Cosmetics

Assorted cosmetics and tools
An actor applying bold makeup for a stage performance
Actor Marcus Stewart wearing bold face makeup in the play Oresteia by Aeschylus (2019)

Cosmetics are composed of mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources or synthetically created ones.[1] Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body and skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance (makeup) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features (such as the eyebrows and eyelashes), add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object.[2] Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body.

  1. ^ Schneider, Günther; Gohla, Sven; Schreiber, Jörg; Kaden, Waltraud; Schönrock, Uwe; Schmidt-Lewerkühne, Hartmut; Kuschel, Annegret; Petsitis, Xenia; Pape, Wolfgang (2001). Skin Cosmetics. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/14356007.a24_219. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2. OCLC 910197915. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied (2023-03-16). "Cosmetics & U.S. Law". FDA. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-05.