International Beauty Day is celebrated annually on September 9th. Ivbg.ru will tell you about the history of the holiday and its features, as well as about cosmetics in Russia.
History of the holiday The International Day of Beauty was founded in 1995 by the decision of the members of the World Congress. The role of the initiator was played by the organization CIDESCO (International Committee of Aesthetics and Cosmetology). SIDSCO is the most prestigious organization in the world in this field, uniting professionals from all over the world.
At the moment, the CIDESCO committee is represented in more than 40 countries. There are 33 national sections of this committee. Features of the holiday In many cities and countries, it is on September 9 that beauty contests are held everywhere.
Also, various processions, actions and festivals are held in which people with an appearance that do not meet model standards or differ in originality participate and are encouraged.
Cosmetologists, manufacturers and sellers of cosmetics, plastic surgeons, workers in the model business and all specialists in the beauty industry celebrate their professional holiday on this day. Cosmetics in Russia The women of Ancient Russia paid great attention to skin care and the application of decorative cosmetics.
Raspberry, cherry and beetroot juice was used as blush and lipstick. The eyes and eyebrows were soot. The face was bleached with wheat flour. Onion husks dyed their hair golden. To become blonde, they used a mixture of saffron and chamomile.
Russian women took care of the skin of the face very anxiously. They used milk, sour cream, honey, egg yolk, animal fat, as well as cucumbers, cabbage, carrots, beets.
For whitening and getting rid of freckles, they used cucumber juice or parsley decoction. Cornflower infusion has been used for oily, porous skin. Plantain, nettle, coltsfoot, burdock roots have been used to treat dandruff and hair loss.
The industrial production of cosmetics in Russia was initiated by the factory of Alphonse Rale, founded in 1843 in Moscow. She produced powder, Tridas soap, lipstick and perfume. After the Bolsheviks came to power, the Rale factory was renamed the Svoboda factory.
In 1864, Heinrich Brocard's soap-making laboratory was founded in Moscow. Things went well, and soon the factory began to produce perfume and lipstick. After the revolution, the factory was nationalized, and it continued to work under the new name "New Dawn".
In 1885, A. M. Ostroumov invented soap for dandruff, followed by the cream "Metamorphosis". After the revolution, the Ostroumov factory was merged with the Bodlo factory and received the name "Dawn".
