ENLIGHTENED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
Cosmetology correct answers Art and science of beautifying the skin, hair and nails. Also
study of cosmetics and their application.
Earliest sign of Cosmetology correct answers Haircutting and styling were practiced in some
form as early as the Ice Age, according to archaelogists
Implements and Materials used in Earliest Cosmetology correct answers Implements --
sharpened flints, oyster shells and bone. Adornment -- animal hyde and sinew.
Pigments -- berries, minerals, insects, plant matter.
Egyptian Cosmetology correct answers 3000 B.C. Credited with the creation of Kohl makeup
(combo of galena, sulfur and animal fat) -- lined eyes, protected from sun glare, alleviated
inflammations. Also first to infuse essentail oils from plant matter for use as perfume and
purification.
Chinese Cosmetology correct answers 1600 B.C. Nail tinting -- rubbed tinted mixture of gum
arabic, gelatin, beeswax and egg whites on nails to color. Common colors - crimson, ebony.
Royal colors - gold, silver.
Greek Cosmetology correct answers 500 B.C. Hairstyling becomes art and great focus on
beautification. Face makeup - preparations of white lead. Eyes - Kohl. Lips/Cheeks -
Vermillion, made by grinding Cinnabar.
Roman Cosmetology correct answers Facial treatments and haircolor popular. Facial masks -
made of wine, corn, flour, milk, butter. Haircolor -- indicated social class : noble - red,
middle-class - blonde, poor - black.
Cosmetology in Middle Ages correct answers 476 A.D. - 1450. Colored makeup used on
cheeks and lips but not on eyes. Towering headdresses and intricate hairstyles. Steam
distillation starts circa 1000 A.D.
Renaissance Fads correct answers Shaving of the eyebrows and hairline to show more
forehead. Bare brows = smarter-looking woman. Highly colored makeup was dicsouraged,
Victorian Age correct answers Natural beauty vs. use of cosmetics : lips bitten and cheeks
pinched. Beauty masks made of eggs, honey, oatmeal, fruits/veggies.
Max Factor correct answers Max Faktor - 1908, sells makeup to Hollywood for better
performance on camera/under hot lights.
Charles Nessler correct answers 1905 - Electric curling machine. Hair wrapped around
electrified metal rods. Chandelier design, with dangling rods, mounted on stand. Curls were
wrapped 2 ways - spiral (scalp to ends, longer) and croquignole (ends to scalp, shorter).
Sarah Breedlove correct answers Orphaned daughter of former slaves. Pioneer of modern
black haircare/cosmetics. Sold product, built factory, hair salon, training school by 1910.