The cosmetics industry is big around the world. Consumers across the globe spend billions of dollars a year on make-up, fragrances, cleaners, and shampoos. Make-up is definitely not a recent development. Women over 3000 years ago in Greece used make-up that contained lead in it to get a pale complexion and women in ancient Egypt used a dark substance known as kohl to darken their eyelids. Today, make-up is more widely used than ever. Cosmetic advertisers now target males and females in an effort to expand their massive business.
The exact definition of what a cosmetic is was defined by the Australian Trade Practices Act of 1974 as a substance or preparation intended for placement in contact with any external part of the body. People use cosmetics to alter their appearances and to change the odors our body produces. So whats in all this stuff that we put on our faces and bodies? A majority of the cosmetics produced generally has at least some of the following ingredients; emulsifier, preservatives, thickener, ph stabilizers, fragrance, color, and water.
Preservatives are added to the ingredients of cosmetics to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi, which...
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