Cosmetic surgery continues to grow at a staggering rate. An excess of $10 billion a year is now spent on cosmetic procedures.
Ancient Egyptians used semi-precious gemstones like malachite, lapis and carnelian for coloring their cosmetics. They also used metals like copper and lead.
Egyptians invented the idea of masking body odor under the arms by using incense pellets and letting them melt into the skin. However, the first deodorant wasn't really produced until 1889.
A full one-quarter of all women won't leave home without their lipstick on.
If you want a quick, temporary face-lift, it can be accomplished by donning a headband.
Melanin loss in the hair causes it to turn gray or white.
The Romans had no tolerance for facial blemishes; not even freckles. They used odd methods to diminish, hide, or rid themselves of such things. These included milk baths and fowl fat.
A man's hair grows faster than a woman's.
Once upon a time, women used leeches to "bleed" themselves to achieve the pale look once considered the epitome of feminine beauty.
Many of today's most beautiful celebrities use urine as part of their beauty regimen. However, they aren't the first to use urine in a cosmetic form. The Romans used it to make toothpaste.
We have Coco Chanel to blame for the popular tanned look. She made if popular and even developed some of the first tanning products.
Helena Rubinstein is responsible for one of today's most popular cosmetics - - mascara.
Shimmery cosmetics often contain fish scales.
During the 5th century, women aspired to be as hairless as possible. They plucked out all traces of hair, including their eyelashes, and shaved their foreheads.
Women of the Renaissance wanted a beautiful while look so they colored their skin with a combination of lead and vinegar or arsenic.
A debate rages on about who is responsible for the invention of nail polish. While ancient Egyptians tinted their nails with henna, it was the Chinese who were responsible for the first lacquer type formulas with which most of us are more familiar.
Victorian women of culture did not wear makeup. Cosmetics were only used by women of "questionable" character.
Egyptian men wore eye makeup for protection against the sun and nasty winged creatures like gnats.
Most women didn't begin shaving their underarms until the turn of the 20th century.
For nearly two centuries women thought it necessary to dilate their pupils in order to achieve true beauty. They did this by using drops from the poisonous Belladonna plant.
Beauty giant L'Oreal holds a patent on nanotechnology. Wonder how that will be used in cosmetics?
Surgeons of the First World War banded together to demand plastic surgery procedures be regulated for patient protection.
Red heads have less hair on their head. Blondes have the most. No wonder, blondes have more fun.
Cutting hair doesn't make it grow faster. It does; however, make it look healthier.
The average person loses about 100 strands of hair per day.
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