The History of Nail Polish

Nail Polish originated from India about 5000 years ago. It was made with henna and used as a nail paint. This idea spread quickly to other civilisations and it is believed that the Babylonians used solid gold to paint their nails. In China it was used by the richest people to distinguish themselves from the rest of the people. It was a crime for the common people to wear nail polish and anyone caught wearing it would of been executed. The Chinese wore rich gold and silver nail polish to symbolise wealth and power. They made their nail polish out of beeswax, egg whites and vegetable dyes. Nail polish slowly spread through to India and the middle east. Nail polish disappeared from Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire but was brought back again during the Renaissance. Since then nail polish has become more and more popular and is now available in every colour and style.

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