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The history of cosmetics spans at least 7,000 years and is present in almost every society on earth. Cosmetic body art is argued to have been the earliest form of a ritual in human culture. Archaeological evidence of cosmetics certainly dates from ancient Egypt and Greece. The use of cosmetics in Ancient Egypt is well documented. Kohl and lacewing flies have their roots in north Africa.

Remedies to treat wrinkles containing ingredients such as gum of frankincense and fresh moringa. Cosmetics were used in Persia and what today is Iran from ancient periods. Kohl is a black powder that is used widely across the Persian Empire. It is used as a powder or smeared to darken the edges of the eyelids similar to eyeliner. An early teacher in the 10th century was Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, or Abulcasis, who wrote the 24-volume medical encyclopedia Al-Tasrif. A chapter of the 19th volume was dedicated to cosmetics. Chinese people began to stain their fingernails with gum arabic, gelatin, beeswax and egg white from around 3000 BC.

Flowers play an important decorative role in China. Women of royal families painted red spots on the center of their cheeks, right under their eyes. However, it is a mystery why. A maiko in the Gion district of Kyoto, Japan, in full make-up. The style of the lipstick indicates that she is still new. In Japan, geisha wore lipstick made of crushed safflower petals to paint the eyebrows and edges of the eyes as well as the lips, and sticks of bintsuke wax, a softer version of the sumo wrestlers’ hair wax, were used by geisha as a makeup base. In the Roman Empire, the use of cosmetics was common among prostitutes and rich women.

Christian writers who expressed similar sentiments in a slightly different context. In the Middle Ages it was thought sinful and immoral to wear makeup by Church leaders, but many women still did so. Pale faces were a trend during the European Middle Ages. In the 16th century, women would bleed themselves to achieve pale skin.

Spanish prostitutes wore pink makeup to contract pale skin. 13th century Italian women wore red lipstick to show that they were upperclass. Some Native American tribes painted their faces for ceremonial events or battle. Similar practices were followed by Aboriginals in Australia. The examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the United States and Europe and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.