Cosmetology- Chapter 1: History and Career
Opportunities
The term used to encompass a broad range of specialty areas, including hairstyling, nail
technology, and esthetics is - answer-cosmetology
Define cosmetology- - answer-the art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails,
and hair, and the study of cosmetics and their application.
What Greek word is the term cosmetology derived from?
What does this term mean? - answer-kosmetikos; skilled in the use of cosmetics
Archeological studies reveal that haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some as early as
the - answer-Ice Age
What ordinary items were used as implements and hair adornment during this time? - answer-
Sharpened flints, oyster shells, or bone
What natural products did ancient people use for coloring matter and tattooing? - answer-
Pigments made from berries, tree bark, minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, leaves, and other
materials.
Who was the first civilized culture to cultivate beauty into an extravagant fashion?
For what purposes did they use cosmetics? - answer-Egyptians; personal beautification habits,
religious ceremonies, and preparing the deceased for burial.
When was the first evidence of cosmetics in Egypt recorded? - answer-3,000 BC
What did Chinese aristocrats rub onto their nails to turn them crimson or ebony? - answer-A
mixture of gum arabic, gelatin, beeswax, and egg whites.
In 500 BC, during the Golden Age of _________________, hairstyling became a highly
developed art. - answer-Greece
Greek women applied preparations of _______________________ on their faces,
__________________ on their eyes, and _______________________ on their cheeks and lips.
- answer-white lead, kohl, vermillion
How did the Greeks create the brilliant red pigment used? - answer-Grinding cinnabar and
either mixing it with ointment or dusting it on.
In Rome, women used hair color to indicate their class in society.
Noblewomen
Middle-class women
Poor women - answer-Red
Blond
Black
During the Middle Ages, where did women not wear colored makeup? - answer-Eyes
Opportunities
The term used to encompass a broad range of specialty areas, including hairstyling, nail
technology, and esthetics is - answer-cosmetology
Define cosmetology- - answer-the art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails,
and hair, and the study of cosmetics and their application.
What Greek word is the term cosmetology derived from?
What does this term mean? - answer-kosmetikos; skilled in the use of cosmetics
Archeological studies reveal that haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some as early as
the - answer-Ice Age
What ordinary items were used as implements and hair adornment during this time? - answer-
Sharpened flints, oyster shells, or bone
What natural products did ancient people use for coloring matter and tattooing? - answer-
Pigments made from berries, tree bark, minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, leaves, and other
materials.
Who was the first civilized culture to cultivate beauty into an extravagant fashion?
For what purposes did they use cosmetics? - answer-Egyptians; personal beautification habits,
religious ceremonies, and preparing the deceased for burial.
When was the first evidence of cosmetics in Egypt recorded? - answer-3,000 BC
What did Chinese aristocrats rub onto their nails to turn them crimson or ebony? - answer-A
mixture of gum arabic, gelatin, beeswax, and egg whites.
In 500 BC, during the Golden Age of _________________, hairstyling became a highly
developed art. - answer-Greece
Greek women applied preparations of _______________________ on their faces,
__________________ on their eyes, and _______________________ on their cheeks and lips.
- answer-white lead, kohl, vermillion
How did the Greeks create the brilliant red pigment used? - answer-Grinding cinnabar and
either mixing it with ointment or dusting it on.
In Rome, women used hair color to indicate their class in society.
Noblewomen
Middle-class women
Poor women - answer-Red
Blond
Black
During the Middle Ages, where did women not wear colored makeup? - answer-Eyes
