I don't receive quite as many of these as I used to, but this one deserves to be memorialized. Because of the name of my website and the fact that when it comes to the web, most people nowadays have the attention span of a caffeinated gerbil, a lot of people decide to send me e-mail about lipstick, not bothering to even look at my site. Here's a humdinger I received a few days ago from Australia in exactly this color:
hey
wat excactly is in lipstick
cause 4 skool we hav to find wats in somthin and do a flow chart or somthin
pleas help me
(Love the im-chat speak; I just pray to god this person really doesn't think that's English.)
It seems that amongst the schoolchidren of the world, there seems to be an unhealthy obsession with what's inside lipstick. And they feel compelled to write papers on it for unsuspecting teachers. Since 1997 (when I premiered the site), the top two ingredients kids think make up lipstick are...
Why the latter I have no idea--maybe they love snickering over the idea of their mothers and sisters rolling that stuff over their lips....
What I'm listening to: Stankonia by Outkast. Even though these days it's kind of eerie, I love "Bombs Over Baghdad".
What I'm going to read: Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold, though I really want to read Freaks of Mayfair by E.F. Benson ; I mean--how can you not love an author whose father was the Archbishop of Canterbury and who later in life kept a corgi named Taffy?
Posted by absherl at July 26, 2003 9:14 PM | TrackBacki have to do a science fair project, "is lipstick really bad for you?" i would really appreciate it if you eould help me, thank you for your time
-Brooke, 13
Hello well im doing a sceince research paper for school and i need to find out what chemicals are found inside lipsticks.
Posted by: melani at February 1, 2004 4:10 PMhey
I was just wondering what was in lipstick because i have a science project and i have to find three different types of lipsticks and see what one stays on the longest and what is in them.I would really appreciate it if you could help me!!!!!!
Hey, i have to do a science project and one of my questions is "What ingredients are in lipstick" and i cant find anything on it,....so please help me.. bye.
Posted by: Jess at March 9, 2004 12:40 AMi use lipstick every morning and i always wonder exactly what am i using and i've decided to do my science fair project to have something to do with lipstick can you please help me
Posted by: Haley at March 15, 2004 5:10 AMhi my name is marleau dixon and i'm in gr.8, I was wondering if u could help me i am doing an asinment for geography and i was wondering if u could help i need to now what the natural and human inputs are to lip stick, the process step-by-step for lip stick, i also need the outputs also and wut is the feedback for lip stick as well so if you could help it would be nice. thanks!-Marleau Dixon, 15-today on may 20th 2004 kk bye byez
Posted by: Marleau Dixon at May 20, 2004 4:39 PMwhat exactly is inside lipstick because for shcool i need to do a flow chart on what is inside lipstick please help?
hi i am doing a science assignment om lipstick, and i was just wondering... what are the components of your cosmetic... and is there any chemical equations related to lipstick...
the components contribute to the overall properties of the product.
How has lipstick benefited the developement overtime...
How is animal testing.. safe testing.. of the lipstick would you have it in a table form.??
please reply soon.. as i have no idea what to do....
thankyou heaps... bec....
hoping to hear from you soon.....
What elements r in lipstick i need 2 no now. im in 8th grade and in physical science we have to make a molecule and my friend makin 1 of lipstick but we need to no whats in it rite now. its due 2morrow. thanks in advance
a helpful friend
- LaShundra
whats in lipstick from sea
Posted by: mrdcrozier at November 18, 2004 11:47 PMI know the main ingredients in lipstick, but is whale blubber and pig anus in all lipsticks, or do they use different animal 'things' in other lipsticks?
Posted by: Sara Beth at November 24, 2004 6:22 PMI reread the thing at the top of the page. I was mistaken. Anyway, what are the ingredients in lipstick? I'm just curious.
Posted by: Sara Beth at November 24, 2004 6:26 PMI still don't understand! What really is in lipstick? Maybe I'm missing something here or I'm having a *dumb* moment...Did you tell us what ingredients are found in lipstick or not?
Posted by: Jess at June 9, 2007 3:51 PMThe answer to what is in lipstick was never posted. Please tell me what the ingredients are in lipstick and if there is in fact whale blubber and pig anus in lipstick. Thank you.
Posted by: Dee Wiles at June 19, 2007 1:02 PM