did not come off on glasses and
cigarettes. Another name
which is credited to be the
inventor of a lipstick is that of
Abu al- Qasim al- Zahrawi, an
Islamic scientist and physician.
The lipsticks used today are
more hygienic, resistant and
medically approved. They now
contain aloe Vera, sunscreens,
vitamin E and amino acids for
long stay and shine. Statistics
say that about 80% women use
lipsticks and about 20% own
20 lipsticks each but one is
advised to be careful about the
contents and company of the
lipsticks they use as some part
of it goes into the body and
some ingredients like lead etc
are hazardous for health.
In today modern environment,
we cannot envision a world
where female population is not
using lipsticks in public
appearances. But such time
existed, when lipsticks were
either hard to make, forbidden
to use, unfashionable, and in
some extreme cases even made
from traditional materials that
were poisonous. We don’t
know who made first lipstick,
because they appeared very
early in our history, and have
traveled through ages and
civilizations with varying
degrees of success and
acceptance by general public.
What we do known though, are
some of the most important
points in the lipsticks history
that enabled it to become such
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