Since ancient times, man has always sought to distinguish himself from others. Clothes, shoes, tools and cosmetics were the first methods he used and he managed it.
The history of lipstick is full of interesting events because of its great impact on culture and fashion, and here you can tell when those important moments occurred in the lipstick trip that has been very popular all over the world.
In 1000 to 2500 BC, women from Mesopotamia, nowdays Iraq, were the first to use man-made lipstick. They used the powder of gems to decorate their lips. The Indus civilization used different dyes to color their faces and lips. but these dyes were harmful and cause serious diseases.
After that, the Egyptians used red lips composed of scarlet beetles. This type was known to be used by women of the rich and velvet class, especially Cleopatra, and sometimes they used the glittering "pearless" that extracted from "Fish Peels" and this was during the period 2000 BC to 100 AD. In the 8th century AD, the Arab Andalusian beauty specialist Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi made the first solid lipstick and was based on circular fingers found in some types of perfume cans. In the Dark and Central European Ages until the end of the 16th century, the Christian churches forbade the coloring of the lips because they believed that their coloring was linked to satanic rituals and was used by the wrong classes in society only.
Then came the reign of the queen of the United Kingdom (Elizabeth I) in the 16 century and became the color of bright red lipstick and the white face fashion and spread a lot and was made at that time of beeswax and red colored plants and was used by women of the velvet class and actresses only.
The first company produces lipstick:
From that time, in 1884 Guerlain became the first commercial company to launch a lipstick product. It was made from grease of gazelle, castor oil and beeswax and covered with silk paper.
When photography spread in 1920 it helped to make lipstick acceptable throughout Europe and North America.
In 1923, James Bruce Mason obtained the invention of a cylindrical roller case that made its use very easy.
After that Max-Vacter invented Lip Gloss in 1930. World War II in 1940 made lipstick very rare because its basic components were oil and castor oil. In these years, plastic and paper pipes were used instead of metal. American chemist Hazal Bischop invented the first long-lasting lipstick, and this was in 1950 . In the 1950s, dark lipstick became more popular because of (Marilyn Monroe) and (Elizabeth Tyler)
Max Factor has released many new colors and different kinds. Then the company entered (Bonnie Bell) it was the first red lipstick flavored that was in 1973 has impressed young age girls.
From 2000 until now, lipstick has become an essential part of women's lives in different types and colors.
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