The main ingredients of early cosmetics were lead sulphide and lead carbonate, the most common naturally occurring lead compounds. Lead sulphide – or ‘galena’ – is grey and relatively soft with a ...

Aug. 4 -- A little sheep grease here, a little lead powder there… long before Cover Girl and Maybelline entered the scene, ancient women used what they could to enhance their beauty. And, as revealed ...

Chinese researchers have unearthed bronze containers with lead white residue that the ancient Chinese used for face-whitening makeup around 300 years before the ancient Greeks started making their own ...

Lead in makeup is often discussed as a modern safety concern, but its dangers stretch far deeper into cultural memory. From ancient cosmetics to early film sets, lead has quietly shaped beauty history ...

Coming of age as a Muslim with Lebanese and Egyptian heritage in the U.K., I was in constant pursuit of connections to my ethnic identity. Against a social backdrop that othered my family and me, I ...

Makeup artist Erin Parsons decided to show her TikTok followers the genuine Ancient Egyptian cosmetics spoon she keeps with her makeup collection, and she promptly got schooled on the legacy of ...

Renowned Egyptian makeup artist Ahmed Khawaga speaks to Ahram Online about his experience contributing to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opening ceremony. Drawing on his previous involvement in ...

Every year on Valentine’s Day, some women will peruse their makeup and pick a bright red lipstick. A statement for a night out. A pick-me-up for an evening in. And, as scientists recently discovered, ...