Hygiene for Men - All About Cosmetics
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"Before, hygiene for men was a taboo subject. In the previous generations, it is unheard of for men to be very meticulous about their hygiene. The men who actually spent some time taking care of their skin just kept silent about it. Of course there were no skin care products made especially for men so they had to utilize the products that women use, which were classified under cosmetics.
There is evidence that cosmetics have been used since the earliest days of recorded history and presumably even in prehistoric times, for they were associated with religious ceremony, medical practices, and amatory embellishment. The anointing of kings with oils and unguents was a custom common to all ancient peoples. Also customary was the use of paints for the eyes, face, and body; and oils and unguents for the face, hands, and body. The records and relics of the most ancient civilizations-Egyptian, Sumerian, Hebrew, and Babylonian-show common cosmetic practices, and kohl (a form of eye shadow) vases and unguent pots, made of ivory, alabaster, wood, glass, and metal, have been found dating from as far back as 4000 B.C.
Most data concerning the use of cosmetics in ancient times have been collected from Egypt. Many fine specimens of unguent pots and kohl vases were obtained with the opening of tombs of Menes and of Tutankhamen, among others. When the Tutankhamen tomb was opened in 1922, vases and pots were still fragrant from the essential oils they had contained.
The Egyptians used cosmetics for religious purposes, for embalming the dead, and for personal embellishment. One of the duties of Egyptian priests was to apply cosmetics to the eyes of their idols. In personal adornment, particular attention was paid to the eyes: lashes, eyebrows, and lids were painted black with kohl, the area below the eyes was painted green, generally with malachite-a practice used as early as the First Dynasty.
Henna was used to color the palms of the hands and the fingernails. The Egyptians also used wrinkle removers consisting of oil, wax, incense, and cypress berries; hair cosmetics; and even hair-restorers, one formula for which consisted of an ass' claw in oil.
There are a lot of Biblical references to the use of cosmetics by the Jews, who very likely obtained most of their knowledge from the Egyptians.
Even in ancient history, it can be seen that the use of cosmetics were not limited to women only, in fact, they were being utilized by kings."
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