History Of Cosmetics by Monet Jackson

How it all started

Jun 9, 1900

Black entrepreneur Annie Turnbo begins selling hair treatments, including non-damaging hair straighteners, hair growers, and hair conditioners door to door.

Migrates

Jun 9, 1904

Max Factor migrates from Lodz, Ploand, to the united states, and four years later to Los Angeles, where he sells make-up to movie stars that does not cake or crack.

Dye

Jun 9, 1909

French chemist develops the first safe commercial hair dy. in 1910 he names his company L'Oreal.

Mascara

Jun 9, 1914

T.J Williams founds Maybelline, which specializes in mascara.

LipStick

Jun 9, 1915

Lipstick is introduced in cylindrical metal tubes.

Bobby Pins

Jun 9, 1922

The bobby pin is invented to manage short hair.

Nail Polish

Jun 9, 1932

Charles & Joseph Revson, nail polish distributors, and charlesLackman, a nail polish supplier, found Revlon, which sells nail polish in a wide variety of colors.

Perm

Jun 9, 1933

A new method for permanent waving, using chemicals, which doesn't require electricity or cachines, is introduced.

Pan-Cake MakeUp

Jun 9, 1935

Pan-Cake makeup, originally developed to look natural on color flim, was created by Max Factor.

HairSpray

Jun 9, 1941

Aerosols are patented, paving the way for hair spray.

Sunscreen

Jun 9, 1944

A Miami Beach pharmacist, Benjamin Green develops sunscreen to protect soliders in South Pacific.

Brushes For Mascara

Jun 9, 1958

Mascara wands debut, eliminating the need for applying mascara with a brush.

CoverGirl

Jun 9, 1961

Cover Girl make-up , one of the first brands sold in grocery stores and targeted to teens, is introduced by Noxema.

Revlon

Jun 9, 1963

Revlon offers the first powered blush on.