This year’s science fair I will be creating a couple of makeup products. I will be making makeup wipes and lipstick made of crayons. Also I will be comparing how homemade makeup products work to store bought products. In doing so, there will be some research to be done about the history of makeup and how the ingredients for these products will work to do their job. Makeup has been part of human kind for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used copper and lead to make some of the world’s first cosmetic. Over the past yeas, women have used matches that were burned to darken their eyes. Also using different types of berries to stain their lips and using young boys urine to fade their freckles. Some even swallowed ox blood to attempt to improve
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For darkening eyelashes and eyelids they used Kohl. For whitening their complexion they used chalk and rogue was used on the cheeks. To clean their teeth they used depilatories and pumice. In a Greco-Roman society women wore white lad and chalk on their faces. The Persian women of this time use henna dyes to stain their faces and skin. They believed that the dyes from henna summoned the majesty of the earth. During the Elizabethan era in England, cosmetics were seen has a threat to health. Even though women during this time wore egg white on their faces for a glazed look. The French Restoration era in the 18th century, red rogue and lipstick were used to give people the impression of a healthy and fun loving spirit. Eventually though in other countries, people became repulsed by excessive makeup. They began to claim that the painted faces had something to hide. Victorians also started to associate makeup with prostitutes and actresses. Any type of tampering with your natural look was looked upon with disdain. During this time respectable woman made home-prepared face masks, which were based on food products. The evolution of cosmetics began during 1910. This was when the first mascara was formulated and named after Mabel. Which today this brand is known as Maybelline. Makeup products have come along way since the Egyptians first started using products for their
For darkening eyelashes and eyelids they used Kohl. For whitening their complexion they used chalk and rogue was used on the cheeks. To clean their teeth they used depilatories and pumice. In a Greco-Roman society women wore white lad and chalk on their faces. The Persian women of this time use henna dyes to stain their faces and skin. They believed that the dyes from henna summoned the majesty of the earth. During the Elizabethan era in England, cosmetics were seen has a threat to health. Even though women during this time wore egg white on their faces for a glazed look. The French Restoration era in the 18th century, red rogue and lipstick were used to give people the impression of a healthy and fun loving spirit. Eventually though in other countries, people became repulsed by excessive makeup. They began to claim that the painted faces had something to hide. Victorians also started to associate makeup with prostitutes and actresses. Any type of tampering with your natural look was looked upon with disdain. During this time respectable woman made home-prepared face masks, which were based on food products. The evolution of cosmetics began during 1910. This was when the first mascara was formulated and named after Mabel. Which today this brand is known as Maybelline. Makeup products have come along way since the Egyptians first started using products for their