Vegan lipsticks by brands like Urban Decay and Too Faced have proven that clean composition can still yield a luxe look. Thank you [email] for signing up. Please enter a valid email address. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for Byrdie. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page.
These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. Makeup Lips. By Mandy Zee Mandy Zee. Mandy Zee is a former contributor for Byrdie. During the early s, American lipstick consisted of beeswax, olive oil, and crushed insects. Alternatively, lipstick was sometimes made by mixing lard with pigmented powder.
These formula combinations had incredibly short lifespans — turning rancid in just a few hours! Inventions in this decade included lipgloss, and the first attempts at long-lasting, waterproof lipstick formulas.
Manufacturers experimented with new packaging designs during the economic boom of the roaring twenties. Other brands developed double-ended tubes with a lipstick on one end and a perfume at the other. This particular lipstick later became a firm favorite of Audrey Hepburn in the s. Flavored lipsticks were also introduced this decade the cherry flavor was especially popular. It contained just a matchbook of disposable lip paint-covered sticks and a mirror.
James Bruce Mason Jr. This made lipstick application a lot easier and enabled flappers to begin applying their makeup in public with ease. Want more? Check out our research on flapper makeup including lipstick and style. Innovation in the lip product industry ramped up in the s.
Manufacturers designed multi-functional cases for lipstick, invented new, shinier lipstick finishes, and added heavy amounts of perfume to lipsticks to create a new two-in-one product. In a New York senator attempted to regulate the use of cosmetics.
His concern arose after learning that a depilatory cream called Koremlu contained a harmful substance thallium acetate that was poisoning people. Princess Marina married the Duke of Kent in Their wedding gifts included a solid gold lipstick case set with sapphires. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was eventually passed in The industry got creative with packaging in the s.
During the war era, lipstick packaging was often disguised as binoculars, and sometimes carried useful accessories like flashlights for blackouts. A lot of formula development happened in the s. Levels of carnauba, beeswax, and bromo acids were cut to help reduce the drying effect that the previous formula produced.
Shimmering lipsticks were a hot trend during the fifties. Largely unknown to the consumer, these were made from animal excrements.
Liquid lipsticks were also in vogue. White lipstick was another new fad — with the white pigment produced by titanium. This imposed a ban on colorants in cosmetics with links to cancer in humans or animals.
The frosted lips trend continued, but the fish scale and waste ingredients were replaced with titanium dioxide, iron oxides, and mica. Lipstick manufacturers also started including baby powder and baby oil in their formula. The biggest advancement in the formula, however, was the addition of a spectrophotometer to the coloring process.
This resulted in a better color range and a more uniform batch of each shade. Lipstick production became increasingly viewed as an exact scientific process by the industry as the Food and Color Additive Amendments came into effect. As a result, manufacturers were more careful with ingredients. The number of colorants used in makeup production began to fall dramatically as a result. The FDA put forward a series of regulations that were later challenged some successfully and others not by the cosmetic industry.
The disco fever era warranted glossy, dark lips. The industry began flaming lipstick as a result. This involved running lipstick through flames at an ultra-quick speed, causing the lipstick to melt on the outside and harden as shiny.
The natural look was also in vogue, especially within the feminist movement. Consumers increasingly demanded cosmetics made from natural products. Lipstick manufacturers developed their lipsticks using plant extracts, flavored their formula with natural products, and focused on the alleged medicinal benefits of lipstick in their marketing campaigns. Sperm whale oil was commonly used in cosmetics including lipstick up until this era. Further regulation came into effect during the s. This included color delistings, self-regulatory practices at an industry-wide level, and new legislation in certain US states.
A harmful ingredient, hydroxyanisole , was removed from lipsticks in after the discovery that it strips pigment from the lips. Glow-in-the-dark lipstick became a novelty for a short period of time. It was banned by the FDA because the glow was created from an unapproved color additive zinc sulfide. The natural trend was back, with many brands marketing vitamin and herb ingredients in lipstick.
Some marketing campaigns hinted at hemp in their formula providing a high or a mellow-out effect to wearers. This system operates via industry-wide ingredient tests and voluntary reporting. Many US states passed environmental regulations with an emphasis on recycling and waste management in the s that had an impact on the lipstick industry.
Brown and nude shades were super popular in the mainstream, while nineties grunge girls rocked deeper shades like plums, maroons, and even deep black! Innovations continued into the s, with a heavy focus on creating long-wearing lipstick and transfer-proof technology in particular. The discussion around transfer-proof lipstick even reached elite scientist levels. The Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gille De Gennes, described the difficulty involved in developing a transfer-proof, but also soft and smooth-finish, lipstick formula.
He discussed the creation of a transfer-proof lipstick with block copolymer that transforms into a gel when it meets saliva as a solution. A significant issue with lipstick packaging in the modern era is waste. Squawkfox estimates about 2 dollars worth of each CoverGirl Nature Luxe lip balm is wasted due to shoddy packaging! Lipstick is one of the cheapest cosmetic products to produce, and also one of the most popular makeup products among consumers.
Rest assured — we can expect a ton of innovation in this lucrative market in the future. Plus, the ingredients evolution is continuing. Soon our lipsticks will contain ingredients that are not only harmless but also have health benefits! Scientists have experimented with acylated and nonacylated anthocyanins as colorants in lipstick. They are typically used in herbal medicine.
Another study investigated the antioxidant effect of purple yam anthocyanins when used as lipstick pigment. Placing the anthocyanin into the lipstick weakened but did not eliminate the antioxidant effect.
In a patent application was submitted for a special push-or-pull lipstick tube. It features a lid-operated control unit to prevent the tube lid from falling off. A recent study investigated the feasibility of a 3D printed, personalized lipstick applicator. This special applicator would mold to the exact shape of lips — removing the need to use a mirror when applying this lipstick.
Only time will tell if these tube and 3D print innovations can dominate the lipstick market in the future. With the full-lip look rising in popularity, lip plumping tools have become increasingly popular in the past 10 years. In , there was a scare in relation to lead found in lipsticks. Lipstick Ingredients! July 8, September 27, Common lipstick ingredients Wax — The main ingredient of every lipstick is wax, which gives the lipstick base that is easily applied to the lips.
Most commonly used types are beeswax, candelillaand carnauba wax. The last of them, carnauba wax, is extracted from the leaves of the Brazilian wax trees, making it more expensive than first two types. The most commonly used types are vegetable oil, castor oil, lanolin oil, mineral oil and even cocoa butter.
Pigment — Lipsticks come in incredible variety of colors, and pigments are the substance that allows them to gain every shade of color imaginable. Women have incredible preference to even subtle color shades, which is forcing the manufacturers to produce lipsticks in wide variety of colors.
Preservatives and antioxidants — Lipsticks are not products that can be used for extremely long periods of time. They have ingredients that degrade over time, and right mixture of preservatives and antioxidants can play a big role in the prolonging of their shelf life. One useful tactics for prolonging their life is refrigeration. If you want to use your lipsticks for a long time, store them in your refrigerator! Alcohol — This ingredient is used as a solvent for the wax and oils.
Fragrance — Oils, waxes, pigments, and other ingredients that are present in the lipstick can sometimes emit their own smell, so many manufacturers add little fragrance to make it peasant to the nose. Harmful ingredients Many lipstick brands use lead as one of their ingredients. Even though lead can be very harmful if ingested, regularity bodies of many countries limit the use of this element with strict rules.
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