2004 and is included in the list of probable carcinogens “Directive of the European Union. Hazardous Substances (UNECE, 2004)

The optimal composition of hygienic lipsticks

natural wax: bee, carnauba.

Oils: hemp, shea, jojoba, coconut, apricot, castor, cocoa butter, etc.

herbal ingredients: calendula, chamomile, aloe vera, etc.

vitamins: A, E, B 12, C.

The choice of hygienic lipstick for the season

in spring and summer time you should pay attention to hygienic lipstick containing UV filters. This will protect your lips from sunburn And harmful effects ultraviolet light, which causes early aging dermis.

In autumn and winter time preference should be given to lipsticks that are high in fat and cosmetic wax. At the same time, it is desirable that the lipstick is not moisturizing, but nourishing, because when exposed to low temperatures moisture freezes, which leads to microtrauma of the skin.

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Sharafeeva Karina Grade 11

The work is dedicated to topical issue- the health of modern women.

Human beauty is not given once and for all - it is constantly changing. And in accordance with the development of taste as one of the components of culture, people try to look more beautiful.

Already with early age a person's face is exposed to many influences that negatively affect his beauty. The face must be protected from early childhood.

Decorative cosmetics have long served people along with cosmetic products intended for hygienic or therapeutic and prophylactic skin care.

The work is written very lively and good language. The author analyzed the data obtained and included her recommendations for the use of the studied product.

The work is of undoubted practical interest, since it can be used as a manual for chemical circles, elective courses, and extracurricular activities.

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Municipal budgetary educational institution

secondary school No. 1

Research work on the topic:

"Lipstick"

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11th grade student

MBOU secondary school №1

Sharafeeva Karina

Head: chemistry teacher

Belova Svetlana Sergeevna

With. Alexandrov - Guy 2013 - 2014 academic year

Introduction…………………………………………………………… 3

1.Main part

The history of the development of lipstick ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Components of lipstick…………………………… 6
Lipstick production.……………………………… 9
Positive and negative effects of lipstick on a person ……………………………………………………………… 10

2. Experimental part

2.1. Chemical study of lipstick………………… 12

2.2. Organoleptic quality indicators of lipstick………… 13

3. Sociological survey of schoolchildren………………………... 15

4. Conclusion……………………………………………………. 16

5. Literature…………………………………………………….. 17

Introduction

Human beauty is not given once and for all - it is constantly changing. And in accordance with the development of taste as one of the components of culture, people try to look more beautiful.

To decorate the face with paints humanity in different times treated differently. Lipstick, like most cosmetics, comes from ancient Egypt. beauties used dark shades, which were prepared from red ocher; there were no other lip dyes then. Subsequently, lipstick from various natural ingredients used in almost every country in the world. It was used by men and women, it was forbidden and allowed.

Lipstick for a modern woman is not just required attribute women's handbags. At the very least, this is a tool that can make you brighter and more attractive, allowing you to gain self-confidence. But this is not enough for fashionistas: lipstick must still protect and restore delicate skin lips: in winter - from exposure to cold, in summer - from ultraviolet rays. 100 years ago, lipstick had only one property - coloring, decorative; now it is both a means of care and a protective barrier to adverse factors.

The purpose of this work is to analyze the organoleptic and chemical indicators of the quality of lipstick.

To achieve this goal, the following tasks were set:

Studying characteristics;
The study of the positive and negative effects on human health, this product;
A chemical and organoleptic analysis of the quality of lipstick samples was carried out.

The history of the development of lipstick

To understand the ever-changing trends in cosmetics, it will be interesting to look at its development. People have been using cosmetics for a very long time. Lipstick was first used in Mesopotamia about 5,000 years ago.

Archaeologists already in the layers of the Ice Age find red sticks, pointed with a characteristic cone. This is the lipstick of prehistoric coquettes. For 45 centuries BC, those who inhabited the banks of the Nile, lipstick, blush and mascara were no longer a curiosity.

During excavations in one of the ancient settlements, traces of paint were found - a mixture of fat and coloring matter, which in its composition approximately corresponded to modern lipstick. Lipstick was made in this way:

hollow stems of plants were filled with a red dye. The paint was mixed with animal fat.

IN Ancient Egypt used bright and dark shades to make the lips look smaller.

The Roman philosopher Plato (254-184 BC) wrote - "A woman without makeup is like food without salt."

A pale face was in vogue until the mid-18th century, when French fashionistas began to use red rouge and lipstick to give a healthy glow to their faces.

There was a time when lipstick was used only by men. In the 18th century, they did this so that the lips did not merge with the beard and mustache. In the 18th century, the contrast between white skin and red lips came into fashion, which was difficult to achieve due to the smallpox epidemic that disfigured the face. Most cosmetic recipes of that time, herbs, flowers, vegetables, spring water and even berries were used. At the same time, almost all cosmetical tools were created by local pharmacists and contained dangerous things - mercury and nitric acid. All this not only had a bad effect on the skin, but was also life-threatening! (That's right, beauty requires sacrifice!)

At the end of the 19th century, it was believed that only actresses, representatives of a not very "decent" profession, could use lipstick. In Germany, until recently, the use of lipstick was considered a sign of bad taste, so fashionistas bit their lips to make them look plump.

But cinema appeared - and theatricality became fashionable. Applying lipstick has become a true art, which has its own styles. "Rosebud" - the shape of the lips, created by the master of Hollywood makeup Max Factor, popular in the 20s. Form "Stung by a bee" - allowed the lipstick not to be absorbed into Foundation(It was also called "Vampire Lips"). "Arc of Cupid" - lips with clearly defined corners.

Lipstick in her modern form- a pencil in a pencil case - appeared in the 20s of the last century and throughout this time remains the most popular tool decorative cosmetics. Today, lipstick is used by most women around the world and in this they are no different from their ancestors who lived in ancient civilizations.

But the composition of the product has changed significantly. If many centuries ago, various vegetable, quickly washed-off dyes were used to color the lips, then modern lipstick is a complex mixture of waxes, fats, oils, dyes, pigments, fragrances, flavors, antioxidants, preservatives, fragrances and various nutritional and protective additives. In short, lipstick is a fat-wax system that does not contain water.

Until the 20s of the last century, lipstick was produced in jars, like petroleum jelly, and carmine, which was obtained from a special type of insect, was used as the main dye. cocus cacti. Carmine did not allow making an intense red lipstick; zinc oxide was added to brighten the product. A landmark event in the history of lipstick was the appearance in the 30s of indelible dyes. In Russia, cosmetic factories used dyes Eosins and Rhodamines, which were dissolved in castor oil when heated and stirred for a long time. Eosins and Rhodamines made it possible to obtain persistent lipsticks, as well as "chameleon" lipsticks - yellow, pink, blue in pencils, which changed color when applied to the lips.

Initially, it was believed that lipstick should give the lips a bright red color. The only difference was that blue-red shades were created for brunettes, and orange-red for blondes. All these tones were supposed to give the face a dramatic effect.

In the 1920s and later, until the 1940s, they "wore" small lips, not painted over to the tips; lipstick was dark and helped visually reduce the size of the mouth. After the war, a completely different type of appearance became popular - women sought to make their appearance more striking. The emphasis was on the lips. In the 50s, it became natural to paint lips to work in the garden or go grocery shopping.

70s and 80s - mother-of-pearl. To get mother-of-pearl lipstick, mother-of-pearl pastes from fish scales, and then pearlescent pigments based on mica and titanium dioxide, as well as pearlescent pastes based on bismuth oxychloride.

Thus, the main composition of the lipstick and the scheme of its creation are clearly formed.

1.2 Components of lipstick

Decorative lipstick, which we are talking about, includes two main parts - the base and the coloring mixture.

THE BASIS. The basis of lipstick consists of structure-forming elements - waxes and wax-like substances; emollients - fats, oils; film-forming components. The structure of the lipstick is determined the right choice the above components. Of the waxes and wax-like ingredients, the most commonly used are candelilla, carnauba, bees, ceresin, paraffin, microcrystalline waxes, silicone waxes.

Carnauba and Candelilla are natural plant waxes derived from the Brazilian palm trees Copernia cerifera and the leaves of the candilla herb native to Mexico. Currently, many manufacturing companies produce synthetic or modified waxes, which differ significantly from natural waxes in terms of structure-forming properties, and manufacturers need to pay attention to what wax they use in lipstick.

A mixture of oils is necessary to give the lipstick softness, the smear - ease of application. Film-forming components contribute to obtaining a brilliant, stable smear.

The main oil used in lipsticks is Castor oil with high viscosity. It softens the lips well, making them supple. It is used in the composition of lipsticks, in fact, by all firms.

In addition, the lipstick contains Vaseline oil, or liquid paraffin. In order to give lightness and shine to the smear, IPM, Cetiol and other substances are introduced into the composition of the lipstick.

Silicone derivatives and polymers are used as film-forming components. As softening additives, the fatty components of lanolin and its derivatives are used.

Among the additives present in the composition of any lipstick, the most popular formulations that care for lips are vitamins A and E, drugs that improve tissue regeneration with anti-inflammatory action, hyaluronic acid, plant extracts on oil based, sun filters. Some of the additives are determined by fashion - nylons that give shine, pearlescent pigments that reflect light. Also, all lipsticks necessarily contain preservatives that are designed to preserve the properties of lipstick for as long as possible and antioxidants that prevent its oxidation. The fragrance hides the smell of raw lipstick.

Types of lipsticks

Depending on the composition, lipsticks are divided into:

moisturizing,

nutritional,

persistent,

hygienic,

Lip gloss.

Part moisturizing lipstickusually include avocado oil, cocoa, castor, sunflower or coconut, chamomile extract. Coloring pigments are selected on the basis of vegetable or mineral waxes. Moisturizing lipstick does not just color the lips, giving them wet shine and increasing them optically, but also softens, preventing peeling. It is best to use it in spring and summer, when lips are most affected by dryness and heat. The disadvantages of moisturizing lipstick include the fact that it wears off quickly and leaves marks.

Nourishing lipstickcreated on the basis of wax, coloring pigments and powder. It protects lips from cracks in the cold season, but is not quite comfortable on the lips - it is impossible to forget about its presence due to the large amount of wax in its composition.

Part long-lasting and super-long-lasting lipsticksincludes coloring pigments mixed with volatile esters. When the esters evaporate some time after application, a colored film remains on the lips. This lipstick leaves no residue and can stay on the lips for 6-12 hours (resistant) and 20 - 24 hours (super-resistant). Long-lasting lipstick is easy to achieve a clear make-up, it is easy to apply and has a pleasant texture. However, you shouldn't use long-wear lipstick every day, especially if you have dry lips, as it will also dry them out a bit. Its disadvantages include the feeling of a film on the lips.

Hygienic lipstickscontain vitamins, nourishing, moisturizing and antiseptic substances. Often it contains UV filters. Hygienic lipstick prevents dryness and cracking - It is ideal for gentle care behind the lips b cold period. Unfortunately, hygienic lipstick is not able to replace the usual one, as it does not shade the lips. It should be used more for therapeutic and prophylactic than decorative purposes.

Lip gloss contains vegetable dyes in a small amount, the proportion of oils in it is much higher, so it has a transparent shade. Its composition includes vegetable oils and vitamins. Glitter is perfect for natural makeup giving it a natural look. The disadvantages of gloss include the fact that it spreads easily, so you need to apply it very carefully, as it can blur, and the contours of the mouth will look fuzzy.

1.3 Production of lipstick.

First of all, prepare the fat base. All components are weighed, melted at a certain temperature, which depends on the presence of solid components, in special boilers.

Coloring paste is prepared separately. For her, pigments and dyes are crushed to 10-15 microns. This is required so that the result is a lipstick of a uniform texture, without solid particles. The degree of grinding is checked by a special apparatus with a grindometer.

Then the base and coloring paste are combined and mixed for about 60 minutes with various mixers at a speed of 500-700 rpm. There is a period of gradual cooling. At a temperature of 65-70°, antioxidants, active additives and fragrances are added. Then the mass is mixed again and enters the homogenizer. This device is also used in the production of creams and mascaras and is needed to make the mass homogeneous, so that the lipstick acquires a plastic structure as a result. The mixture is stirred in it at a speed of 1.5 to 3 thousand revolutions per minute. And after that it is subjected to vacuum treatment so that there is no accumulation of air in the mass of lipstick. The mass is ready, it is poured into containers and crystallized within 48 hours.

Finally, molding begins. Some companies start their production process from this stage if they purchase ready-made masses. There are several ways of molding: manual, automatic, semi-automatic. Automatic lines involve the production of huge batches of products. As a rule, companies do not need to produce so many lipsticks of the same tone.

With the manual method, the mass is again loaded into special boilers equipped with a double jacket (water or oil is poured into the gap), and melted at 75 °. Then again mix at a low speed (36-40 rpm), so as not to force air, and pour into pre-prepared metal molds. Forms with fondant are moved to a refrigerated table for cooling and structuring.

Fashionable now various forms lipstick pencils - beveled, with a "diamond cut", cone-shaped, etc., are made at the molding stage. You can also make various logos, flowers, hearts on the cut of lipstick. True, the so-called "laser cutting" is still being done only by Italian factories.

Now lipsticks can be packed in pencil cases. Most companies that carefully monitor the quality of their products prefer manual way moldings. Modern equipment allows packers not to touch lipstick pencils with their hands, a special device is used for this, but at the same time, defects are carefully monitored.

When the lipstick is inserted into the pencil case, it is subjected to melting - heat treatment using special lamps, during which microbes from the air are destroyed. In addition, melting gives the lipstick a marketable appearance. Then the pencils are screwed deep into the pencil case, the pencil case is closed and transferred to the packaging.

Quality control is mainly carried out at three stages: mass preparation, molding and melting. Something like this, with some variations, is the process of producing lipstick for most companies.

Positive and negative effects of lipstick on a person.

If the lipstick is of high quality, then it does not pose any threat to human health. Lipstick, on the contrary, has a positive effect on the skin of the lips. Lipstick protects lips from drying out. After all, there are no sebaceous glands on the lips.

For example: Nourishing lipsticksprotect lips from cracks in the cold season, because they include a large number of wax.Moisturizing lipsticksnot only color the lips, but also soften them, preventing peeling. They include avocado oil, cocoa, castor, sunflower or coconut oil, chamomile extract. The disadvantages include rapid erasure.Long Lasting & Super Long Lasting Lipsticksleave no residue and can stay on the lips for up to 24 hours. They are easy to apply and have a pleasant texture. They include coloring pigments mixed with esters. When the latter disappear, a colored film remains on the lips. But it is not recommended to use persistent lipsticks every day, as they dry out the lips.

Hygienic lipsticksdo not contain dyes and are designed to soften and protect the mucous membrane of the lips from chapping, dryness and cracks.

You can use such lipstick without fear, as it undergoes a thorough experimental and clinical testing; the degree of biological activity and the harmlessness of its constituent substances, the ability of one or another lipstick component to penetrate the skin barrier and mucous membrane are determined.

The composition of hygienic lipsticks includes natural high-quality fats and biologically active substances: vitamins, plant extracts. Lipstick "Healing" contains vitamin A, "Hygienic" extracts of St. John's wort and yarrow.

The composition of lipstick "Aibolit" included biologically active ingredient Azulene, obtained from chamomile. This lipstick has a beneficial effect on the mucous membrane of the lips and, in addition, is a good prophylactic against such diseases of the lips as seizures, or cheilitis.

However, if the lipstick contains petroleum products (mineral oils, crystalline paraffins and microcrystalline wax),. it causes tangible harm to the body of a woman. Scientists have found that these substances have an unpleasant property to accumulate in the kidneys, liver and lymph nodes.

One example - article by Yulia Larionova " Beautiful lips- a diseased liver" in the weekly "Courier", 28 of July 20-26, 2000:

"When choosing a lipstick, you should pay attention not only to its shade, but also to the composition. Doctors and environmentalists warn: many lipsticks are made on the basis of harmful synthetic substances. It is much easier to make lipstick from them than from natural oils which require a lot of skill and time to work with. So chemists have come up with many synthetic substitutes that really give lipstick improved qualities. But if herbal remedies are harmless, then mineral oils, as well as petroleum products, settle in the liver, kidneys and lymph nodes, and this is fraught with many diseases, poor health, and contributes to the appearance of increased fatigue syndrome. And with prolonged ingestion of crystalline paraffin used in lip products, inflammatory processes in heart valves. This also applies to many products. well-known manufacturers cosmetics. Look at the composition of your lipstick. Petroleum products and chemical fats can "hide" under the guise of paraffin, microcrystalline wax, petrolatum (this is petroleum jelly obtained from petroleum residues), mineral oils, ceresite, methicon and others.

A few years ago the WHO World Organization Health) even set a limit - a person can receive no more than 0.01 milligrams of mineral oils per kilogram of their weight daily. But, using lipsticks, pencils, lip gloss, women involuntarily "eat" much more and harm their health (and when kissing, men also eat all this rubbish - we will add when quoting). Ecologists and doctors believe that companies should completely abandon the use of harmful petroleum products and follow the path of using natural products. But it doesn't work for companies."

The results of recent studies suggest that such an almost mandatory attribute of cosmetics as lipstick contributes to an increased risk of developing malignant oncological diseases of the digestive system and oral cavity. During the study, which is described here in question, its authors studied samples of 30 species modern products lip care. The results were very sad, as every third sample was made on the basis of fat products obtained from low-quality oil.

Lipstick an essential attribute of any women's cosmetic bag, because makeup would not be complete without her. Once upon a time, anything was added to lipstick for durability and brightness, but today, thanks to modern chemistry it contains cosmetic products for lip care. This is very important, because the skin of the lips does not have sebaceous glands, therefore, it needs protection from aggressive environmental factors. Good and quality lipstick necessarily contains nourishing, protective and moisturizing components, however, in spite of this, harmful ingredients can also be found in its composition.

Damage to lipstick

Quality expensive pomade for lips not so dangerous compared to cheap ones, because budget resources may actually be poisonous. Cheap lipsticks contain aggressive chemical dyes, as well as heavy metal salts. Be wary of luminous and sparkling lipsticks, they contain substances that, when exposed to the sun, release atomic oxygen. It is a very strong oxidizing agent that causes rapid aging.

So before you buy lipstick pay attention to its composition. This will avoid adverse effects in the form of itching, burning or even inflammation. For example, lanolin, often used for moisturizing, can interfere with the performance of gastrointestinal tract, and carmine dye is the strongest allergen.

Another interesting fact concerns petroleum jelly, which is used to soften in lipstick. In fact, if you use it regularly, the skin becomes very dry and there is a desire to touch up the lips again, as a result, we observe vicious circle. By the way, lipstick manufacturers do not want to tell buyers about this, because. demand for products may fall!

Also, the composition of lipsticks includes paraffin and microcrystalline wax, which are obtained during the processing of petroleum products. If the concentration of these substances at regular use lipstick will increase, then the liver, kidneys and lymph nodes are affected. Solid paraffins in the composition of the lipstick are necessary for the thickness of the lipstick, they allow the lipstick not to spread on the lips. Paraffin particles get on the tooth enamel and provoke the accumulation of bacteria. The result is microcracks on the teeth and the appearance of caries.

There are several types of lipsticks, we will dwell on some in more detail, because. they are most common on store shelves.

Nourishing lipstick

Suitable for the autumn-winter period, because it has a lot of fatty components. Before applying it on the lips, it is recommended to use contour pencil so that the border is clear and does not spread.

Moisturizing lipstick

Typically contains vegetable oils: castor, coconut, avocado, cocoa and extracts various herbs. Its main drawback is that it is not very stable and you will often have to tint your lips. In addition, it can leave stains on clothes that are not so easy to wash. Recommended for spring and summer.

Long Lasting & Super Long Lasting Lipstick

This different lipsticks. The first will not be “eaten” by the natural movement of the lips, for example, during conversations. The second will generally remain on the lips in the form in which it was applied even when eating or kissing. The disadvantage of a super-resistant lipstick is that it dries out the lips, so it is recommended to additionally use gloss or balm.

Volume lipstick

Such a product contains retinol and collagen, which allows you to make lips juicier, they look fuller. When applied, a tingling sensation is created. Recommended for older women, especially for those whose lips have lost their elasticity.

Hygienic lipstick

There are no dyes in its composition, so it only gives a barely noticeable glow. Hygiene lipstick has protective properties, restores the epidermis, nourishes and cares. Sometimes this category also includes lip balms with essential oils. The balm is recommended to be used even by men, especially in cold weather.

How to choose lipstick

Experts say that the color of lipstick on the lips is significantly different from how it looks in the tube, so lipstick selection delicate matter. If the store offers you a sampler, then apply lipstick on the fingertips, where the skin looks like the skin of the lips. lipstick colors are diverse, and therefore it is necessary to take into account the features appearance. If the lips are large, then soothing shades of brown, bronze and purple will do. For thin lips it is recommended to choose light colors.

Makeup artists recommend blondes to use shades of cappuccino or lilac, the colors of red berries will also look advantageous. Ladies with golden hair fit peach and coral lipstick, and if the hair has a red tint, then an excellent choice is the color of cinnamon and terracotta. For brunettes, it is better to opt for rich pink, ruby, plum, dark brown and dark cherry, and light pink will also look good.

And finally, the shelf life of lipstick should not exceed three years, so throw away expired products without regret, because lip health is much more important than ridiculous savings.