The earliest lipstick was excavated in city of ur, the core settlement of Sumerian civilization in the two river basins about 5,000 years ago. At that time, lipstick was made of lead powder and ochre red powder, and there were even records that rubies were crushed as decorations for eyes and lips.
Cosmetic box unearthed in city of ur.
Along with it, there are wigs and a lot of jewelry.
Later, lipstick technology was introduced into ancient Egypt, which was welcomed and improved by people. Egyptians added viscous resin to lipstick to improve makeup retention, and also used pearlescent substances extracted from fish scales to achieve the effect of blingbling. In addition, they also developed various lipstick formulas, including a toxic formula composed of brown algae (containing mercury), 0.0 1% iodine and bromomannitol, which was later called "the kiss of death".
Eye shadow, eyeliner, eyebrow pencil ... ancient Egyptian makeup has everything.
The ancient Egyptians painted almost all the pigments they could get on their faces, so their lipsticks were rich in color, not just red. Moreover, the use of lipstick is gender-neutral and only represents social status.
Ancient Egyptian murals surprise beauty eggs?
After stepping on thunder with poisonous lipstick, the ancient Egyptians finally discovered a healthy source of pigment-cochineal insects. Cochineal pigment is widely used in food, medicine and cosmetics. Although it comes from insects, it is only an "extracted ingredient", and people need not be afraid of this pigment. Back to the topic, the famous Cleopatra's favorite scarlet number is the color extracted by cochineal insects.