How to use Cochineal to make lipstick? Here how you do, cochineal also called carmine, is a red insect dye that has been utilize for ages to color clothing, medicines, and cosmetics. Cochineal is use to color lipstick, blush, and eye shadow in the beauty industry. Absolutely stunning color is produce by this cochineal dye. Reds that result from it are vivid, strong, and deep.

WHAT DOES TAKES TO MAKE COCHINEAL LIPSTICK

• The cochineal bug is cook, dry in the sun, then crush before being combine with an acidic alcohol solution to produce cochineal lipstick
• It produces a variety of vivid colours, but is most frequently use to make red dye. These colours range from crimson to pink, purple, or peach. For just one pound of dye, 70,000 cochineal insects are require.

PROCESS OF MAKING COCHINEAL LIPSTICK

Process of making cochineal lipstick is very simple underneath are the following steps

Cochineal bugs are very common food dyes

1. First we take chochineal bugs are grind them
2. After grinding is done you can see it in the form of powder
3. Now place this powder in a lid or somewhere else at dry place
4. Now adding a few drops of water
5. You will see it will immediately turn into brilliant red dye

These were the steps of how to make color for a lipstick to dye now we will see how we can make lipstick of this cochineal dye

MAKING LIPSTICK

1. Take 1tsp of coconut oil
2. Put oil in a jar, add cochineal dye that we made.
3. Stir it
4. Now put it in a stick
5. After few minutes you are good to use your lipstick

Note: You can also use any other natural color like beetroot etc.

DOES LIPSTICK INCLUDE BUGS

Crushed cochineal bugs, which are cacti-dwelling insects, are frequently use to make the crimson lipstick colour. Insect carcasses are boil in ammonia or sodium carbonate solution to produce the colour, often known as carmine red or carminic acid.

COCHINEAL IS IT NOT TOXIC?

In lab tests, cochineal was found to be non-toxic. Cochineal is a safe and naturally derived food colouring for the vast majority of people.

IF MY LIPSTICK CONTAINS COCHINEAL, HOW DO I KNOW?

Look for “CI 75470,” “cochineal extract,” “crimson lake,” “natural red 4,” or “carmine” in the ingredient lists. That shows that it have cochineal in it

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