Why Did the Ancient Egyptians Wear Makeup?

Why did the Egyptians wear makeup? As. you know, Egyptians are often depicted. wearing makeup on sarcophagi and the. frescoes in their burial chambers. In. addition to the aesthetic and religious. reasons that explained this heavy. makeup, research has recently added a. therapeutic purpose. But first, a. useful reminder: often depicted in. profile, the inhabitants of ancient. Egypt were depicted wearing heavy. makeup. This was particularly the case. for the eyes. Their outlines were. outlined in black and a horizontal line. extended this makeup to the brow. The.

arch of the eyebrow is also drawn with. a thick line. To better understand the. reasons for this type of makeup, the. contents of light jars, including the. collars found in tombs, were examined. After careful study, it was discovered. that the collars were partly composed. of lead derivatives such as lorionite, cerussite and galena, substances that. are known for their toxic effects. In. fact, the lead found in the lighthouse. used by the Egyptians would only have.

harmful effects on health at very high. doses. However, researchers have. noticed that these substances used in. very small quantities produce nitric. oxide, which facilitates the action of. the immune system. In other words, with. the exact opposite effect. By applying. makeup to their eyes with this. lighthouse used in small doses, the. inhabitants of ancient Egypt protected. themselves from the microbial. infections common along the humid banks. of the Nile. The collar was also. reputed to protect the eyes from the. wind and sand. But be careful, if the.

Egyptians wore makeup, it was also for. religious reasons. By circling one's. eyes in black, one placed oneself under. the protection of the magical eye of. Urus, which guaranteed health and even. made one younger. Moreover, the eye of. Urus, represented in the form of a. falcon, was itself surrounded by black. It is believed that this specific. makeup was a way to restore Husse's. lost eye in his fight against 7, the. deity of evil. That's it for this. episode. If you enjoyed it, know that I.

publish several a day on my podcasts. Things to Know. I put all the links in. the description. Thank you.