Patent ID: 7128924

Claim:
A lipstick cosmetic composition comprising: an herbal colorant isolated from a species belonging to the genera of the family Boraginaceae; and a cosmetically acceptable amount of one or more additives selected from essential oils/aroma isolates obtained from the group of plant species belonging to genera Acquillaria, Cinnamomum, Cymbopogon Elettaria, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Jasminum, Ocimum, Pelargonium, Rosa, Rosmarinus, Santalum or Vetiveria; wherein the herbal colorant and one or more additives are present in the lipstick, and wherein in said genera of the family Boraginaceae are selected from Arnebia, Bixa, Butea, Carthamus, Hibiscus, Jatropha, Lithospermum, Macrotomia, Maharanga, Nyctanthes, Onosma, Rhododendrom and Tagetes, the herbal colorant is extracted from root, stem or leaves of the Boraginaceae plant, the pH of the herbal colorant is in the range of 5.0 to 6.0, the composition contains 0.1 to 10 wt. % of the herbal colorant and the herbal colorant is soluble in an organic solvent selected from hexane, petroleum ether, benzene, diethyl ether, ethylacetate, chloroform, acetone and alcohol.