Key Ingredients in Lipsticks

The most common ingredients in lipsticks are Silica, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. Below is what each one does, how often it appears, and the manufacturers with experience formulating lipsticks.

Most common ingredients

  1. Silica256 products
  2. Octyldodecanol240 products
  3. Synthetic Wax235 products
  4. Dimethicone231 products
  5. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride224 products
  6. Polyethylene211 products
  7. Tocopheryl Acetate210 products
  8. Diisostearyl Malate202 products
  9. Mica194 products
  10. CI 77891189 products
  11. Disteardimonium Hectorite172 products
  12. Propylene Carbonate162 products
  13. Parfum158 products
  14. Tocopherol145 products
  15. Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2140 products
  16. Hydrogenated Polyisobutene135 products
  17. Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate135 products
  18. Isododecane133 products
  19. Microcrystalline Wax133 products
  20. CI 15850133 products
  21. Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate131 products
  22. Ricinus Communis Seed Oil127 products
  23. Phenoxyethanol124 products
  24. Polybutene124 products
  25. Ethylhexyl Palmitate123 products

Manufacturers that produce lipsticks

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