It's incredible, the raw material of lipstick is actually used bugs, and the more expensive the lipstick content, after reading it, do you dare to apply it?
This is not a rhetoric, but a factual basis. This bug is called cochineal, and it was first born in Mexico and South America. It parasitizes cacti and feeds on the sap of cacti. Mature cochineal worms contain natural red pigment, and the main component is carmine acid. Generally, as long as it is purified by simple processing, natural red pigment can be obtained. Then the corpse of the cochineal is screened out, purified twice, and finally the finely purified natural pigment is dried, and the raw material of the lipstick is made.
The red pigment extracted by this cochineal is not only not harmful to the human body, but is also widely used in food, medicine, cosmetics and other industries.
Due to the scarcity of cochineal, it naturally led to high value, even close to the price of gold at one time. Generally, the more expensive the lipstick on the market, the higher the natural red pigment in it, compared to today's technology and ruthless grease lipstick, cochineal is simply a good conscience.
When you think that your lipstick is made from tens of thousands of little bugs, do you dare to wear it?