Egyptians were one of the first to use make up. I believe it usually came from crushed stone and soil, mixed with anything they could think of to make it stick. Egyptians must have used wet chemistry in order to synthesize them by filtering of rock salt and natron. Facial makeup included stain for cheeks and lips that was produced from red ochre from naturally colored clay that was mined and washed then dried in the sun or burnt to achieve the red pigment. Henna, a naturally occurring plant, was used by the ancient Egyptians to paint their nails, and dye their hair. By the way, it wasn't just women, men wore make up too.