Australian skincare brand that is famous for its use of natural materials, MooGoo, has launched a series of lip balm that is free of chemicals and animal. Interestingly, because 100 percent made from natural herbs, lip balm is claimed to be eaten.
The circuit consists of three variants. Cow Lick, honey and strawberry Tinted tingling. Receive The third variant, Strawberry red hue and the color of beetroot extract. Normally cochineal red insects, which are often used in color of lipstick.
MooGoo spokesman was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail: "If we are looking for ways to naturally soft and add color to the dining Lip Balm products, we found that most of the other brands that" use cochineal "as a natural red dye. 's as indicated Carmine, natural colors or natural red number four. "
He added that the coloring is by boiling cochineal insects in the water and then the red color that will be displayed when the insects filtered destroyed. In fact, the use of insect coloration beauty products tend to be safe. But the MooGoo thought it was funny when no residue to know, or maybe even animal feces on the lips of the man firmly.
"So we are looking for better materials," he said.
After searching MooGoo finally found that extracts of red beet can a natural color, 100 percent produce free of animal ingredients and safe if swallowed. Although beetroot, lip balm has derived strawberry taste of real fruit juice.
The lack of use of these chemicals make the output MooGoo lip balm is safe if swallowed. Since in most lip products can accumulate chemicals intake in the body. In the long run ingested chemicals can adversely affect the health. One of them trigger allergic reactions in people who had never had any allergies.
Lip balm that can be eaten only in Australia and will soon be followed by other countries. Sold for U.S. $ 7.
