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From answers here , How much of the chemical ingredients go into the lip gloss?
Question Date: 2019-04-12
Answer 1:

The exact quantities of each of the ingredients is likely kept by the manufacturers as secret, but the list of ingredients still gives some clues. FDA regulations require that the ingredients be listed in descending order of predominance, meaning the product contains more of the ingredients at the beginning of the list. There are a few exceptions to this, such as active ingredients being listed first (and declared as such), and ingredients comprising less than 1% of the total product being listed in any order (after the other ingredients).


Answer 2:

There are many types of lip gloss, so it is better to look at the container and look at the different chemical components in each lip gloss. (The information should be there, - I think they're required to display it).



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