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Herbal word is a symbol of safety in contrast to synthetic one which has adverse effects on human health. Herbal preparations like herbal tablets, herbal tonic, herbal paste, herbal creams, herbal shampoos and herbal lipstick etc. has become more popular among the consumer herbal medicines represent the fastest growing segment to heal the various ailments. Coloring skin particularly skin of face or lips is an ancient practice going back to prehistoric period. In present days the use of such products has increased and choice of shades of color, texture and luster have been changed and become wider. This can be observed from the fact that lipsticks are marketed in hundreds of shades of colors to satisfy the demand of women. The present investigation was done to formulate herbal lipsticks using three natural pigments of beetroot, carrot and rose petals since lipsticks are one of the key cosmetics to be used by the women. Attempt was also made to evaluate the formulated herbal lipstick. The results showed that all the lipsticks were stable and had a good force of application while the breaking point reached 25-31g. The melting point of the lipsticks was in the range of 57?C-65?C while the pH test resulted in the range of 5.7-6.9. The lipsticks themselves did not cause any irritation, so they were safe to wear. The lipstick formulations had met the physical requirements, stability standard, as well as a safety requirement.