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Lipstick production process in the 1950s
Dec 7, 2016 6:09 PM
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jethz
How lipstick bullets are made.
rdmguy
neverforgetthefuture
Spazzofspeed
Someone needs to start a series called 'How it isn't made anymore'
Hounddog13
Neato
ricwoo
grey lipstick was a big hit back then i guess
universalcode
Grey seems like an awful color to put on your lips.
tripleboom
"Some" castor oil. Sweet Jesus that was like 10 gallons of the stuff.
GoldenGram93
I thought the lipstick was bullets for a second
the0thermrt
Castor oil...wasn't that a laxative?
JackAsparagus
Good old castor oil...
dungeonsandsnuggles
Ah yes, castor oil. Traumatic memories of putting myself into labor with the stuff. Good times!
oneirowout
Color powder? It's grey!
MentalistApprentice
More!
Armourhotdog
technobass
Was expecting something at the end with a username like that.
Snickt
Lipstick or.....BULLETS?!?!
AlMolk
Bullets. Hence the phrase "looks can kill"
WhistlePigger
Lol I thought they were reloaded ammo at first too.
ITellUWhat
No gloves or face masks. That's how osha was made too.
forestfinagle
I bet there's DDT in there
Kassimila
Place gently, Place gently, fuck it dump it.
Cheomesh
Castor oil? In your mouth. OK.
ermahgerdawoman
It is still used in lipstick.
DisbelievingBeliever
Amazing! Identical to how amunition was made in the 40s.
Sully0811
Well, where do you think the guys who made war materiel factories went afterwards? They couldn't all have gone back to IBM and Ford...
CommentMalone
And thas how you make a regular old plumbus
Plumbus
No, it's not.
RocketTheTrashPanda
In bird culture, plumbuses are considered common place.
GenderNeutralDude90
What a depressing time. Even their lipstick was Grey.
flyelectro8888
Yeah, but to be fair: they didn't know about color back then, so they didn't miss it.
The8obman
yeah, but there was like, 50 shades
swooper
50's shades of grey.
CliffordJohnsonMiller
You forgot the part where half of the stuff they used causes mild to severe death, some way or another.
SidneyHarbor
If you don't die making it in a factory, you may die using it at home.
davemymindisgoingicanfeelit
Like pigment powder in the air?
inagoddadavida
Like making radium watch faces?
Efreeti
The 'fun' fact is how those who painted the watch faces would lick the brush to keep it sharp
Flyndaran
Or that it was mostly the toxic effects rather than radiation that caused the most problems.
coolbandana
How is lipstick made now?
McCreeperson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUioSOvLTPU
cowt
Thank you for posting this. :)
somellama
i would have expected at least 50% more dead horse than this actually uses.
GNiko
In the 50s, most of the western world was still recovering from WWII, and dead horses tended to get eaten.
Mandragorian
so... 0?
somellama
wait, that's not horse wax?
PleaseDisperseNothingToSeeHere
Oh yeah, you might be right. I don't know.
jake557
They weren't too specific about the 'Colored powder' part. Maybe the horse bits go in there?
Serrahfina
IIRC if it's red lipstick, it's made from crushed beetle wings. So something alive at least.
RedroverRedrover
I thought they used fish scales? For the shimmer.
OMGtheresNoSink
Maybe you're thinking of mascera which often contains color derived from fish scales.
SKELETONMAAAN
No, the oil is made from fish, iirc.
RedroverRedrover
Castor oil is from a plant.
SKELETONMAAAN
Odd. I heard old lipstick contains fish oil, must be something else then.
RedroverRedrover
Oh, maybe some of it does. In this video they specifically said castor oil, I thought that's what you meant.
Roqinn
Whale poop. Specifically ambergris was used in lipstick and other cosmetics.
inagoddadavida
I thought ambergris was whale barf.
Dokramuh
Yup. Salted, fermented whale barf.
maaaaadness
I would watch a show about how stuff used to be made.
BirdPersonandMorty
I'm sure people in the '50s would have loved to also. You should look up thalidomide.
TheDee
Modern Marvels from the History Channel comes close.
WokeGhettoSpiritualist
Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos
kanihaznaiph
Don't forget the lead!
ThePhystopian
https://youtu.be/8bT6txm4RpA old timey cars
ilikefoodmorethanpeople
Just record some 'how it's made' and watch it in 40 years
SnarkyScience
I would want to see the current version too.
mugatugrows
Every episode would have the step "and then they add the lead".
xBOMBKINGx
Curiosity Quest but its for kids. They send in what they want to see and he shows them how its made in a factory today.
focusundrunkes
Maybe show that's called "versus 69 years ago" and the show focuses on how far we've come throughout history in the last 69 years.
focusundrunkes
Could be reworded a bit
Sticklebrickk
Industry film archive on youtube
blaze1984
Stuff used to be made by people, now it's mostly by machines. 80% of factory jobs have been shed in favor of machines.
SepiaSkies
I've toyed with writing a book about it. Old technology very frequently informs designers operating in frugal innovation/developing world.
tecko93
Slaves.
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
Basically german children show, they wen't to different facilities and did exactly that, excluding certain secrets, but a good plan how.
Mavgurian
"Und wie es weiter geht ... "
TheRealCharlieDay
Wait 50 years and watch re runs of "how it's made"
DrKriegersClone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJk4y9NGvE
Whatismypurpose
Like that 1 about the crayons. That was awesome. I can't remember if it was on reading rainbow or some other childrens show but 1/2
Whatismypurpose
2/2 my younger self watched it everytime it came on t.v.
GreatTeacherMichael
I'll never forget it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoM0p02KGcM
Whatismypurpose
OHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYGGGGGGGOOODDDDDDDD....... you're rad.
hyperkatt
Was on Mr Rogers as well as Reading Rainbow. Very interesting though. I quite agree. Reading Rainbow also had the other behind the scenes
hyperkatt
Like Star Trek... First thing comes to mind.
StormageddonDarkLordOfAllAKAAlfie
Babies, for instance.
Pawnderlust
That's porn
Mavgurian
For procreation it is counter productive to cover the face of the female participant with the male's baby fluid.
StormageddonDarkLordOfAllAKAAlfie
EvenStevensEvenSemen
How Twas Made
imgurnameistoohardtocomeupwith
Hahhaa gave me a good giggle +1
BamDiggity
Go home for the day, you can't do better than this golden comment today.
dugforcett
I like it!
HeadlessBodyofAgnew
VirginSurgeon
Ha! You win
ItsThatDamnHanselHesSoHotRightNow
Drunk how 'twas made.
Hupa
I would watch "Drunk" anything...and I would watch anything drunk
shmekie
Drunk Astronomy!
bumhand
M'craftsman
VirginSurgeon
"While you were partying, I studied the lipstick" *tips fedora*
ITSMRTORGUEYELLINGSTUFF
While you were enjoying your frivolities, I mastered a solid foundation
MonsterDC
You ever wonder How It's Made?
TheUnsolicitedDuckPic
They want to see How Was It Made
Krzyf
Acronymicon
Boop da dweep, beep da dwoop
APersonalApology
*sexy lullaby voice* TODAY ON HOW ITS MADE
ErgonomicZero
I memder
WyldeChilde
Pepperidge Farms remembers...
imonlyhereforkittiesandtitties
Member Star Wars?
Hupa
Member Degobah?
imonlyhereforkittiesandtitties
Oh yeah I member.
HulluSteve
I'd like to know how lipstick is made today. I am guessing not much different.
PfChaos1
Probably a few more chems too I wonder what keeps modern lipstick on girls lips and off guy's faces, collars, and etc...
TheLetterKay
I don't know about the 1 step ones. But the ones I use have a color base with dye, then a water resistant top coat.
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jessicacupcake
Self inflicted burn
ricochetbiscuit
Aaaayyyyy
albinoscion
I'm calling to report shots fired
Creelsfeelsthepeels
Anybody else read this in 1950s stereotypical narrator voice?
GreenFox
sounds like a scratchy old record?
Mavgurian
The one that makes you get ready for an air raid drill?
FranticHalibut
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 19 HUNDRED AND FIFTY, A SIMPLE FACTORY WORK HAD THE CAPABILITY OF MAKING A WOMAN LOOK EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL
DanskeEncyklist
How else would I?
DiscoPhysicist
I'm Troy MaClure! You may remember me from such films as "Where's the lighter fluid?
TastyTastyScience
Speaking a little too quickly and too excitedly, with a weird accent and a radio crackle in the background? Yup.
emberfish
It's called the Trans-Atlantic accent, it was adopted on purpose so you could understand what they were saying over a bad mic/radio signal.
mustua
The more you know. Gonna YouTube that now.
TheSaucyCrumpet
It's called the "transatlantic accent" if we're thinking about the same thing.
psychoelectrickitty
Like Cave Johnson?
Levantis
I'm Cave Johnson. We're done here.
badstorybro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXjCj86GB-I
wandergeist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLVUVh_izg&feature=youtu.be&t=34s
emberfish
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent
DinoHunter56
well now i am...
cstir15
Fun fact: that accent is called "trans-Atlantic"
imreallyjusthereforthecats
Yes and do you hear generic 50s horn music in your head too?
aevansk1177
.
Gestalt7
Don't forget the hiss and pops from an old recording, too.
Creelsfeelsthepeels
How did you know?
chickadeedeedeedee
*whispers* because I'm the one putting it there.
Creelsfeelsthepeels
*gasp!!!!!*
chickadeedeedeedee
And now you will find yourself drawing upon a nearby piece of paper. Hurriedly scribbling, you fearfully watch what your hand is creating.