One type of polishing product sold around this time was Graf's Hyglo nail polish paste. It was more common to polish nails with tinted powders and creams, finishing off by buffing the nail until left shiny. Įarly nail polish formulas were created using basic ingredients such as lavender oil, carmine, oxide tin, and bergamot oil. Douglas, while travelling in Greece in 1810–12, noticed that the Greek women used to paint their nails "dingy pink", which he understood as an ancient custom. Mummified pharaohs also had their nails painted with henna. In Egypt, the lower classes wore pale colors, whereas high society painted their nails reddish brown, with henna. During the Ming dynasty, nail polish was often made from a mixture that included beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, vegetable dyes, and gum arabic. However, red and black eventually replaced these metallic colors as royal favorites.
Around 600 BCE, during the Zhou dynasty, the royal house preferred the colors gold and silver. Nail polish originated in China and dates back to 3000 BCE.
Nail polishes come in all color shades and play a significant part in manicures and pedicures. Nail polish consists of a mix of an organic polymer and several other components that give it colors and textures. The formula has been revised repeatedly to enhance its decorative properties and to suppress cracking or peeling. Nail polish (also known as nail varnish or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernail or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates.
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