What are some bizzare facts about mascara?

Question

I'm doing a compare and contrats essay for school, since i like writing about what i know, i decided to do my essay on two diffrent types of mascara. (L`oreal paris double extend & WetnWild mega length) To start my essay i need to have an attention getter, so i need some bizzare fact about mascara that will interest my readers.

Answer 1

mascara is made from the feces of fruit flies.

also little known fact:
tartar sauce is made from the combined collections of tartar in all dentist offices. they store it in containers then resell it to the food industry. eww.

Answer 2

there are 3 insect legs in every chocolate bar. you lose 40-100 hairs a day. infants cannot blush. happy birthday was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the apollo IX astronauts on march 8, 1969. the lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails. stewardesses is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand. 1 in 5,000 north atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. 11% of the world is left-handed. a 10-gallon hat actually only holds about 3/4 gallon. a hippopotamus can run faster than a man can. a hummingbird weighs less than a penny. :]

Answer 3

The Food and Drug Administration says the most common injury from cosmetics comes from scratching the eye with a mascara wand Mascara This year you turned 90...In 1932, 15 years after its inception, Maybelline cake mascara was sold in drugstores for 10 cents.For years, bat guano was rumored to be used in mascara. 1960 - Thick, black false eyelashes are the rage.

1960 - Revlon invents Brush-On Mascara, the company's first colored mascara.

1971 - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, a water-based mascara, is introduced.

1986 - Tammy Faye Bakker makes headlines with her heavy use of mascara.

1988 - Max Factor creates No Color Mascara, a clear eye cosmetic that doesn't smudge.

2001 - The movie "Shrek" includes a female dragon character, drawn with long lashes to accentuate her femininity.

2003 - Revlon introduces High Dimension Mascara, a highlighting eye makeup that illuminates and enhances lashes with subtle glints of reflective color.

2004 - Revlon will launch a product designed to remove long-wearing eye makeup.

Answer 4

Putting mascara on with your mouth open - the reason behind it is
that an open mouth prevents the eye from blinking.

Interesting essay subject -- and good luck!
Lorna

Answer 5

I don't know any bizarre facts about mascara, except that it sucks when it slips out of your hand and gets black all over your hands and clothes.
(You're REALLY doing a school essay on mascara??????? Are you sure about that? lol)

P.S. Wet & Wild mega length is great stuff for the price, if I'm out of the Mary Kay stuff. (which is the BESTTTTT)
BUG POOP? Are you guys nuts??

Answer 6

Wow - you can use this topic?!!! Check this site out for "All-Things" about mascara and history. You should be able to gleen a good attention getter from this site!!!!!! Good luck.

http://www.cultureschlockonline.com/Articles/mascara.html

Answer 7

If you put the mascara on your bottom lashes first you do not get "turkey tracks." If you wiggle the applicator brush while putting it on it will make your lashes thicker. Not really bizarre but useful.

Answer 8

Your teacher is seriously letting you do a paper on mascara? My teachers were never like that in Middle school. One interesting thing that I know is that it is made out of bug poop.

Answer 9

don't pump the mascara wand up in down when using mascara. this will make air go into the mascara and dry it out.

Answer 10

mascara has been around since the times of the egyptians

Answer 11

I know I've heard that if you don't change it every 3 months that it can collect little mites that will eat your lashes