17 Makeup Facts That Show Humans Will Do Anything For Beauty
Is it time to bring back crocodile intestinal oil, or nah?
What's the deal with red lipstick? Some scientists think that red lips on women is a biological cue for mating.
Their argument is that redder lips are associated with oxygenated blood, which is a sign of higher estrogen levels and sexual arousal. This is obviously the first thing someone thinks when they see someone with hella red lipstick.
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Ancient Egyptians used a mixture of ant eggs and crushed beetles for lipstick.
"Oh, you didn't have to get all dolled up with ant egg just for me!" - someone thousands of years ago, thankfully.
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The same chemical that those beetles produce is still used today in modern lipstick.
Ok, but at least we are done with ant eggs.
Humans have probably been wearing cosmetics for at least 125,000 years.
That may well be longer than we have been wearing clothes. It may even be longer than we have been using language to communicate.
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