Conchem Q3 M1

• Cosmetics have been used for more than 7,000 years
• The earliest record of cosmetic use dates from ancient Egypt
• Egyptian women used kohl for eyeliners and eyeshadow
• In ancient Rome, some used lead-based formulas to whiten their face
• In Asia, women and men in China used cosmetics to stain their fingernails to indicate social classes
• Today, almost every man and woman consume at least one cosmetic product in their everyday lives
• Cosmetics are used to care for the face and body, accentuate or change a person's appearance
• Cosmetics are defined as items with mild action on the human body for cleaning, beautifying, adding to attractiveness, altering appearance, or keeping or promoting the skin or hair in good condition
• Cosmetics are constituted from a mixture of chemical compounds derived from natural sources or synthetically created ones
• Cosmetics designed for skin care can be used to cleanse, exfoliate, protect the skin, replenish it, using cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers, and balms
• Cosmetics designed for personal care, such as shampoo and body wash, can be used to cleanse the body
• Cosmetics designed to enhance one's appearance (make-up) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance natural features, add color to a person's face, and change the appearance of the face entirely
• Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body
• The history of cosmetics spans at least 7,000 years and is present in almost every society on earth
• Cosmetic body art is argued to have been the earliest form of a ritual in human culture
• Cosmetics were used in ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, and Greece
• During the early 1900s, makeup was not excessively popular and was mostly the territory of prostitutes, those in cabarets, and on the black and white screen
• Around 1910, makeup became fashionable in the United States and Europe, influenced by ballet and theatre stars
• In 1920, the film industry in Hollywood had the most influential impact on cosmetics
• Sticks were more popular than rouge and powder in the 1920s because they were colorful and cheap
• The Flapper style influenced 1920s cosmetics, embracing dark eyes, red lipstick, red nail polish, and suntan
• Eyebrow pencil became popular in the 1920s due to a new ingredient: hydrogenated cottonseed oil
• Eugene Schueller, founder of L’Oreal, invented modern synthetic hair dye in 1907 and sunscreen in 1936
• Dozens of new fake tan products were produced in the wake of Chanel’s adoption of the suntan
• Skin whitening continued to represent the ideal of beauty in Asia during the 1920s
• During the 1920s and 1930s, facial configuration and social identity dominated a plastic surgeon’s world
• Cosmetic surgery mainly involved women during the twentieth century
• Silicon implants were introduced in 1962
• In 1982, the United States Supreme Court granted physicians the legal right to advertise their procedures
• More than two million Americans elected to undergo cosmetic procedures in 1998, with liposuction being the most popular
• Cosmetics can be classified according to physical form and body parts where it is applied
• Classification of cosmetics depending upon the physical form:

  • Sticks: lipsticks, deodorant sticks
  • Powders: face powder, talcum powder, tooth powder
• Beauty products and decorative makeup goods today are available in various forms such as solutions, gels, lotions, sticks, suspensions, powders, ointments or pastes, tablets, creams or emulsions, and aerosols
• Skin cosmetics include cleansers, facial masks, toners, moisturizers, sunscreen, tanning oils & lotions, skin lighteners, serums & exfoliants
• Skin care products include: cleansers, facial masks, toners, moisturizers, sunscreen, tanning oils & lotions, skin lighteners, serums & exfoliants
• Cleansers are the first essential step in any daily skin care routine
• Toners are used after cleansing to freshen the skin and remove any traces of cleanser, mask, or makeup
• Masks are treatments applied to the skin for a period, then removed
• Exfoliants involve the removal of dead skin cells to improve the skin's appearance
• Moisturizers hydrate the skin and help it retain moisture