There are many types of cosmetics, and many cosmetics can use environmentally friendly carbon black. This is mainly because carbon black is a non-toxic and harmless black pigment. It will not cause any harm to the human body when used in cosmetics. Therefore, it has long been used in eyebrow pencils, Cosmetics such as mascara and hair dye are filled with carbon black.
charcoal black eyebrow pencil
The role of carbon black in cosmetic eyebrow pencils is mainly coloring. Pencil-shaped eyebrow pencils add 10% to 20% carbon black to a mixture of various oils and waxes. After heating, melting, and stirring, pour it into a plate to cool and solidify. , cut into thin slices, milled and rolled twice by a mill, and then pressed into a pen core by a layering machine. The formula of the push-tube eyebrow pencil is also similar, but the amount of liquid paraffin is more. The two eyebrow pencils have good color tone and are easy to adhere. The raw materials of the formula are paraffin wax, petrolatum, carnauba beeswax, cetyl alcohol, wool viscera, liquid paraffin, triethanolamine stearate, insect wax, pigment carbon black and so on.
Carbon black for mascara
Mascara is a cosmetic that increases the gloss and luster of the eyelashes. It is required to be easy to apply, not to flow when applied to the eyelashes, not to dry quickly, and without the feeling of agglomeration and chapping. It is non-irritating to the eyes. Its formula raw materials Triethanolamine stearate, stearic acid, beeswax, carnauba wax, paraffin, liquid paraffin, petrolatum, glyceryl monostearate, anhydrous lanolin, cetyl alcohol, triethanolamine lauryl alcohol, three Ethanolamine, glycerin, pigment carbon black, water, preservatives, etc. The pigment carbon black used here is also for coloring, but the main reason is that the mascara is more likely to touch the eyeballs. You must choose non-toxic and harmless black pigments.
carbon black for hair dye
A colorfast, shampoo resistant, pigmented, water soluble hair color consisting of an amphoteric polymer, carbon black and an acid dye. The formula of the hair dye is 1.5% (mass) of CH2:(MeCO2CH2N+Me2CH2CO2) and methacrylate blend, 2.5% of carbon black and 0.5% of Japanese red 106 and Japanese brown with a ratio of 0.5:1:1. A mixed dye of 201 and Japan Black 401. Like carbon black used in ink inks, the dyeing ability of carbon black is very stable and does not fade easily.
Cosmetics can use carbon black, but there are many types of carbon black, and the carbon black used in cosmetics must use high-grade and environmentally friendly carbon black. In addition to the use of carbon black in cosmetics such as eyebrow pencils, mascara, and hair dyes, there are even black masks that use carbon black. It can be seen that carbon black is widely used in cosmetics.