Makeup products are existed from thousands of years. Makeup
is popular among women since Egyptian time. Even in today’s time most of the
women/girls like makeup products and using them. Makeup products are used by
every age women/girls and everyone is crazy about them. Do you know facts
related to makeup? I am sure many of you know them already, but if you don’t know
than some facts are given below:
1. In order for a woman to wear makeup in
Morrisville, Pennsylvania she must get a permit first. Luckily, no one is
enforcing this law.
2. Neon nail polish is illegal in the United States.
While many brands tout neon shades, their
colors do not possess the true neon colorant.
3. In the 1930’s, a product called “Lash Lure”
was sold in the U.S. as permanent mascara. It blinded more than a dozen women
and killed one.
4. Dying your hair black in ancient Rome involved
feeding leeches, putting them in vinegar , leaving the substance to ferment for
two months and thicken into a paste, then applying the mixture to the hair and
allowing it to dry for a day.
5. Ancient Roman toothpaste contained ammonia
from human urine, which whitened the teeth.
6. In the 1400’s, women whitened their faces
with “ceruse”, which was made from vinegar and powdered lead. Ceruse rapidly ate
the skin away, causing the need to apply more than one layer. It eventually
killed the person.
7. In 1400, it was popular for woman to be
hairless. They would shave their heads and pluck their eyebrows and eyelashes
completely out.
8. Underarm hair was first said to be unfeminine
by the Wilkenson Sword Razor Company in 1915 after a woman appeared on the
cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine without any.
9. In 3000 B.C. pale was desirable. People had
to “bleed themselves” by using leaches or cutting into a vein to achieve this
look.
10. 60% of 12 years old girls use cosmetics.
11. Bubble bath, Mouthwash and Deodorant are
all considered cosmetics.
12. The founder of Maybelline named the company
after his sister Maybel who inspired him to create make up products.
