A Quick Read for Those Wondering Who Invented Lipstick

Posted: Jun 25, 2010 |Comments: 0 |

Because lipstick evolved over a period of years, it is hard to give one person total credit for the invention. However, as we explore who invented Lipstick it is clear that the Egyptians were among some of the first people to use and actually keep records of the various cosmetics that they created. In as early as 2500BC it is noted that women would use red dyes developed from crushed stones to color their lips. Cleopatra used the remains of crushed beetles and ants to paint her famous colorful lips. To add glimmer and shine to the lips, a substance known as pearlescence was incorporated from fish scales.

While it was invented and used early on, there was a period in time that lipstick and other cosmetics were viewed as impolite. It was also noted that during this time (the Victorian era) cosmetics including lipstick were reserved for actors and prostitutes. It was not until 1912 that cautious use of Lipstick became acceptable again. However, an article in the New York Times warned women to use it sparingly. The popularity of lipstick began to gain speed during WWII and became a household item for most women. As one further delves into the question of who invented lipstick, it will quickly become apparent that Hazel Bishop in 1949 perfected the mixture we now don today.She was a chemist who, in the 1940's, experimented with creating lipsticks in her mother's kitchen, finally inventing a stick of lip color that proved to stay put on the lips and not come off onto drinking glasses, cigarette butts, or skin.

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