Hair cutting

History of Cosmetology

  • Period: 467 to Jan 1, 1450

    The middle ages

    The Middle Ages.
    Wore towering headdresses
    • Wore intricate hairstyles
    • Used cosmetics on skin and hair
    • Colored lips and cheeks, but not eyes
  • Period: to

    The Victorian Age

    Austere and restrictive period
    • Masks and packs made of honey,
    eggs, milk, oatmeal, fruits,
    vegetables, and other natural
    ingredients
    • Women pinched cheeks and bit lips
    for color.
  • Charles Nessler invented perm machine

  • Max Factor launched cosmeticscompany

  • Madam C. J. Walker factoryand school

  • Advertising wentfrom $390,000 to$3.2 million in 1930.

  • First pre-heat perm method introduced;Charles Revson introduced nail lacquer colors.

  • Period: to

    Cold wave introduced and replaced predecessors.

  • Period: to

    Tube mascara; paper nail wraps;ammonia-free hair color, color weaving with foil;French manicure

  • Period: to

    The Twenty-First Century

    Gentler, no-fade haircolor
    • Estheticians rejuvenate skin, treat disorders
    • Day and men-only specialty spas
    • Age of specialization