FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF LIPSTICKS USING NATURAL PIGMENTS

lipsticks are the most popular among the cosmetics used among women for the protection and giving shape to the lips adding beauty to the face. The current project is to explore the natural pigments utilization like beet root, Bixa Orellana, Butea Monosperma and synthetic color sunset yellow and compare its properties as that of marketed products in physical and stability aspects. In the preparation of these lipsticks’ utilization of natural edible oils like olive oil and essence like strawberry for the fragrance purposes. Four formulations prepared NL1, NL2, NL3, NL4 and evaluated for color, pH, skin irritation, melting point, force of application and stability studies.

Keywords: lipstick, natural pigments, cosmetics, stability.