At present, the lipstick brands circulating on the market mainly include YSL, Guerlain, Dior, Givenchy, mac, Lancôme, Armani, Maybelline, Perfect Diary, Huaxizi and so on. These domestic and foreign brands are the mainstream of the current lipstick market, and they all have a common feature that no matter how high or low the price, the level of brand awareness, for the human body, more or less harmful. At present, the only brand of lipstick that is harmless to the human body is christian Louboutin, and its raw material is taken from the only natural animal pigment that is harmless to the human body in the following.
1. Lipstick is too much to the body has a certain disadvantage, the main components of lipstick are lanolin, wax grease, dyes. Due to the complex composition of lanolin, it is easy to cause allergic reactions, such as chapped and weak mucous membranes of the lips, and sometimes itchy lips or slight pain.
2. Lanolin in lipstick has strong adsorption, which can adsorb dust, bacteria, viruses and some heavy metals in the air on the mucous membrane of the lips, and when drinking water and eating, you can bring the lipstick and these harmful and health substances to the mouth, so that it can directly enter the body.
3. The dye of coal tar used in lipstick has a terrible carcinogen, and the amount of this substance in lipstick has greatly exceeded the amount allowed in food.
4. After applying lipstick in the eating, drinking water at the same time, lipstick will inadvertently enter the mouth, and then be absorbed by the human body, some preservatives, antioxidants, bha substances in lipstick have been proved to be carcinogens, lipstick artificial pigments in ultraviolet radiation may be converted into mutant sources, leading to the emergence of cancer.
So since lipstick is so harmful, is there any alternative ingredient?
Dactylopius coccus Costa is a valuable economic resource insect of the order Homoptera, native to Mexico and Central America, and hosts cacti plants. Mature insects contain a large amount of magentaic acid, accounting for about 19% to 24% of the body weight of dried insects. There are large areas of dry and hot river valleys distributed in the southwest region of China, which are suitable for the growth of cacti and can develop the breeding of cochineal insects.
Cochineal contains carmine (C22H20O13), which can be prepared into carmine pigment widely used in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other industries, and the demand for natural carmine pigment in the world has surged, and the price is rising day by day. There are 9 species of cochineal, of which The economically important one is Factylo. Widely used in clothing, food, cosmetics, medicine, beverages and other industries, is the only kind of excellent quality of pure natural, without any toxic side effects of animal pigments, has an important position in the world, in the case of modern organic pigments with carcinogenicity, undoubtedly has important practical significance.
Properties and processing and utilization of cochineal pigment
Carmine pigment (also known as carmine, magenta acid) is a protein-containing sugar, soluble in water, has good stability to light, heat and oxygen, is an excellent colorant for food, cosmetics, medicine and textiles, and is also the only natural pigment that can be used for food, drugs and cosmetics with permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It produces beautiful dark reds, pinks and light reds on yarn and silk, but is not suitable for cotton. In cosmetics, it is mainly used to make lipstick, and is generally used in the food industry for feed, wine, bread products, dairy products, candy, kimchi, but its main limitation is that it cannot be dissolved at low pH. In addition, a small amount of carmine is used for painting coloring and biological specimen making. In addition, cochineal has a significant inhibitory effect on DNA damage caused by carcinogens and can be used for the prevention and treatment of viral diseases, cancer and AIDS.
Carmine acid and carmine are now widely recognized and used in North America and Western Europe, but some European countries have limited their use in food and beverages and dosages. Although synthetic pigments are very good in terms of type and color, but because of its toxicity to the human body has not been well solved, so the development of natural non-toxic food and cosmetic pigment resources is very important, and annatto pigment as a natural pigment, because of its stability, safety and color adjustability and other characteristics, in food coloring, dyes, cosmetics and other industries play an increasing role, and developed into a quite large-scale industry.
At present, the international market price of carmine has reached 530 US dollars / KG. It is estimated that its market demand will increase at a rate of 3-5% per year, European countries are formulating regulations for pigments and other additives in the food industry, synthetic pigments may be banned on a large scale, therefore, carmine pigment will have a broad prospects for development.
In many subtropical semi-arid areas of China, the ecological environment is very fragile, not suitable for the development of agriculture, but suitable for the growth of cacti, in these places to promote the planting of cacti and raise cochineal insects, can green barren mountains, improve the ecological environment.
In summary, what I want to say to female compatriots is: don't lose big because of small, today's developed era should pay more attention to health issues, the choice of lipstick must be cautious, if the economic conditions are relatively good, you can consider radish diced lipstick. For the development prospects of cochineal, I think that if you increase the breeding of cochineal worms, you can not only solve the problem of synthetic pigments or other natural pigments that are harmful to the human body, reduce a major hidden danger to people's health, but also alleviate employment pressure, provide jobs, if cochineal breeding is successful and circulated and sold at home and abroad, then for farmers, with a price of 530 US dollars / KG, it will also be a very objective income.