All around the world, there are people who use cosmetics on a daily basis. There are individuals who want to beautify themselves and emphasize their natural features. There are also performers who use stage and theatrical makeup as a part of their profession. But how exactly is makeup manufactured?
The Main Ingredients
The basic ingredients that are combined in makeup are oils, dyes, pigments, waxes, water, thickeners, and alcohol. They are mixed in certain proportions to make easily applied, durable makeup in a great range of colours and textures to suit varied personal tastes. There are other ingredients that are included in some makeup such as fragrances, moisturisers, fillers, minerals, antioxidants, preservatives, and absorbent elements like talcum powder and cornstarch. Of course, there’s quite an art to mixing the ingredients correctly. The final product must be safe to use, have the right consistency, and the colour must be uniform from one batch to the next.
The Colours
One of the key aspects to developing cosmetics is producing different colours and sheens to attract consumers. Developing new colours with attractive names aims to keep the cosmetics industry compelling for consumers. A manufacturer of cosmetics uses combinations of pigments to create ever newer shades. There are thousands of pigments derived from both organic and inorganic compounds used to develop new colours along with popular classics from the past. Government agencies work to regulate and oversee which pigments can and cannot be used in the manufacture of cosmetics.
Quality And Safety
Makeup is applied directly to your skin, and in close proximity to your eyes, mouth, and nose, so quality and safety have to be central to the manufacturing process. Along with the necessity of using safe ingredients, these components must not be contaminated during manufacture. To prevent such contamination, all ingredients have to be transported in a way that ensures that they are completely protected from impurities, and kept separate until it’s time for them to be mixed together.
Blending Ingredients
Correct blending is important in the manufacture of makeup products, as the consistency and quality have to be perfect. Makeup has to feel right from when it’s applied to when it’s removed. Makeup must always look fresh and natural and not run or fade. So, certain complex techniques are used to blend liquids of different inherent thicknesses. They are also required to dissolve pastes and powders, and then mix them with other key ingredients. The resulting mixture then has to be stabilised. And finally, hydrating thickening agents have to be added to the mixture. These processes, and certain others consisting of separating, dissolving, mixing, and blending are carried out in such a way that the finished cosmetics you use are consistent from the moment you first apply them until the day they run out. Throughout the various stages of this complex process, the ingredients have to be transported safely without risk of being contaminated. Silicone hoses and tubing products have been found to work well throughout the various stages of production of the best quality cosmetics.
