... , and hair. For their cheeks, they used red cheek powder called ochre. Egyptian women mixed powdered minerals with oil to get colors. For example, ochres made of iron oxides provide rouge for the cheeks while malachite, a copper ore, provided a green cosmetic for the eyes. The color from malachite symbolized fertility. Oils and fats were used to protect the skin. After washings ... ...

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... cosmetic purposes were kohl for lengthening the eyebrows and lining the outer corners of the eyes; malachite and lead ore for green and gray eye shadow respectively; red ochre for rouge; henna for dyeing the nails, the palms of the hand, and the soles of the feet; and human hair for making wigs, over which melted beeswax was poured. 13. Architecture ... ...

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