TIL the ingredient guanine that is in lipstick and makeup actually fish scales. These are used to give them a shimmering look.

Fish scales have a pear-like quality to them. That glow makes them a commonly used ingredient in various shimmery makeup, lipstick included. When scales are layered on top of one another, they have a crystallized effect.

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