World's Oldest Lipstick Was Red In Colour, And Made 4,000 Years Ago, Study Finds. Know Interesting Facts

The world's oldest lipstick dates back to the Bronze Age, which spanned from 3300 BC to 1200 BC. The authors speculate that the red cosmetic preparation was probably a lip-colouring paint or paste.

World's oldest lipstick: The study found that the red lipstick (left) was made using hematite, darkened with manganite and braunite, and traces of galena and anglesite, mixed with vegetal (relating to plants) waxes and other organic substances. It was enclosed in a small chlorite vial (right). ( Image Source :F Zorzi/M Vidale (Scientific Reports, Nature) )

Did you know when and where the world’s first lipstick was made? Created 4,000 years ago, the world's oldest lipstick was red in colour. This implies that the cosmetic dates back to the Bronze Age, which spanned from 3300 BC to 1200 BC. Scientists discovered the artefact in the Jiroft region of Kerman province, southeastern Iran, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.  Through radiocarbon dating, scientists found that the lipstick was made in the early