Cosmetics

Cosmetics (from Greek – “having the power to put in order” or “having the experience of decorating”) – the doctrine of the means and methods of improving a person's appearance. Cosmetics are also called means and methods of skin, hair and nail care used to improve a person's appearance, as well as substances used to give freshness and beauty to the face and body. Cosmetology is a branch of medicine that develops means and methods for improving a person's appearance (face and body) by masking or eliminating skin defects, using plastic surgeries, etc. Some researchers believe that the word “cosmetics” comes from the Latin word cosmetae. So in the Roman Empire, slaves were called, whose duties included bathing gentlemen in baths with incense. The word “cosmetics” was first used in 1867, during the International Exhibition in Paris, where the perfumery and soap industry exhibited their products separately from the pharmaceutical industry. Soon, the symbiosis of perfumery and soap making turned into a separate industry, which we now call the “cosmetic industry”.