A
Since 
 and 
 are still widely used today, it is interesting to compare the attitudes, customs and beliefs related to them in ancient 
. To those of our day and age. 
 and 
 have been popular since the dawn of civilisation; it has been shown by discovering a great deal of pertinent archaeological material dating from the 
 millennium BC. โ Mosaics, glass perfume flasks, stone vessels, ovens, cooking pots, clay jars, etc., clay jars, etc., some inscribed by the hand of the artisan. Evidence 
 appears in the bible and other classical writings. It is written that 
 and 
 were prestigious products known throughout the ancient world and coveted by 
 and princes. The written and pictorial descriptions and archaeological findings all show how vital 
  and aesthetic appearance were in the lives of the ancient people. The chain of evidence spans many centuries, detailing the usage of 
 in various cultures from the earliest period of recorded history, 
B
, in antiquity, 
 were served in religious ceremonies and for healing purposes, at least at the onset. Comestic were 
 connected with cultic worship and witchcraft: fragrant ointments were applied to the statuary images and even to their attendants to appear the various gods. Over 
, from 
, developed the custom of personal 
 to enhance the beauty of the face and the 
 and conceal defects. 
C
 and fragrant 
 were precious commodities in antiquity, very much in demand, and at 
 even exceeded silver and gold in value. 
 they were luxury products, used mainly in the temples and in the homes of the noble and wealthy. The Judean 
 kept them in treasure houses. And the queen of Sheba brought to Solomon camels laden with 
, gold in great quantity and precious stones. 
, within 
, the 
 of 
 became the custom of that period. The 
 of 
 became widespread among the lower classes and the wealthy; in the same way, they washed the 
, so they used to 
 for the 
 with substances that softened the skin and anoint it with fragrant oils and ointments. 
D
The facial treatment was highly developed, and 
 devoted many courses to it. They used to spread various scented creams on the face and apply makeup in vivid and contrasting colours. An 
 papyrus from the 16th century BC contains detailed recipes to remove blemishes, which consisted mainly of flour mixed with fragrant 
, leaving it on their face all night. The following day they would wash it off with assesโ milk. The very common creams used by 
 in the ancient far east, essential in the hot climate and prevalent in that area of the globe, were made up of oils and aromatic scents. Sometimes, the fat in these creams was extracted from olives, almonds, gourds, sesame, or from trees and plants; 
, scented animal and fish fats were commonly used. 
E
 in the ancient past commonly put colours around their eyes. 
  coloured the upper eyelid black and the lower one green and painted the space between the upper lid and the eyebrow grey or blue. The 
 of Mesopotamia favoured yellows and reds. The 
 of kohl for painting the eyes is mentioned three 
 in the bible, always with disapproval by the sages. 
 beautification, its purpose was 
 medicinal as covering the sensitive skin of the lids with coloured ointments that prevented dryness and eye diseases: the eye paint repelled the tiny flies that transmitted eye inflammations. 
, Job named one of his daughters.  
F
Great importance was attached to the 
 for 
 in ancient 
. Long 
 was always considered a symbol of beauty, and 
, nobles and dignitaries grew their 
 long and kept it well-groomed and cared for it. 
 devoted much 
 to the style of the 
; while not cutting, they would apply much 
 to it by arranging it skillfully in plaits and building it up sometimes with the help of wigs. 
  generally wore their 
 flowing down to their shoulders or even longer. In Mesopotamia, 
 cherished long 
 as a part of their beauty and flowed down their backs in a thick plait. And tied with a ribbon is seen in art. 
  wore their 
 shorter, braiding and binding it in a bun at the back. In ancient Israel, brides would wear their 
 long on the wedding day to signify their virginity. Ordinary people and slaves usually wore their 
 short, mainly for hygienic reasons, since they could not afford to invest in the kind of treatment that long 
 required. 
G
From the Bible and 
 and 
 sources and the words of classical authors, it appears that the centres of the trade-in aromatic resins and incense located in the kingdoms of southern Arabia, and even as far as India, where some of these precious aromatic plants were grown. Dealers from Sheba and grammar dealt with you, offering the choicest 
. The Nabateans functioned as the essential middlemen in 
 trade; Palestine 
 served as a crucial component, as the trade routes crisscrossed the country. It is known that the 
 queen Hatshepsut sent a royal expedition on the land of a punt to bring back myrrh seedlings to plant in her temple. In 
 records of tribute and spoils of war, 
 and resins mentioned, the text from the 
 of T refers to balls of myrrh as part of the tribute brought to the 
 king by the Aramaean 
. The trade-in 
 and 
 are 
 mentioned in the bible as written in Genesis, camels carrying gum tragacanth, balm, and myrrh.