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GLOBALink| Peppers grown in China's Xinjiang add color to lips and life

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-10 09:46:19|Editor: huaxia

Did you know that lipstick pigments are sometimes taken from peppers? Some pepper varieties have pigments that can be safely used to add color to cosmetics, and Xinjiang in northwest China is a major global supplier of pepper pigments thanks to its dry climate, ample sunshine and big temperature differences between day and night.

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KEY WORDS: China,Xinjiang,Pepper
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