Lipsticks are made usually using moisturizing oils and wax to give the desired shape and colors, this could be natural or artificial. The general ingredients of lipstick include wax, oil, and pigment.

Pigment refers to the color, and waxes offer spreadable texture with shape. Oils such as castor oil, mineral oils, lanolin, cocoa powder, jojoba, petrolatum, etc, can be used to add moisture. Pigments or colored powders are dispersed in the lipstick to give it ultimate color and opacity.

One of the significant aspects of lipsticks to consider is that it is near the mouth. You might accidentally eat it, or unknowingly chew it with the food you eat. Hence certain pigments are restricted in the manufacturing of lip products, or they are confined only to a limited concentration.

The pigment is oil-dispersed and usually doesn’t dissolve, however, it is based on small solid bits in the lipstick. This means they look like a continuous single color— like you add the protein powder to the well-blended shake.

Great lipstick color is a result of well-grounded pigments and an evenly spread lipstick base.