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Lipstick

By: Zuhuur & Suzanne. Lipstick. Lipstick. Leaves of Brazilian Wax Palm Trees(Carnauba wax) Ingredients: -Wax -Oil -Pigments & Dyes -Fragrance -Alcohol -Preservatives and Antioxidants. Natural History of Brazilian Wax Palm Trees. Appearance: tall, palm tree

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Lipstick

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  1. By: Zuhuur & Suzanne Lipstick

  2. Lipstick • Leaves of Brazilian Wax Palm Trees(Carnauba wax) • Ingredients: -Wax -Oil -Pigments & Dyes -Fragrance -Alcohol -Preservatives and Antioxidants

  3. Natural History of Brazilian Wax Palm Trees • Appearance: tall, palm tree • Trees grow to an average of 25-35 feet but can reach up to 50 feet • Grows in South America, equatorial Africa but wax is only harvested in Brazil • Irregular rainy seasons in other areas inhibit the trees from producing wax • In hot months: leaves spread the wax to keep the moisture and protect from dehydration

  4. History in Canada • Good alternative to beeswax • Comes in handy for people who choose to not use animal derived products.  • Tree makes Carnauba wax which then produces daily use items such as dental floss & shoe polishes and cosmetics like lipstick, eyeliner, foundation and deodorant • Ingredient in many foods and household products

  5. How Lipstick Is Made • Melting & Mixing: the raw ingredients for the lipstick are melted and mixed • Molding: lipstick is poured into a tube and is cooled • Labeling and Packaging: lipstick is labeled and packaged • Quality Control: lipstick must pass FDA Standards ( Food and Drug Administration)

  6. Chemicals Involved • Chemical involved: mercury, lead, hydroquinone, antibacterial, and petroleum distillates found in lipstick, sodium laureth sulphate petrolatum • (Lead) its probably not a big deal having lead in lipstick

  7. Waste Products • There is little to no waste in the manufacturing of lipstick • Product is reused whenever possible • The ingredients of lipstick are expensive they are hardly ever thrown out

  8. Importance of Lipstick • Lipstick is the least expensive but are the most popular cosmetic in the world today • Costs as low as $4.00 to $50.00 • Comes in many different colours • Makes women feel attractive and beautiful • Society and the media lets women know that they don’t look pretty without lipstick • Media also makes women believe that women can’t survive without lipstick

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  10. References • "Cosmetics." Compton's by Britannica. 2010 ed. 2010. Print. • All images are from google.ca • An Introduction to Chemicals in Lipstick. (n.d.). ecolife.com - a guide to green living. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.ecolife.com/beauty/cosmetics/lead-chemical-lipstick.html • Carnauba Wax. (n.d.). Bulk organic herbs, spices & essential oils from Mountain Rose Herbs. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.mountainroseherbs • Do cosmetics enhance female Caucasian facial attractiveness? - Mulhern - 2003 - International Journal of Cosmetic Science - Wiley Online Library. (n.d.). Wiley Online Library. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1467-2494.2003.00188.x/abstract • Helmenstine, �. M., & Ph.D.. (n.d.). Carnauba Wax - What Is Carnauba Wax?. Chemistry - Periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://chemistry.about.com/od/foodchemistryfaqs/f/carnauba-wax.htm • Joy, D. (n.d.). Lipstick Ingredients: What is Lipstick Made of. Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/lipstick-ingredients-what-is-lipstick-made-of.html • products. (n.d.). Lipstick: How Products are Made. eNotes - Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More.. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/lipstick

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