My Green Lipstick

Natural Ingredients

Ingredients extracted directly from plants or animal products as opposed to being produced synthetically.

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, & mechanical cultivation etc... to maintain soil productivity & control pests, excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers & synthetic pesticides, plant growth regulators, & genetically modified organisms.

"Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems & people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity & cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation & science to benefit the shared environment & promote fair relationships & a good quality of life for all involved.." - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.

Vegetable Wax

A waxy substance of plant origin. Palm wax or any wax derived from plants such as the bayberry & certain palm trees.

Bayberry wax - from the surface wax of the fruits of the bayberry shrub, Myrica faya
Candelilla wax - from the Mexican shrubs Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Carnauba wax - from the leaves of the Carnauba palm, Copernica cerifera
Jojoba oil - a replacement for spermaceti, jojoba is pressed from the seeds of the jojoba bush, Simmondsia chinensis
Ouricury wax - from the Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata.
Rice bran wax - obtained from rice bran (Oryza sativa)
Soy wax - from soybean oil