For the first time residents of Mesopotamia began to use lipstick 5000 flyings ago. Very quickly Egyptians began to apply it. In the period of the Middle Ages it has been forbidden by church. Modern lipstick contains the wax, oil painting pigments and preservatives.
It is unlikely today it is possible to meet the woman who in make-up bag would not have lipstick.
Lipstick history
There was it 5000 years thanks to locals of Mesopotamia. Quickly enough residents of Egypt have learned about such novelty. Did it of mix of beeswax, fat, natural pigment of red color. It was so popular that it was put surely near body of the died woman. After a while Romans and Greeks which have decided to change a little composition of lipstick have learned about cosmetic, having added to it chemical elements. Then, in the period of the Middle Ages, this cosmetic was completely forbidden, and its second birth has concerned the Renaissance period. The broderie anglaise has asked to create ointment with taste of apples. And there was word lipstick which was translated from French as apple.
In 1915, lipstick began to be let in for the first time in tubes. Sara Bernhardt called such cosmetic love stick. Till 30th years only one color was issued. When Helena Rubenstein has arranged production of different shades of lipstick at the low price, in the world the lip fever has begun.
Composition of lipstick
Modern cosmetic is made on the basis of oil, lanolin, dyes. The last component is generally received from chemicals. Depending on proportions of substances, properties of lipstick change. For example, opaque creamy cosmetics practically for 10 percent consist of dyes therefore are resistant. Often add synthetic mica to nacreous types, and gloss consists almost on half of lanolin. If to speak about separate elements, then thanks to wax the structure turns out strong and plastic and lipstick even layer lays down on lips. As this natural element can lead to emergence of allergic reactions, in the modern world it is quite often replaced artificial. As oil are most often used castoric, but sometimes replace it coconut, olive, with lanolin, vaseline. Fats give to lipstick hardness and protect lips from crusting. Preservatives prolong cosmetic service life.
Types of modern lipstick
Today different types of this cosmetic are available to girls: • hygienic options contain vitamins, anti-inflammatory and nutrients; • nutritious lipsticks contain the increased percent of wax and do not allow lips to dry up; • moistening paint and soften; • resistant can hold on on lips till 24 o'clock. It is important to choose correctly for himself this cosmetic that it did not bring discomfort and did not leave spots after deleting.