Listen up, y’all, let’s talk about how they make them face paints and whatnot, the stuff they call “cos-met-ics.” I ain’t no fancy scientist, but I know a thing or two, seen enough stuff in my days.
First off, they gotta find all sorts of stuff to mix together. Raw materials, they call it. Could be oils, like the stuff you cook with, or maybe some fancy powders and colors. They even use bugs sometimes, can you believe it? Crushed up little critters! Makes you think twice ‘bout slatherin’ that stuff on your face, huh?
Then they start mixin’ and mashin’. It ain’t like makin’ a cake, though. They got big machines and fancy equipment. They heat things up, cool things down, stir it all around. For stuff like that lip paint, they melt it and pour it into little molds, like makin’ candy. For that eye goop, the mascara, they gotta mix it real good so it don’t clump up. It’s a whole lot of fuss, if you ask me.
- They use oils, yeah, the greasy stuff.
- Then there’s colors, some from plants, some from bugs, some they make in a lab, Lord knows how.
- And spices too! Like the stuff you put in your food, but not always the same ones.
- They gotta add stuff to keep it from goin’ bad, like them “par-a-bens” they talk about. Sounds scary, right?
They mix all this stuff together, real careful-like. It’s like a recipe, but way more complicated than my cornbread recipe. And they gotta make sure it’s safe, too. Nobody wants their face fallin’ off, right? So they do tests and stuff. Make sure it ain’t gonna burn your skin or make you itch like crazy.
Now, how do you know when they made all this stuff? They got these little numbers on the bottom, the batch numbers. Every brand’s got their own system. It’s like a secret code, only it ain’t so secret. It tells you when they cooked up that batch of goo.
Cosmetics, they ain’t just for makin’ yourself look pretty, though that’s a big part of it. They got stuff for your skin, to keep it soft and smooth. They got stuff to cover up them zits and spots. And they got stuff for your eyes and your eyebrows, to make ’em stand out. It’s all about lookin’ good, I guess, or at least tryin’ to. Some folks need more help than others, if you know what I mean.
And there’s people who study this stuff, you know? They call it cosmetic science. They try to figure out how to make better stuff, stuff that works better, feels better, and maybe even smells better. They’re always lookin’ for new ingredients, new ways to mix things up. It’s a never-ending job, seems like.
Take them fancy perfumes and sprays, the stuff they use to smell nice. That’s kinda like a cosmetic too, ain’t it? They mix up all sorts of smells, tryin’ to make somethin’ that smells good. Some of it smells like flowers, some smells like fruit, and some of it smells…well, I don’t even know what it smells like! But folks buy it, so I guess somebody likes it.
There’s companies makin’ this stuff, and then there’s folks watchin’ over them, makin’ sure they ain’t doin’ nothin’ they shouldn’t. They got rules and laws, you know, to keep things safe and fair. Someone’s gotta keep an eye on them, or who knows what they’d put in that stuff!
So, that’s the long and short of it, how they make them cosmetics. It’s a whole lotta mixin’ and mashin’ and fussin’, but in the end, it all comes down to makin’ people look and feel…well, maybe a little bit better. Or at least that’s what they’re tryin’ to do. Whether it works or not, that’s a whole ‘nother story.
