History of beauty. Beginning of beauty

We will now see the origins of the history of beauty and how our ancestors used the materials of which they have to create your own cosmetics.

In prehistoric times.

From this period we have very little information to talk with accuracy, we can talk about their concerns reflected in many artistic paintings.

Paleolithic painters already knew that dyes used in diluted fatty excipients that have been preserved and fossilized. These pigments us to believe that they were used to adorn his face and body.

Have discovered traces of antimony sulfide, tubes of pasta ocher rush and various belongings and it gives us to think that served to aesthetic care.

In the Mesopotamian.

The sources are quite slim. The ideal of beauty of the time were expensive thin, light skin, hair and eyebrows black or clear long.

We know that produce different kinds of perfumes. Their mythology tells us that the goddess Ishtar touched their eyes to bring his charm to the underworld. The eyes are highlighted and enlarged with Khola, a kind of mask-based antimony. (Also used at present). It also used similar products such as polo and gold, red and Illera Kalu. The eyebrows painted in a single stroke.

He also practiced waxing and nail care, teeth and ears.

In Palestine.

To speak of Palestine must take into account the influences exerted Persia and Egypt, which awakened his love for perfumes and cosmetics.

The main source we have it in a book of history as "The Bilblia" and especially the Old Testament, where you can find great information on care aesthetic of this town.

The feminine ideal of the era was long-necked, round eyes, black hair, red lips and very white teeth.

The great fertility of their lands, put a large amount of available raw materials that grew spontaneously as the mastic, saffron, the henna, aloe. and so on.

The women painted their eyes with Khola. Based powder used henna to stain the cheeks of red and orange red. To soften the skin using ointments, oils, perfumes, soap to wash used a composite of potash or alkali extracted from the ashes of plants such as beech.