Martha Washington used hog fat and whale guts to make lipstick.
While the British forbade lipstick, it remained a popular option in the good old USA, or more correctly, the American colonies. Colonial ladies altered the color of their lips by smearing red ribbons on them and sipping lemons. One colonial-era whisky company even advertised that it would turn consumers' lips crimson. They were probably mixing up the lips with the nose and Gin Blossoms. The original first lady, Martha Washington, had her own formula for lip rouge. She combined hog's lard with spermaceti discovered in whale intestines. That sounds really revolting!
Related Facts
Originally, Sofia was known as Serdika.
The Rorschach Test There Are Three Reactions To Subjects.
Indonesia consists approximately 17,504 islands.
California is the United States' broccoli capital.
Fish Pass Through Niagara Falls
People Have Interesting Contraception Ideas
Did you Know? Jeremy Renner Olympic Archers as a training partner
Santa has a valid pilot's licence.
Did you Know? Madagascar is a paradise for wildlife lovers
Anxiety Can Cause Anger
Did you Know? The EU’s second-largest country is...
Did you Know? Samosa is not an Indian origin.
The most beautiful fruit in India
What exactly is niacinamide?
Did you Know? Cutting your hair does not influence how fast your hair will grow.
Did you Know? Evil eye is the most common superstition among Greeks.
A CHANDLER IS A CANDLEMAKER.
There's No Remedy for Migraines
As an April Fool joke, BMW gave away a new car.
Yorkshire's first foreign-born player was Sachin Tendulkar.
Most people with “gluten intolerance” don’t have celiac disease
Stage hypnosis is not appropriate for everyone.
Each fruit has a cluster of two to eight pods, each of which can be divided into two to five segments.
'Ho Ho Ho' is Santa's method of expressing his delight and happiness.
Blue-eyed redheads are quite unusual.