Facts about cosmetics

10/03/2023

07/03/2023

Lip gloss Women in ancient Mesopotamia knew a thing or two about expensive cosmetics: they ground semi-precious stones into powder and used it to decorate their lips. Since then, lipstick has been made from everything from beetles to fish scales. This makes us think about the concepts of "natural" and "organic" cosmetics.

07/03/2023

The first master of perfume Napoleon and the Spanish King George II are considered the first masters of perfume. The secret of their production was kept strictly secret under pain of ex*****on.

02/03/2023

Ancient cosmetic laboratory On the coast of the Dead Sea, archaeologists discovered an ancient cosmetic laboratory of the 1st century BC. e. Millstones for grinding medicinal herbs, cauldrons for aromatic mixtures, and amphorae with aromatic substances were found on its territory.

02/03/2023

The first mascara Mascara for eyelashes was first released by Eugene Rimmel in the 19th century. The very word "rimmel" means "mascara" in German, Romanian, Portuguese and other languages. Chemist Williams created the first modern mascara for his sister. It happened in 1913, and this mascara consisted of a mixture of petroleum jelly and coal dust. The combination of the name Mabel and the name of the main component of Vaseline mascara formed the name of the well-known cosmetic company Maybelline. And packaging for mascara was invented by Olena Rubenstein 40 years later.

27/02/2023

Manicure in ancient China In ancient China (30th century BC), long nails were considered a sign of higher status. It was there that nail polish was invented for the first time. Women from the upper echelons of society grew their nails up to 25 centimeters to demonstrate that they were not engaged in manual labor. Men considered long nails an amulet against evil.

25/02/2023

The invention of lipstick Lipstick was invented in Mesopotamia, and it was made on the basis of animal fats with the use of beeswax and a special red pigment. Only later did the women of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome discover lipstick. The name "lipstick" comes from the Latin word pomum, which translates as "apple", since the first lipsticks were made from this fruit.

25/02/2023

Cosmetics in Ancient Rome Great importance was attached to cosmetics in Rome. The import of cosmetics from Egypt, China and the countries of Arabia caused such serious damage to the budget that the Roman Senate was forced to pass a law restricting the import of cosmetics from other countries. In the pursuit of beauty, Roman women were truly brave and, for example, used the prototype of lipstick containing pigments of poisonous substances such as cinnabar.

23/02/2023

Even in ancient Egypt, they began to use decorative and medicinal cosmetics. In those days, women dyed their hair and used powder. They knew many recipes for oils, ointments, creams, perfumes for the face, hair and body, which could transform the appearance and return the former youth. Ancient Egyptian papyri tell us what kind of pains the beauties of Ancient Egypt had to go through: to tint their eyes, they used "cosmetikon" - a special black powder, ground malachite or copper vitriol was applied to their foreheads, and since soap had not yet been invented in those days, they had to wash themselves ash, sand and even pumice stone and crushed brick.