Lucas Papaw Ointment Essay

Anthropology report

Chosen artifact: Lucas’ Papaw Ointment

Makeup and skincare products are very important as a mile stone in our history, it also symbolizes the development of human civilization. Around 3000 BC, the Egyptian have had already discovered the every possible cosmetic products we are using today. The Ancient Egyptians were famous for their knowledge of beauty and their practice in cosmetic products. Until recent years the remains of their enormous palace, temples and monuments like the Pyramid attract archeologist and tourists alike. The Egyptians are well-renowned for their precision and techniques in the field applying methods that even modern day technologies wouldn’t be able to reproduce. Their pursue for perfection was not only contained in their monuments but also to the perfection of their self-appearances. The Egyptians were the first ancient culture that was recorded to apply and develop skim care and techniques. They had creams for stretch marks and to counter aging. They used oils to hydrolyze their skin and they had array of perfumes which all exemplify a well-developed civilization in terms of luxurious social culture. Their sense of beauty is deeply related to their religion. It is believes that presenting an attractive appearance is the best way to embrace the god and get closer to the god.

The Egyptians took a great care about their bodies despite gender or age. Proper skin care was essential for everyone. Hygiene was kept on a daily bases as a basic expectation for a standard cleanliness. However the social differences in the Egyptian hierarchy determines the range of accessible cosmetic products by different classes, surely the peasants does not own the same kind of cosmetics like the royals but ...

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...The comments of the product by consumers proved that this product perform really well.

We can also find this product has become a very important element in terms of influencing people, we can see how customers buying it as a gift for friends and family. People nowadays are more considering the usage and healthy materials which is worth spending money for, people are more focused and cautious in choosing a product rather than just judging by the pretty surface packaging which does no good at all.

To sum up, this Lucas Papaw in a way is changing our current society shopping behavior by its natural ingredient and multiple functions, and whenever it comes to natural, it’s like a magic word that makes people think it’s environmental friendly and too to human bodies, it seems natural ingredient plays a very important role in this society saturated by chemical materials.