Cosmetics | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/cosmetics/RSS feed for CosmeticsenThu, 27 Jun 2024 18:04:12 +0000Researchers Make a Smiling Robotic Face From Living Skinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-make-a-smiling-robotic-face-from-living-skin-180984613/The team designed a new way for their lab-grown skin to adhere to the robot's face, in a creation that could help produce soft robots or train plastic surgeonsThu, 27 Jun 2024 18:04:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-make-a-smiling-robotic-face-from-living-skin-180984613/Tube of Ancient Red Lipstick Unearthed in Iranhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-vial-of-mineral-pigment-could-be-the-oldest-lipstick-ever-found-180983803/New research suggests the nearly 4,000-year-old cosmetic may be among the oldest discoveries of its kindTue, 20 Feb 2024 18:56:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-vial-of-mineral-pigment-could-be-the-oldest-lipstick-ever-found-180983803/Scientists Recreate Cleopatra's Favorite Perfumehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-recreated-cleopatra-favorite-perfume-180980126/Reconstructing the scentscapes of bygone civilizations is anything but simpleMon, 23 May 2022 18:40:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-recreated-cleopatra-favorite-perfume-180980126/Scientists Find Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in More Than 100 Popular Makeup Productshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hold-blush-cosmetics-may-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-180978036/Waterproof mascara and long-lasting lipsticks contained the highest levels of organic fluorine, an indicator of PFASTue, 22 Jun 2021 19:03:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hold-blush-cosmetics-may-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-180978036/This 2,700-Year-Old Chinese Face Cream Combined Animal Fat and 'Moonmilk'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-2700-year-old-facial-cream-180976973/Researchers found the ancient moisturizer in a nobleman's tombWed, 10 Feb 2021 21:35:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-2700-year-old-facial-cream-180976973/An Uncrowned Tudor Queen, the Science of Skin and Other New Books to Readhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/uncrowned-tudor-queen-science-skin-and-other-new-books-read-180975264/These five July releases may have been lost in the news cycleFri, 10 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/uncrowned-tudor-queen-science-skin-and-other-new-books-read-180975264/Madame Yale Made a Fortune With the 19th Century's Version of Goophttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-yale-fortune-19th-century-goop-180974153/A century before today’s celebrity health gurus, an American businesswoman was a beauty with a brandWed, 19 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-yale-fortune-19th-century-goop-180974153/The Louvre Recruited Top Perfumers to Create Scents Inspired by Its Famous Works of Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/louvre-recruited-top-perfumers-create-scents-inspired-its-famous-works-art-180972505/The fragrances evoke masterpieces including 'Venus de Milo,' 'The Winged Victory of Samothrace' and 'La Grande Odalisque'Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:42:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/louvre-recruited-top-perfumers-create-scents-inspired-its-famous-works-art-180972505/How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-business-executive-madam-c-j-walker-became-powerful-influencer-early-20th-century-180971628/A tin of hair conditioner in the Smithsonian collections reveals a story of the entrepreneurial and philanthropic success of a former washerwomanThu, 21 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-business-executive-madam-c-j-walker-became-powerful-influencer-early-20th-century-180971628/Graphene Hair Dye Is Gentle on Your Locks. But Is It Safe?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/graphene-works-hair-dye-doesnt-chemically-damage-hair-according-new-study-180968547/Unlike traditional hair dyes, graphene coats the hair surface without chemically altering itWed, 21 Mar 2018 15:37:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/graphene-works-hair-dye-doesnt-chemically-damage-hair-according-new-study-180968547/