Ancient Egyptians regard beauty as a sign of holiness. All of the ancient Egyptians were an integral part of their everyday life. Traders often trade, especially in the upper classes. At the tomb, a cosmetic palette was found buried alongside the deceased as a grave item which further emphasized the idea that cosmetics are not only used for aesthetic purposes but for magical and religious purposes.
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The two main forms of eye makeup are grepond eye paint and black kohl. Green eye paint is made of bronze, copper carbonate pigment, and black kohl made of a substance called galena, dark gray ore. Crushed charcoal is also used in this process.
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Ancient Egyptian medical use of cosmetics
The ancient Egyptians were not completely misguided because they believed that kohl would prevent eye infections because it really prevented eye infections caused by the Nile River flood. Lead-based substances in kohl promote the production of nitric oxide in their skin, which helps strengthen their immune systems against disease. The soot in Kohl helps reduce the damaging effects of sunlight on their eyes. Ancient Egypt created a cure for burns by mixing cheeks and lip stains and other treatments to repair the skin with red natron, salt and northern honey. However, the ancient Egyptians strongly believed that the healing effects of these cosmetics were more magical than medical.
Cosmetic pallets and jars
Cosmetic palette is used to grind makeup. The earliest example is rectangular and dates back to 5000 BC. The palette then adopts a round shape like the Narmer palette. The King Narmer palette is the earliest of its kind. It has a King's decoration punishing Egyptian enemies and the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, as well as cavities to grind the cosmetics, making it a double-purpose palette. This was later developed into a fish-shaped pallet. They may choose the form of fish as a fish is a symbol of the resurrection and new life. Fish-shaped pallets are usually decorated with precious stones for nobles. This palette has evolved into a baboon-shaped container to hold a kohl that holds symbolic meaning for the ancient Egyptians.
Different use of cosmetics everything in Egypt is changing slightly among social classes, where more make-up is worn by higher class individuals as richer individuals can buy more make-up. Although there is no prominent difference between the upscale and lower cosmetic styles, the noble ladies are known to pale their skin using creams and powders. This is because pale skin becomes a sign of nobility because lighter skin means less exposure to the sun while dark skin is associated with a brownish lower class when taking part in grunt work such as working in a field. Thus, the pale skin represents the noble class that does not work, because the noble lady will not work in the sun.
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Further reading
- Ribechini, Erika. "Discovering Ancient Cosmetic Compositions and Remedies". Springer.
- Chaudhri, SK & amp; NK Jain. "History of cosmetics". Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics.
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