what’s in here what’s it do and can I make it from scratch
make it from scratch
make it from scratch heat the stuff is on your side
heat the stuff is on your side
heat the stuff is on your side ingredients you can think of lipstick as
ingredients you can think of lipstick as
ingredients you can think of lipstick as a slightly more complicated crayon
a slightly more complicated crayon
a slightly more complicated crayon crayons are made of waxes and colors and
crayons are made of waxes and colors and
crayons are made of waxes and colors and lipsticks have waxes and colors in them
lipsticks have waxes and colors in them
lipsticks have waxes and colors in them too but if you’ve ever tried drawing on
too but if you’ve ever tried drawing on
too but if you’ve ever tried drawing on your face with a crayon you’ll find that
your face with a crayon you’ll find that
your face with a crayon you’ll find that it doesn’t really work the way you’d
it doesn’t really work the way you’d
it doesn’t really work the way you’d like because crayons are hard because
like because crayons are hard because
like because crayons are hard because they need to write on a hard surface
they need to write on a hard surface
they need to write on a hard surface whereas lipsticks have to be soft
whereas lipsticks have to be soft
whereas lipsticks have to be soft because your lips are soft so in
because your lips are soft so in
because your lips are soft so in addition to the waxes and colors they
addition to the waxes and colors they
addition to the waxes and colors they also contain oils and a bunch of other
also contain oils and a bunch of other
also contain oils and a bunch of other stuff depending on exactly what type of
stuff depending on exactly what type of
stuff depending on exactly what type of lipstick you buy but what I really want
lipstick you buy but what I really want
lipstick you buy but what I really want to talk about is the reason you buy
to talk about is the reason you buy
to talk about is the reason you buy lipstick in the first place and that is
lipstick in the first place and that is
lipstick in the first place and that is its color co-channel is a scale insect
its color co-channel is a scale insect
its color co-channel is a scale insect that feeds on prickly pear plants and it
that feeds on prickly pear plants and it
that feeds on prickly pear plants and it was used to make dye in South America
was used to make dye in South America
was used to make dye in South America hundreds of years ago now these bugs
hundreds of years ago now these bugs
hundreds of years ago now these bugs produce a chemical called carminic acid
produce a chemical called carminic acid
produce a chemical called carminic acid which is this brilliant red color to get
which is this brilliant red color to get
which is this brilliant red color to get the dye out of the bugs you kill them
the dye out of the bugs you kill them
the dye out of the bugs you kill them specifically you kill the pregnant
specifically you kill the pregnant
specifically you kill the pregnant females because that’s where the dye is
females because that’s where the dye is
females because that’s where the dye is and it takes about 90,000 or so bugs to
and it takes about 90,000 or so bugs to
and it takes about 90,000 or so bugs to make one kilogram of dry coach neil
make one kilogram of dry coach neil
make one kilogram of dry coach neil powder today we still use coach neil to
powder today we still use coach neil to
powder today we still use coach neil to color not just lipsticks but also foods
color not just lipsticks but also foods
color not just lipsticks but also foods look for coach neil extract or carmine
look for coach neil extract or carmine
look for coach neil extract or carmine which is made from carminic acid on an
which is made from carminic acid on an
which is made from carminic acid on an ingredients label so at this point you
ingredients label so at this point you
ingredients label so at this point you might be wondering why do we use bugs to
might be wondering why do we use bugs to
might be wondering why do we use bugs to color food I mean ideally wouldn’t we
color food I mean ideally wouldn’t we
color food I mean ideally wouldn’t we just make all of our colors in a lab
just make all of our colors in a lab
just make all of our colors in a lab somewhere actually that is mostly what
somewhere actually that is mostly what
somewhere actually that is mostly what happens these days but it turns out that
happens these days but it turns out that
happens these days but it turns out that many of the brilliant non white non
many of the brilliant non white non
many of the brilliant non white non black colors are chemically really hard
black colors are chemically really hard
black colors are chemically really hard to make so for most of human history
to make so for most of human history
to make so for most of human history we’ve had to rely on nature to do all
we’ve had to rely on nature to do all
we’ve had to rely on nature to do all the complicated chemistry of color
the complicated chemistry of color
the complicated chemistry of color making for us hence the grinding up of
making for us hence the grinding up of
making for us hence the grinding up of bugs
bugs
bugs now once chemists started being able to
now once chemists started being able to
now once chemists started being able to make reds like carmine in a lab the use
make reds like carmine in a lab the use
make reds like carmine in a lab the use of bug juice went way down although it’s
of bug juice went way down although it’s
of bug juice went way down although it’s been enjoying a bit of a resurgence
been enjoying a bit of a resurgence
been enjoying a bit of a resurgence lately because people have been asking
lately because people have been asking
lately because people have been asking for all-natural ingredients
for all-natural ingredients
for all-natural ingredients go figure now if you look at the
go figure now if you look at the
go figure now if you look at the ingredients of a lipstick you’ll see
ingredients of a lipstick you’ll see
ingredients of a lipstick you’ll see that there’s usually more than one color
that there’s usually more than one color
that there’s usually more than one color ingredient and typically these color
ingredient and typically these color
ingredient and typically these color ingredients are described both by a
ingredients are described both by a
ingredients are described both by a regular English name like red 7 Lake Oh
regular English name like red 7 Lake Oh
regular English name like red 7 Lake Oh by a color index or CI number and this
by a color index or CI number and this
by a color index or CI number and this number can sometimes tell you more than
number can sometimes tell you more than
number can sometimes tell you more than you think like a secret code so for
you think like a secret code so for
you think like a secret code so for example any number starting with seven
example any number starting with seven
example any number starting with seven five that is a natural color so carmine
five that is a natural color so carmine
five that is a natural color so carmine is seven five four seven zero any number
is seven five four seven zero any number
is seven five four seven zero any number starting with seven seven
starting with seven seven
starting with seven seven that’s an inorganic compound which is
that’s an inorganic compound which is
that’s an inorganic compound which is basically something that doesn’t have
basically something that doesn’t have
basically something that doesn’t have carbon atoms titanium dioxide which is
carbon atoms titanium dioxide which is
carbon atoms titanium dioxide which is white and mixed with red to make pink
white and mixed with red to make pink
white and mixed with red to make pink lipstick is seven seven eight nine one
lipstick is seven seven eight nine one
lipstick is seven seven eight nine one and then there’s seven seven four nine
and then there’s seven seven four nine
and then there’s seven seven four nine one nine two and nine nine which are all
one nine two and nine nine which are all
one nine two and nine nine which are all slightly different versions of iron
slightly different versions of iron
slightly different versions of iron oxides also known as rust yep
oxides also known as rust yep
oxides also known as rust yep sometimes the rust red color of your
sometimes the rust red color of your
sometimes the rust red color of your favorite lipstick is literally rust so
favorite lipstick is literally rust so
favorite lipstick is literally rust so now that we know it’s in lipstick and
now that we know it’s in lipstick and
now that we know it’s in lipstick and how it works I’m gonna try and make my
how it works I’m gonna try and make my
how it works I’m gonna try and make my own from scratch using natural
own from scratch using natural
own from scratch using natural ingredients starting with rust as my
ingredients starting with rust as my
ingredients starting with rust as my homemade lipstick colorant and I’m going
homemade lipstick colorant and I’m going
homemade lipstick colorant and I’m going to use mica for some glitter and shine
to use mica for some glitter and shine
to use mica for some glitter and shine now mica comes from granite and other
now mica comes from granite and other
now mica comes from granite and other rocks and this stuff is the best glitter
rocks and this stuff is the best glitter
rocks and this stuff is the best glitter bomb material I have ever seen it gets
bomb material I have ever seen it gets
bomb material I have ever seen it gets everywhere and never comes out so use
everywhere and never comes out so use
everywhere and never comes out so use that information wisely as for my waxes
that information wisely as for my waxes
that information wisely as for my waxes I’ve got beeswax which comes from bees
I’ve got beeswax which comes from bees
I’ve got beeswax which comes from bees and paraffin wax which comes from crude
and paraffin wax which comes from crude
and paraffin wax which comes from crude oil as for the oils I’ve got canola oil
oil as for the oils I’ve got canola oil
oil as for the oils I’ve got canola oil and coconut oil I’m just going to assume
and coconut oil I’m just going to assume
and coconut oil I’m just going to assume that the rest of the stuff in lipstick
that the rest of the stuff in lipstick
that the rest of the stuff in lipstick doesn’t matter all that much so we’ll
doesn’t matter all that much so we’ll
doesn’t matter all that much so we’ll see how right or wrong I am
see how right or wrong I am
see how right or wrong I am [Music]
[Music]
[Music] okay time to pour this into a lipstick
okay time to pour this into a lipstick
okay time to pour this into a lipstick mold well so much for that idea now we
mold well so much for that idea now we
mold well so much for that idea now we let this harden let’s try it I made a
let this harden let’s try it I made a
let this harden let’s try it I made a bit of a mess of things but here’s the
bit of a mess of things but here’s the
bit of a mess of things but here’s the mold I’m just going to pop it open
mold I’m just going to pop it open
mold I’m just going to pop it open [Music]
oh wait wait here comes ah lipstick okay
oh wait wait here comes ah lipstick okay the moment of truth area I have to say
the moment of truth area I have to say
the moment of truth area I have to say that’s actually the first time I’ve ever
that’s actually the first time I’ve ever
that’s actually the first time I’ve ever done that so let me get my mirror here
done that so let me get my mirror here
done that so let me get my mirror here and see oh that’s amazing
and see oh that’s amazing
and see oh that’s amazing hey man it is not bad I’m really sort of
hey man it is not bad I’m really sort of
hey man it is not bad I’m really sort of huh really good okay so we did it we we
huh really good okay so we did it we we
huh really good okay so we did it we we made lipstick I am hmm
made lipstick I am hmm
made lipstick I am hmm I can’t tell though if it’s really
I can’t tell though if it’s really
I can’t tell though if it’s really glittery the red the iron definitely
glittery the red the iron definitely
glittery the red the iron definitely worked but I don’t know if it shimmers
worked but I don’t know if it shimmers
worked but I don’t know if it shimmers as much as I wanted it to it’s possible
as much as I wanted it to it’s possible
as much as I wanted it to it’s possible that the mica settled to the bottom of
that the mica settled to the bottom of
that the mica settled to the bottom of the mold while it was still cooling and
the mold while it was still cooling and
the mold while it was still cooling and the way to fix that would be to use even
the way to fix that would be to use even
the way to fix that would be to use even more finely divided mica but I would
more finely divided mica but I would
more finely divided mica but I would give this I would give this I’d give
give this I would give this I’d give
give this I would give this I’d give this a nine out of ten eight and a half
this a nine out of ten eight and a half
this a nine out of ten eight and a half eight and a half out of ten so if you
eight and a half out of ten so if you
eight and a half out of ten so if you guys have ideas on how to improve this
guys have ideas on how to improve this
guys have ideas on how to improve this recipe let me know in the comments or
recipe let me know in the comments or
recipe let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter and if you have an
hit me up on Twitter and if you have an
hit me up on Twitter and if you have an idea for an episode let me know as well
idea for an episode let me know as well
idea for an episode let me know as well [Music]
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