Industry of Cosmetics

Industry of Cosmetics

A little History

Products used:

• Moisturizers (body oils, honey)• Soaps (Clay or ash mixed with oils)• Eyeliners (powdered galena or malachite

powder mixed with animal fat)• Blush and lipstick (red ochre mixed with fat)• Hair dye and nail polish (henna)• Perfumes (myrrh, cinnamon, cassia, chamomile,

lavender,... mixed with oils)• Wigs (made from human hair) Nefertiti (ca. 1370 BC – ca. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal

Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten

Cosmetics Now: How Are They Tested?

Animal Testing AlternativesExperimentation on cultures of human cells and skin, corneas from

eye banks. Buying more natural

product that do not need too much testing.

Toxic in Cosmetics

Allergic ReactionsDifferent standards for the

same products!

What is in our cosmetics?• Heavy Metals • BHA and BHT

• DEA related ingredients• Parabens• ...

Any Good Products?

When buying cosmetics, have an

ingredients list check and use these

products in moderation

Mineral Cosmetics