Today Is Lipstick Day!
Wishing all the Pretty Girl’s a Happy Lipstick Day! Today is Lipstick Day! Are you buying a fresh Lipstick or wearing your favorite one? I thought we should know a little more about the history of one of our favorite beauty products: LIPSTICK! First manmade lipsticks appeared around four to five thousand years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Women there used to grind precious gems and decorate lips with their dust. Powerful and wealthy Ancient Egyptians regularly used lipsticks. It is said that Cleopatra liked red lipstick. “Kiss of Death” is a term that is commonly associated with lipstick. Some civilizations didn’t allow women to surface in public without extensive facial makeup. 80% of the American women regularly wear lipstick and over 25% won’t leave the house without putting on it. Lipsticks have an expiration date and can become rancid. Storing them in fridges can extend their life.
Main ingredients of modern lipsticks are waxing (even natural beeswax), natural oils, pigments, and emollients. For protecting lips against elements, lipsticks, and lip gloss can have vitamin E, collagen, proteins, aloe vera, moisturizers, and sunscreen. For the long time in European DARK AGES, red lipsticks were associated with Satan worshiping. During dark and middle ages in Europe, lipsticks were often viewed as a fashion item of prostitutes and lower course women. Lip Gloss was released to the public in 1930 by Max Factor Company. 1998 survey of American women showed that 32% of them possessed more than 20 lipsticks. The most famous Actresses … Read more