Mascara is used to enhance the eyes. It could darken, thicken, and lengthen the eyelashes. It can be in the form of a liquid, cake, or cream. They contain the basic components of pigments, oils, waxes, and preservatives. The pigment for black mascara is carbon black. Brown mascaras use iron oxides. Some of them contain the pigment ultramarine blue. Specific oils such as mineral oil, linseed oil, castor oil, eucalyptus oil, lanolin, turpentine oil, and sesame oil is used. Paraffin wax, carnauba wax, and beeswax are common waxes found in mascara. The effects of mascara depend on the ingredients. An effect could be if the mascara is water resistant or not. Water-resistant mascaras have nonpolar substances such as dodecane. Non water-resistant mascaras have ingredients that are water-soluble. Mascaras that lengthen or curl …show more content…
Ceresin, gum tragecanth, and methylcellulose are added to mascara to act as stiffeners. Proper disposal of mascara should be done after three months. If there is ever a bad odor of mascara, it should be disposed of properly. Mascara can grow bacteria so one should be careful. It is rare but possible that old mascara can cause eye infection or conjunctivitis, swollen eyelids, and stys. Swollen eyelids and stys are considered to be allergic reactions. The allergic reactions are normally due to the methylparaben, aluminum powder, ceteareth-20, butylparaben, or benzyl alcohol. Let us take a look at the ingredient namely color. Make-up products give color and consistency. We think of red lips, shadowy eyelids, and puffy cheeks. A wide variety of colors are made on make-up racks. Many cosmetic chemists come up with dyes and pigments from many different compounds. Examples used to add color to our faces include coal tar, chromium oxide,
Thesis Statement: Society often forces biracial and multicultural people to identify themselves with one ethnic group by denying other part of their ethnic background. An analysis of the many scientific studies, literature, and art reveals the complexities of growing up with parents of different races. The American tendency to prefer lighter skin effects how biracial children form their identities and often causes them to deny their black heritage.
Rigaud was most popular for its perfumes, which it has produced since 1892. This collage not only highlights the popular makeup looks of the 1920’s, but also the popular products. The first version of mascara, mostly Maybelline, was a block of pigment which, when combined with water, could be brushed onto the lashes. Rouge also became popular and was packaged as pigment in metal tins.
Cohen, Arna. "Do You Know How Your Mascara is Made?" The Human Society. All Animals Magazine, 10 Feb. 2014. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.
The origin of makeup dates back to 3100 BC, throughout the first egyptian dynasty. Many Egyptians used unguent, rouge, henna, eyeshadow eyebrow eyelash enhancements, and blue and liquid gold. Unguent is a soft grease that was used as an ointment to get rid of wrinkles. Rouge which is a red colored talc-based powder used to give lips and cheeks a pink or red tint, to give nails a red tint a dye called henna was used. Eyeshadow was applied to both top and bottoms eyelids, the main color used was green because it symbolizes fresh growth, vegetation, new life, and resurrection. Eyelash and brow enhancements were used to make them appear darker and were made of carbon, black oxides and other materials which were usually toxic. Blue paint was used to trace the veins in their temples and breasts and then they tipped their nipples with liquid gold. The romans also did many things to change their appearance, using henna, pastes, chalk, white lead, and pumice stone. Henna dyes were used to make hair darker. Pastes created from narcissus, lentils, honey, wheat, and eggs to get a paler complexion, chalk and white lead was used for this as well. Pumice stone was used as a teeth whitener by men and women, they would take the stone and rub it against their teeth.
All throughout history, the religion of Voodoo, or Vodou, has been hushed, covered up, and considered evil. This background essay will go through the history, the opinions and fears, and a few aspects of rituals. The exact history of the religion is unknown, which only adds to the ignorance and the confusion of Voodoo. Some say it came from the Italian exiles from the Italian Revolution (Hall, 1995) while others say that the origins are elusive (National Geographic). As many as four million individuals practice this official religion. From the early eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century, Voodoo progressed into a feared religion by many in New Orleans and beyond. With zombies, queens, rituals and more, Voodoo has become more popular than ever, however, with popularity comes controversy.
There are over a thousand ingredients that are used in cosmetics that are already proven to be safe for human use. These ingredients can be mixed and matched creating new and unique products. Many people argue that this is not suitable for the demanding market. The craving for "new" and "im...
We all know that cosmetics existed thousands of years ago. Cleopatra used a heavy arsenal of beauty aids to help her shake the foundations of the Roman Empire. Yes, cosmetics and perfumes have a long history, but the consumer industry we live in is relatively recent, a creation of the decades 1890 through 1920. The products hawked in the 19th Century by druggists, perfumers, barbers, physicians, and a colorful assortment of other enterprising individuals were primitive by our standards. Certainly, active ingredients were used with abandon, notably arsenic, lead, and mercury. These were products that really made visible differences, and the consumer was well-advised to be wary of the majority of these mysterious concoctions.
Make up has been around for about 12 thousand years. Woman use makeup to make them look more beautiful, woman now and back that weren’t happy with their natural beauty so they chose to event or come up with something that would make them beautiful. Woman got the idea that they would use some things form nature that they found and smashed it or do something to but on their face. At first it was a poisons thing to use but now a days makeup have reached a point that it’s not dangers to put on now. In this paper making to talk about the different make up their development of each. Some of the makeup history that I’m going to talk about are lipstick, mascara, eye liner, Eye shadow, body painting and a little about nail polish. I’m also going to talk about who wear makeup. I am going to explain why they wear makeup and what it meant to wear makeup.
The hidden ingredients in most lipsticks are Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, D&C Red 36, D&C Red 22 Aluminum Lake, and Tocopheryl Acetate. Most of these harsh chemicals all have an effect of cancer or helps develop some form of disease. This is why most companies do not disclose this piece of information on its label, because they are afraid people will not purchase the object if they knew the effects of the harsh chemicals.
The evolution of make-up has quite the turbulent ride, beginning approximately six-thousand years as means of protection and to aid health and has now evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry. During its evolution, make-up has been declared illegal, immoral and in some instances was deadly. Today, makeup comes in thousands upon thousands of colors, textures and is even specific to skin type and race.
...ritability, inability to cope, and other behavioural changes” (altowebmasters.com). According to a recent research presented at the dermatologist conference in Gothenburg by the University of Gothenburg's Faculty of Science and the University of Gothenburg, the fragrances used in many household and skincare products can cause contact allergy when exposed to oxygen in the air (sciencedaily.com). To determine whether the activated fragrances caused contact allergy, scientists tested on eczema patients at Sahlgrenska University Hospital's Dermatology Clinic and the Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Clinic in Malmö. The result showed a very high percentage of the 3,400 eczema patients tested had an allergic reaction to the activated fragrance.
Eyebrows are an important feature of the face because they give the face its shape and frame the facial features of eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth and chin. The eyebrows are one of the few facial features that can be shaped to enhance the beauty of the face.
Makeup and cosmetics have always been used long before the first century. Researches never really found exactly who was the first cosmetologist, but they do know who were the people who mixed ingredients together to be able to apply and beautify were the Egyptians. Some sources still find that hard to believe, because the ancient hunters were the first people who mixed urine and mud to camouflage their scent, but that would mean everything from bug spray to VapoRub is a cosmetic, but not all materials that are mixed together are able to apply onto the
[Pause] For those who don't know what primer is, it is meant to moisturize one's skin and offer a solid base for the makeup to stay on all day. Next, I usually focus on my eyes. A lot of people like to do their eyes last; but, it takes me the longest to complete, so I prefer to do it sooner. I first like to outline and "wing" my eyes with a liquid eyeliner, which is essentially meant to enhance my eyes. I like to use the "Kat Von D Ink Liner" **show the class the eyeliner**. [Pause] I love winging my eyeliner because my eyes are one of my best features. Winging refers to the way that my eyeliner is right now **motions to my eyeliner on my eyelids**. As you can see if you look closely, my eyeliner is very sharp at the ends which lines up with the end of my eyebrow. Enhancing my eyes more makes me feel incredibly confident, and eyeliner is one of the constant products in the majority of makeup routines. Even the ancient Egyptians would line their eyes with coal. I then follow up with mascara on my eyelashes, and I use "Telescopic" by Loreal **shows the class the mascara**. I like this mascara because it makes my eyelashes look long without actually wearing
At present, cosmetics are always used in daily life. When we talk about cosmetics, most people will think of the things that only use for make-up such as lipstick, eye-shadow, mascara, blusher etc. But in fact cosmetics are not only mean to the things that only use for make-up but also shampoo, lotion or sunscreen. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains “Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body… for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.” (2014) The reason why people use makeups have different ways such as some people use for more confidence, some people use for protect the sunlight, and some people use for maintain their skin. However, there are a lot of people still worry about using the cosmetics since they believe that cosmetics are contained the dangerous chemicals that damage their body so they afraid of using them and try to avoid to use them. Although many people will be concerned that applying cosmetics may destroy their health, in fact, many experts have been confirmed that the use of cosmetic is not harmful to the human’s body. Moreover, cosmetics are also useful for users.