History of Skincare Part 16: The Industrial Revolution, 1800-1849

The face of the industrial revolution when introducing people who lived during the industrial revolution, it is easy, the characters of the novel by charles dickens present. It is easy for the city is full of enthusiasm and soot, looking imagine david copperfield oliver. In a way, this picture is correct. The first half of the nineteenth century witnessed many technological advances. The invention of the steam engine was easier to manufacture and transport, and dozens of large factories emerged a few years. The new mining techniques have been developed for the coal needed to produce the performance of new systems. Rural people in search of work, began to migrate to big cities like london and new york. The air was filled with a fine dickens smog, but the industrial revolution had a profound impact on the products of skin care and cosmetics. When the average wage, a growing number of citizens were able to soaps and makeup, which were previously paid out of reach. Moral dilemma in the eighteenth century, makeup was considered inappropriate for all but the actors and prostitutes. While this attitude of most of the nineteenth century, has survived, women were allowed to cosmetics, with rare exceptions. Pale skin was always considered a sign of high birth and during heavy dust for a century, no longer use lead, they were replaced by a thin layer of zinc oxide. Zinc oxide has the advantage of a clear skin, but was thinner and more natural than the dry powder, which as popular as before. Eye shadow, black smoke sutil was also popular, though the lips and blush remained taboo. While many women mix their own beauty products continue, modern manufacturing techniques has made it much easier to mass produce these products. Although the use of cosmetics became very popular, but was not considered appropriate the purchase or sale of beauty products. For this reason, most companies were sold under the counter. ** Despite the stigma that is wrapped and cosmetics, some women do not talk about promoting their use. In 1833 jacobin weiler has published a book called “the feminine beauty, or the secret art of beauty and health to improve and maintain the age”, which favors a cosmetic use as a cosmetic. So see respectable women could not buy the lip or cheek blush, many recipes have been published describing the methods for making lip balm at home. Recipes often include ingredients like butter, beeswax and plant-based dyes and natural currants tictoria henna. *** to all women who have defended the cosmetic use, but there were many others, thought that the makeup was the first step toward a life of sin. Many books have been dedicated to the defamation of cosmetics are also published. “Godey lady book,” for example, was published in mid-century. He suggested that instead of trying to cover imperfections with makeup, sinful women only “moral beauty” who sleep, and avoid hobbies included as a gambling and drinking should be supported. Cleaning the natural way mass production methods were refined, the prices of many body care products cheaper and readily available. While scented soaps had considered a luxury than half a century, no soap now commonplace in all the poorest households, but. Because women can no longer hide behind a thick layer of dust, had a much stronger emphasis on naturally beautiful skin. Abrasives are easier to produce good, but were often ignored, in exchange for more natural ingredients carefully. The yolks of eggs, honey and oatmeal are commonly used to help the skin and reduce blemishes. Lemon juice is sometimes used to lighten skin shades, of course. Although health can be seen naturally brilliant choice in the nineteenth century, but would soon give way to look frail and sickly references victorian .