The Industrial Revolution made the mass production of cosmetics possible although many people continued to make cosmetics at home. However in the 19th century some people disapproved of women wearing makeup and it was often sold under the counter. Meanwhile in the 19th century soap became cheaper and towards the end of the century the middle class began to have bathrooms.

In the 19th century women used lampblack as eye shadow. They also used rouge and at the end of the 19th century painting the lips became common. Meanwhile zinc oxide replaced white lead for whitening the face.

Electrolysis hair removal was invented in 1875. (Laser hair removal was developed in the 1990s).

The brush boring machine was invented by Mason Pearson in 1885. That made hairbrushes cheaper. Pearson also invented a rubber cushion hairbrush in 1885.

In the 19th century toothpaste was sold in jars until 1892 when Washington Sheffield invented the collapsible toothpaste tube. Meanwhile in 1888 the first modern deodorant was invented. It was called Mum.

In the 20th century the old puritanical attitude to makeup was forgotten and it was sold openly. With rising living standards women could afford more and more cosmetics.

In 1915 Maurice Levy invented lipstick push up sticks in tubes. The new lipstick became common in the 1920s. Modern mascara was invented in 1913 by a man named T L Williams.

The film director D.W. Griffith invented false eyelashes in 1916. Women have dyed their nails for centuries but modern nail varnish was invented in 1917. The French manicure was invented in 1975. Meanwhile modern lip gloss was invented in 1930 and went on sale in 1932.

For centuries it was fashionable for women to have pale skin but from the 1920s tans became popular. (The suntan bed was invented in 1978).

Women first began to shave under their arms in the 1910s. The first modern razor for women was made in 1915. Disposable razors for women followed in 1975.

The first synthetic hair dye was invented in 1907. For centuries women used hot tongs to curl their hair but in the 1930s permanent waves became common. Hairspray was invented in 1948.

In the late 20th century plastic surgery became common. The first face-lift was performed in 1901. The first silicon breast implants were fitted by a surgeon in 1962. The first liposuction was performed in 1974.

And there you have it. Cosmetics through the ages!