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Is Carmine In Your Mineral Makeup Or Lipsticks?

Answer: Carmine is not a colorant we choose to use to achieve our red or pink shades in our mineral cosmetics or lipsticks and lip shine.  Only iron oxides are used to achieve our lovely mineral makeup foundations, bronzer, blush and lip colors.

The truth is, the origin of this shade comes from the Cochineal beetle which is crushed to create the color that we find in Popsicles, gelatin, fruit drinks, cosmetics, processed foods, lollipops, etc.

FULL ARTICLE: Is Carmine In Your Mineral Makeup Or Lipsticks?

Posted by Katie at April 1, 2011 8:57 am | No Comments »