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Why do we use them?
 
 

Lipstick

We buy a lipstick purely for aesthetic reasons to make us feel and look good, as a fashion accessory. The choice of lipstick can be influenced by colour, effect (shimmer, gloss etc.), what it purports to do (give you irresistible lips, stay on all day), or because of the brand appeal.

However, it could be said that most lipsticks (and certainly lip salves), can help look after your lips. The ingredients include waxes, which act as a protective barrier – moisturising and protecting the thin skin on the surface of our lips, the epidermis.

Historically members of the opposite sex are attracted to certain ‘zones’. In humans these accessible zones are the lips in females. The more obvious and attractive the lips are the more the male is attracted. Today lipsticks are available in a variety of formats and may act not only to enhance the lips, but also to protect them from sun and wind damage.

Web links to visit:

http://www.catie.org.uk/face_value/interactive_home.html

http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/pds/des-tech/d&t.htm

http://www.dtonline.org/

http://www.artifact.ac.uk/design/


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