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Lip Gloss Information

October 29, 2009

Pink Lip Gloss on a white background.What does it mean that lip gloss contains pig fat? Can you tell me?

By Shireen from JBP

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October 29, 20090 found this helpful

Wouldn't it mean lard?

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October 30, 20090 found this helpful

Yes, I too have lip gloss for a science project, and if any one has any information at all on what type of things I should use in it it will be helpful.

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October 31, 20090 found this helpful

Just what it says, the boiled down fat of a pig! (you'd be surprised how many things contain this, including many of the foods we eat eg some ice cream!) Go for lip gloss that is cruelty free - there are plenty of them around!

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October 31, 20090 found this helpful

First, I am intrigued that your lip gloss actually says 'pig fat'. It's called stearic acid. Check your lotions, shampoo, soap and even a vast majority of food, vitamins, etc products and you'll see stearic acid on the ingredient labels.

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BTW, where is JBP?

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October 31, 20090 found this helpful

I made lip gloss/chapstick at home. Very easy.. melt Crisco and add any flavor to it, experiment from jelly, to vodka, to coke. Anything edible really. Pour it into old tubes or prescription medicine bottles, put in the freezer to harden. I think most lip items are just fat based.

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November 1, 20090 found this helpful

You can make your own by melting about 3 parts vaseline and one part paraffin wax over hot water. Works great.

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February 5, 20190 found this helpful

It could be. You would have to read the label. Some brands are vegan.

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February 5, 20190 found this helpful

What brands are you looking at? All the major brands have customer services numbers and will give you a complete explanation of the ingredients. I know people who have serious food and dye allergies and have to call every company for every new product they want to try, like make up, soap, powder etc.

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If you have any doubt look for products that are locally made and are guaranteed to be vegan.

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February 9, 20190 found this helpful

Hi,

I would specifically look for cruelty-free and vegan products if you are trying to avoid animal ingredients in the cosmetics you purchase.

Blessings,

Robyn

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February 10, 20190 found this helpful

As a general rule most cosmetics contain some sort of animal fat.
Vegan products may be the only products that are supposed to be animal fat free. Generally, vegan products are more costly than regular products.

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If a product has "stearic acid" it will usually contain animal fat (although stearic acid can be made from natural products but more costly to make).

You can make your own lip gloss: (I have never made this.)
Melt about 3 parts Vaseline and one part paraffin wax over hot water.

Vegan lip gloss products:

www.amazon.com/.../dfebbc8z8gkstxe (Affiliate Link)

Here is an article about other cosmetics and animal fats.

www.onegreenplanet.org/.../

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October 29, 2009

We really want to know some stuff about Lip Gloss. We have it for a topic in our science fair, and we'd really like to win. So if anybody has any information on lip gloss, please post it.

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