The History Of Cosmetology

The current obsession we have with making our personal appearance better is not one that is recently found. For thousands of years people have been doing their very best to look their best in every way possible and it’s certainly not a new development to use other means to improve a persons beauty. Even back in the egyptian days there were skilled trade workers in the peasant class that had perfected the art of using various dyes and paints to put on the cheeks and eyes of the egyptian women as well as using things like wigs and ornaments to make their hair more beautiful. Egyptians also used essential oils to make various tonics, lotions, soaps, and so forth and were very well equipped at the art of extracting them from different herbs.

Romans and greeks were all about the baths which had similar properties to todays spas and salons and they made great efforts to use the natural resources of the land they lived on to make them selves as beautiful as they could. The used bathhouses equipped with natural hot springs to open their pores and keep their skin looking beautiful as well as using various flowers and decorations in their hair and so forth. They even had primitive tools that allowed women to heat rods over coals which made it  possible for them to curl or straighten their hair.

In the middle ages there was less of a focus on beauty and more of a focus on religion and spirituality so there wasn’t much done in the way of trying to look good. Women usually covered their hair with a cloth and didn’t wear any makeup. This was common throughout the era and priests that came across women trying to glam up their appearance made a point of scorning them and telling them they were sinners.

In the renaissance era there was a great deal of focus on art and beauty which lead many women to pile large amounts of curls on their head and powder their faces as well  as use a kohl pencil to create the famous beauty mark. They were often adorned in jewelry and expensive flowing clothes and many went to extreme methods to obtain perfect skin and beautiful hair.

During the victorian era there was more of a focus on looking natural and not done up as opposed to wearing layers of ornate and expensive costumes. Women made a point of trying to look more elegant than made up and the dresses and styles of that time were much more relaxed as well.

Women have always gone to great lengths to improve their appearance and now with the abundance of skin care products, cosmetics, hair care solutions, as well as tools like blow dryers and dyes and so forth we are more capable than ever of altering our appearance. It’s always important to remember to value inner beauty as well and to spend time cultivating our minds and keeping ourselves healthy as much as we do on making our skin and hair look lovely.