Culture and all of Egypt since ancient times always kept a mystery. There is a beauty and interest that are stored behind their grandeur. Starting from the Kings, the mystery of the greatness of the kingdom, until the beauty queen Cleopatra.

One of their culture is flourishing and growing up to now is the habit of using makeup. Habitual use of products on their bodies, not merely to make up the body, but also to maintain the condition, ranging from insect repellent to drive the hot sun. What beauty products are inspired by ancient Egyptian society?

5. Cat’s eyes
If we look at movies that reviews about ancient Egyptian society, we will see that they use a lot of eye paint. Whether it is black and green color around their eyes. Their black paint from powdered galena (type rock crystal) while the green paint from the emerald-colored mineral powder. Now, we know this kind of paint as an eye pencil. Apparently at the time of Egypt’s eye paint used to protect the eyes from the sun.

4. Perfume
Scents be favored by the Egyptians. Along the edge of the Nile there are a lot of interest, not to mention the oils imports come there, and part of the tree. How to make it is by soaking the flowers, resins, or roots among the layers of fat, after all this time, there will be perfumed cream or lumps called pomade. This pomade then they apply at the top of the head. When sunlight hits, pomade will melt and wetting all over their bodies with fragrant scent. Another way is to boil the oil or fat and then added flowers, herbs, and fruits, then filtered and allowed to cool. This is one way of making a solid perfume. Apparently, these oils are also useful for protecting skin from the sun and sand.

3. Soap
Besides perfume, the ancient Egyptian society has also been using the soap. They believe that the body is not clean and smell is the body that is not sacred. Soap they use in paste form of ash or clay mixed with oil, sometimes scented. This is not only cleanse the body, but also help heal the skin from disease and damage. The reason is because the ancient Egyptian society a lot of use olive oil for their cleansing rituals.

2. Oil for body
Blazing sun, wind and sand make dry skin, burning, and easily cause infection. Therefore, skin care is very important for the people of ancient Egypt. Much-needed oil for the body because they need it to work. Men and women use moisturizer on their skin to protect themselves from the hot and dry climate there. Sometimes, they also use honey, for flavor and its ability to hydrate the skin. Not too far away from the skin care in these modern times, yes.

1. Henna
Still often used as part of the decoration of the body and hair coloring. Henna is made from the dried leaves of Lawsonia inermis. The leaves are greenish, and once dried and crushed, these plants will issue a reddish orange powder. This powder is then mixed with water to form a paste. Henna will be settled on the skin for several days to disappear. Henna not only functions as decoration nails, but also proved to have medical properties. Henna was able to maintain the quality of hair and skin of the wearer. Also, henna is believed to bring luck and good fortune, no wonder many wedding traditions that suggest women use it. Red henna is used by the ancient Egyptian society to color their lips with red lipstick similar function today.