CH.1 The History of Esthetics Flashcards
Involves the integration of surgical procedures & esthetic treatments.
Clinical Esthetician.
Responsible for selling products & training estheticians & other staff members on how to properly use those products as well as how to retail & merchandise.
Manufacturer’s Representative.
Highly qualified & experienced esthetician’s that support & help to develop content for the laws & rules for licensed professionals.
State Board Member.
A dye obtained from the mignonette tree.
Henna.
The word cosmetics & cosmetology come from the greek word kosmetikos meaning “skilled in the use of cosmetics”
Viewed the body as a temple, & frequently bathed in olive oil & dusted their bodies in fine sand.
Honey & olive oil were used for elemental protection.
Ancient Greece.
Famous for their bathhouses.
Bathing & grooming rituals included applying rich oils & fragrances made from flowers, saffron, almonds, & other ingredients.
Ancient Rome.
Mixed rice w/ water as a toner & used turmeric as a main ingredient in their facial masks to prevent wrinkles & skin discoloration.
Recipes for masks & creams using crushed pearls, ginger, ginseng based on plants date back to thousands of years.
China & Japan.
Used cosmetics as part of their professional beautification habits, for religious ceremonies, & in preparing the deceased for burial.
One of the earliest uses of henna, a dye obtained from the mignonette tree, was as a reddish hair dye & as a temporary tattoo, as well as for body art & on fingernails.
Ancient Egypt.
Created remedies & grooming aids from the materials found in their natural environment such as roots, berries, & clay.
Often adorned themselves w/ a variety of colors to blend into their environment for hunting.
Africa.
Healing, particularly w/ herbs, was largely in the hands of the church. Pale skin was a sign of wealth and status.
Women wore colored makeup on their cheeks & lips but not their eyes.
Bathing was not a daily ritual, but those who could afford them use fragrant oils.
The Middle Ages.
Women shaved their brows & hairline to show a greater expanse of forehead for a look of greater intelligence.
Fragrances & cosmetics were used, although highly colored preparations for lips, cheeks, & eyes were discouraged.
During the mid 1500s reign of Elizabeth I, men & women actually used lead & arsenic face powder to adorn themselves.
The Renaissance Era.
Marie Antoinette was queen of France during the Age of Extravagance from
1755 to 1793.
Women of status bathed in strawberries & milk & used extravagant cosmetic preparations, such as scented face powder made from pulverized starch.
