Although carmine is considered safe to be used in food products and EWG does not consider the ingredient to be potentially toxic or harmful, there have been ...

Cochineal, or carmine as it is commonly known, is a red insect dye that has been used for centuries to dye textiles, drugs, and cosmetics. In cosmetics, ...

In 2012 the FDA conducted a study on 400 different types of lipstick and found that 61% of them contained a dangerous level of lead and other toxic heavy ...

The pigment used in red lipstick is often made from crushed cochineal bugs, which live on cacti. The colour is known as Carmine red – or carminic acid – and is ...