Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs.

In 2025, fashion focuses on colors believed to attract prosperity. Emerald green symbolizes growth and vitality, carmine red resonates with energy and wealth, while Pantone's Mocha Mousse offers ...

Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous publications describing allergic contact dermatitis from carmine ...

The intense red color of classic lipstick traditionally ... (A pound of Debut’s carmine could color 6,500 tubes of lipstick.) The company is already working with a handful of beauty brands ...

Carmine, the intense red pigment harvested from the cochineal beetle that is widely used in color cosmetics, food and textiles is now available via animal-free biomanufacturing thanks to Debut's ...

Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs.

The intense red color of classic lipstick traditionally ... an exact replica of carmine that’s made from fermentation rather than bugs. [Photo: Debut] The molecule was incredibly difficult ...