Things You Didn't Know About Nail Polish
                     Things
 You Didn't Know About Nail Polish
Nail polish was invented in China roughly 
5,000 years ago, around 3000 B.C
Beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, and vegetable 
dyes were the ingredients used in the recipe. 
In Ancient Egypt, nail polish was even used 
as a class marker: lower-class women wore 
nude and light colors, while high society 
painted their nails red. 
• The invention of the car spurred the creation of the first modern-day 
nail polish.
• In the 1920s, the ingredient was included in car paint, which inspired a 
French makeup artist working for the Charles Revson company to 
release the first liquid nail polish. The company eventually became 
Revlon, the market leader, but with strong chemicals ruining their 
customers' nails.
Acrylic nails were invented in 1978. BY A DENTIST
• In the 1950’s, a dentist named Frederick 
Slack broke his nail and experimented 
with chemicals and different materials 
to create a realistic-looking 
replacement- using dental acrylics. With 
his brother Tom, he patented a 
successful version and founded the 
company 'Patti Nails'.
• The most expensive nail polish costs $250,000.
• This isn't a typo. The color, Black Diamond King, is made with 267 
carats worth of black diamonds.
• In 1934, a bottle of Cutex nail polish cost 35 cents.
• Red was the only color available.
• There are 13 types of nail polish finishes.
• It includes shimmer, micro-shimmer, micro-glitter, glitter, frost, luster, 
crème, prismatic micro-glitter or shimmer, iridescent, opalescent, 
matte, duo-chrome, and translucent.
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