Now herbal lipsticks

By Jyoti Singh

Jan 8, 2019

New Delhi: Lipstick is the most used cosmetics all over the world. It enjoyed its global share $5760 million in 2016 and expected to reach $8670 million in 2021.

To provide a safe, non-toxic and eco-friendly substitute to synthetic colours, the Scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Himalayan Bio resource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) have extracted natural colours and dyes from the natural occurring vegetables and plants sources.

The main concern in natural colours is the stability. To overcome this issue natural colours were stabilized by natural methods and used for preparation of beauty enhancing and health protecting cosmetic composition i.e. Herbal Lipstick. It is prepared in different shades like cherry red, pink, purple and orange by use of natural colours derived from vegetable and plants sources and blended with different essential oils in cosmetically suitable base materials.

These herbal lipsticks have potential to beautify the texture and shade of lips and to provide health promoting and protective effects. According to Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director, CSIR-IHBT, “The developed technology provides a process for preparation of herbal lipstick and has great market potential with additional health promoting effects”.

Herbal lipsticks developed by CSIR-IHBT
Cosmetics are used by different classes of people worldwide for beautification since ancient time. However, during last few decades, there has been tremendous increase in use of cosmetics. The daily use of cosmetics may lead to localized skin problems and the harmful effects are caused by skin or oral absorption of some chemical substances. The toxic elements are related to mineral pigments which are used as colouring agents.

Numerous cosmetics used daily are applied in very sensitive areas like lips where the absorption of toxic material is very high. Lipstick is the common cosmetic item worn by women in their day-to-day life. It is a product holding primary ingredients like waxes, pigments and oils that imparts shading, texture and softness to the lips. Fragrances and preservatives are additionally included, to prevent lipstick from becoming rancid.

Synthetic colours and dyes used in lipstick might be responsible for various allergies, skin irritation, skin discoloration, dermatitis, neurotoxicity and cancers. However, due to increased awareness in the consumers, the concern towards quality of products has been amplified. “Nowadays, natural colours and dyes become important commodities in today’s global forethought because of hazardous effects of synthetic dyes to human, animals as well as to environment. These lipsticks may provide a solution to all these problems” said Dr Kumar.
—India Sceince Wire

Tariff tangles: Global courier giant suspends high-value shipments to US

Washington: US President Donald Trump's new tariff regime has also impacted another sector - courier shipments to citizens in the country beyond a certain value. DHL Express announced it is...

India’s forex, money markets have doubled in last 4 years: RBI Governor

Mumbai: India’s financial markets have developed into a dynamic and resilient force to fuel economic growth with an almost doubling of the foreign exchange market from $32 billion in 2020...

MTNL defaults on over Rs 8,300 crore loan repayments, debt surges

Mumbai: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) on Saturday said it has defaulted on loan repayments of over Rs 8,300 crore to multiple banks. According to its stock exchange filing, the...

India’s pharma exports surpass $30 billion in FY25, US top market

New Delhi: In a significant achievement, the pharmaceutical exports from India crossed $30 billion in the last financial year (FY25), with the US remaining as a key market with more...

Indian stock markets rally over 4.5 pc in holiday-shortened week

Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices wrapped up the week on a strong recovery by surging over 4.5 per cent -- driven by positive signals from both domestic and global factors, experts...

India’s forex rises for 6th straight week to touch $677.84 billion

Mumbai: India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.57 billion to $677.84 billion for the week ended April 11, according to the weekly data released by the RBI on Friday. This...

NITI Aayog CEO bets big on India’s demographic dividend

New Delhi: NITI Aayog CEO B. V. R. Subrahmanyam sees India emerging as the world's education hub and a stable supplier of working-age people across the globe, as population has...

Smartphones become India’s top export in first 10 months of FY25: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi: In a historic achievement, smartphones emerged as India’s largest export category in the first 10 months of FY25 -- marking a major success story under the government’s production-linked...

India’s organic food exports register 35 pc jump, to cross $665 million in FY25

New Delhi: India’s export of organic food products registered a robust 35 per cent increase to $665.96 million (around Rs 5,700 crore) during the financial year ended on March 31,...

Indian stock market cheers US tariffs relief; Sensex jumps 1,578 points

Mumbai: Indian stock markets saw a strong rally on Tuesday as benchmark indices surged over the 90-day reciprocal tariffs relief by the US administration, amid similar relief likely for the...

AI spending in India set to reach $9.2 billion by 2028: Report

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) spending in India is set to grow at 35 per cent annually, reaching $9.2 billion by 2028, a report showed on Tuesday. This emphasises the...

US dollar falls for 5th straight day amid tariff tensions

New Delhi: The US dollar fell 0.7 per cent on Monday -- marking its fifth day of decline in a row. It pushed the DXY index, which measures the dollar’s...

Read Previous

I want peace, but Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapons: Trump

Read Next

Amid anti-CAA protest, PM may not go to Assam for Khelo India inauguration

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com