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In today’s society, most women use cosmetics, also called "make-up", wherever they go or whatever they do. As one of the world’s biggest industries, it gains high return each year. Most large stores sell cosmetics, but shops at airports always sell them cheaper. The word "cosmetics" refers to anything that is put on people’s faces to make them look better. Lipstick, cream, face powder and eye make-up probably win the most popularity. Although the number of women who use cosmetics is larger than that of men, there are special cosmetics used for men as well. Some people even want to make their faces look different through cosmetic surgery, which is full of risks.
Cosmetics originated from India, but it was the Egyptians who made them popular six thousand years ago. Rich Egyptian women used to paint their eyes green or black. Red colors were employed to paint pretty patterns on their fingernails. At one time, rich women in England had baths in milk to make their skin soft and smooth. They also used a lot of balmy powder in order not to let people smell their bodies, which were often very dirty because they did not wash or change clothes very often.
Cosmetics are not safe all the time. Sometimes they do harm to the skin, and some of the lipsticks or powders that people use are even poisonous. Nowadays, people who use various kinds of cosmetics frequently try their utmost to guarantee that everything they use is absolutely safe.

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