According to the Regulations on the Management of Cosmetic Labeling promulgated by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on August 27th, 2007, cosmetics refer to chemical products or fine chemical products that are spread on any part of human body surface by smearing, spraying or other similar means, such as skin, hair, toenails, lips and teeth. , in order to clean, maintain, beautify, modify, change appearance, or correct human body odor and keep in good condition.
In primitive society, some tribes smeared animal fat on their skin during sacrificial activities to make the skin look healthy and shiny, which was the earliest skin care behavior.
It can be seen that the history of cosmetics can almost be inferred from the existence of human beings. During the 5th century BC to 7th century AD, there were many legends and records about the production and use of cosmetics in various countries, such as the ancient Egyptians curled their hair with mud, the ancient Egyptian queen painted her eyes with verdigris, bathed her body with donkey milk, and the ancient Greek beauty Asbage covered wrinkles with fish glue. There are many cosmetic appliances.
In ancient China, people also liked to wipe their cheeks with rouge and moisten their hair with hair oil to set off the beauty and charm of their faces.