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What are cosmetics?

What are cosmetics A cosmetic product is any material intended to be placed in direct contact with skin or teeth e g make up products toothpastes deodorants soaps and sun protection creams The history and use of cosmetics Cosmetics are in no way a new invention existing for thousands of years e g in 10 000 BC when Egyptians would use fragranced oils and ointments to clean themselves cover body odors and soften their skin Through time trends have changed with certain cosmetic trends being questionable In the middle ages lead and arsenic were commonly used for skin whitening as it was seen as more privileged to be pale like the aristocrats rather than suntanned like the lower class workers out in the fields Today cosmetics are used for a number of different reasons and even though fragrances and skin paling ointments are still popular and widely used ingredients have changed some for both good and for bad Today cosmetics are used for hygiene as colors fragrance protection and appearance Exposed parts of the body are the skin hair and scalp lips nails Exposures happen orally dermally and by inhalation In a study conducted by Biesterbos et al it was found that over 50 of their 516 participants use 24 cosmetics similar to facial cream deodorant and mascara every day whereas the results from a study by Sandanger et al showed 54 7 of the 332 women in the study was shown to use facial cream once every day 



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