PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
Curso 2007-2008
INGLÉS
It is quite probable that cosmetics – which are intended to make people’s hair, skin or face more beautiful –
had their origin in China, but it is necessary to turn to Egypt if we want to find the...
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PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
Curso 2007-2008
INGLÉS
It is quite probable that cosmetics – which are intended to make people’s hair, skin or face more beautiful –
had their origin in China, but it is necessary to turn to Egypt if we want to find the earliest records of cosmetic
substances and their application.
Toilet articles and unguent vases have been found in royal tombs which
were built about 3500 BC (before Christ).
According to people who were present at the opening of the tomb of
Tutankhamen – who ruled around 1350 BC–, quantities of aromatic herbs that were still slightly fragrant were
found in it.
It is probable that the priests made most of these beauty substances, and their manufacture was
considered a mysterious and much honoured art.
The greatest part of the basic ingredients came from
Arabia.
These should therefore be considered the origins of the cosmetics industry, which is so important
today.
Cosmetics were used by Egyptian ladies who improved their persona
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