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Lipstick Doing Something Odd

Posted by crazylipsticklady on May 11, 2015 at 12:27 am

Hello!

I went back to some liquid lipsticks I made 2-3 days ago and noticed that they had gone from a glossy, liquidy consistency to a more creamy, drier consistency. The ingredients I used are below. Should I be concerned or is this normal? I am slightly worried something may be wrong/they will continue to dry out!

Ingredients for first formulation:

Shea butter 22g

Coconut oil 11g

Grapeseed oil 8g

Kaolin 3g

Vitamin E 1 drop

Titanium Dioxide 5g

Pigments (micas) 3.5g

Micronized titanium 1g

dioxide

Cornstarch 3g

Beeswax 3.5g

The second ingredients list:

Shea butter 30g

Coconut oil 5g

Titanium dioxide 5g

Micronized titanium dioxide 5g

Kaolin 5g

Pigments (micas) 10g

Vitamin E 1 drop

Thanks in advance for any help!

crazylipsticklady replied 9 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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crazylipsticklady

Member
May 11, 2015 at 12:32 am

I also remelted one of the second formulations and poured it back into a tube, and then waited for it to cool down, and it went back to the glossy, liquidy consistency.
belassi

Member
May 11, 2015 at 5:39 am

Shea is known to have this property. Try a knockout test on the shea. You’ll need to sub something similar, another butter perhaps.
crazylipsticklady

Member
May 11, 2015 at 9:24 pm

Alright, I’ll try cocoa butter and see if that helps. Thank you so much!!
Bobzchemist

Member
May 12, 2015 at 1:06 pm

It isn’t uncommon for powders to absorb liquid over several days, either.
crazylipsticklady

Member
May 12, 2015 at 6:51 pm

I was considering trying less of the powder ingredients because my first formulation was a little clumpy! Thank you!!

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