We will be looking at Make up: where it all began
The next few blogs will be about Make up: where it all began
Today we are starting with Make up: where it all began as we take you through the journey of make up through the ages.
Ancient Egyptians
Make up started with the Ancient Egyptians, they were the first to show the importance of cosmetics in everyday life. Egyptians used natural ingredients such as healing ointments, hydrating substances, kohl and soot. They used the kohl around their eyes so that the sun wouldn’t affect their sight while they were working outside.
Egyptians commonly used white make-up, black make-up which was made with carbon, lead sulphide (galena) or manganese oxide (pyrolusite) and green make-up was made from malachite and other copper based minerals. Red ochre was ground and mixed with water, and applied to the lips and cheeks and was painted on with a brush. Henna was used to dye the fingernails yellow and orange.
They applied Kohl to the eyes with a small stick. It was applied to both upper and lower eyelids and a line was painted extending from the corner of the eye to the sides of the face. They also painted the eye brows black. It was believed that the makeup had magical and even healing powers.
Oil was the base of most cosmetic products in ancient Egyptian times. The finest oil was pressed from the fruit of Balanites Aegyptiaca. Behen, oil from Moringa nuts, and a kind of almond nut oil were also used. These oils were mixed with organic and inorganic substances which when finely grounded up were used as pigments.
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