Ingredients Contained in Cosmetics
Cosmetics used by the Romans and the inhabitants of ancient Egypt containing mercury. The ingredients present in cosmetics may also surprise: the lipstick, for example, contain substances obtained from the shiny fish scales, called pearl essence or essence. This subheading is a suspension in half, very often composed of nitrocellulose and amyl acetate, guanine pearly sheets drawn from the scales of certain fish.
Are also classified in this subheading synthetic hydrocarbon containing mainly lead, lead arsenate and titanium coated mica, presenting the same appearance as the natural product of pearl essence. The essence of synthetic pearl is also known as nacreous dimercury dichloride. Underutilized due to high cost and extreme fragility of this dye.
For a pearly glow in lipsticks, eye shadows and in rouge is also used in mica, a natural mineral. Mica, translucent nature, is covered with a thin layer of titanium dioxide that makes the color of the stone appears in various shades, creating different effects; by varying the thickness of titanium dioxide, changes tone.
The red of the lipstick is obtained from ferrous oxide (rust) or organic pigments. Normally the pigment is sprayed, and very finely divided leaves mixed with castor oil (castor oil), and this mixture in turn binds to a waxy base to create the final product. The red color of some eye shadow is obtained from carmine stain, powder made from dried bodies of female cochineal insects called. This is incredibly expensive and rarely used. Pure carmine staining is often more expensive than gold.