RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
Some of these are great ideas. I kinda like the one about th PH level. So how do I get the materials to get started.
By the way I need this info before the 28.
thnx(
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RE: Jen, grade 10!
Great science project idea. Where can I find more info? Love it, Tiffany.
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Hi. Whoever Jen? is that told about her project on testing the pH levels in different foundations/ or different pH levels on different skin types.. your project idea sounds really good to me. I'm not in the 10th grade. In fact I'm only in 8th.. but I would really like it if I could learn more about what you did for your project. Please. It really sounds like an A project. And it is definitely something I could see myself being interested in doing. If you could reply on here and give me your email or something that would be great. Thanks!
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k, so I'm doing this science fair project and its due April 1st and I have an idea but some one already took it. So I was wondering if you guys can give me some ideas on nail polish & stuff? Or any cosmetic stuff. :) Thanks
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
I'm testing which make up remover is worth the money.
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RE: Jen, grade 10
This is for Jen: the one in grade 10: lol that rhymes. I love your idea for science projects! but where did you get all your info? Please help! Maddie
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
Well, what I'm going to do with my friend is we're going to see which type of foundation hides blemishes better; mousse, powder, or liquid?
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I am in sixth grade and I am going to do one about kissing napkins and stuff. Lipstick always wins (at my school anyways)!
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Thanks everyone for you help on the project. I got really great ideas. I hope I do ok. If anyone has anymore ideas on science projects please tell me more that are girly because mine isn't do tell. april k thanx :)
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
"Which long lasting lip gloss actually lasts the longest?" first put on some lip gloss then kiss a napkin 6 times. Do this with 5 different lip glosses. Then which ever one is the darkest at the end it the longest lasting!
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If this is a SCIENCE project then I don't see why you would look at the HISTORY of different makeup. Also, looking at which brand of lipstick stays on longest is pretty superficial and I'm confident that you won't get the marks that you want.
I'm in grade 10 and I'm also doing a science project on cosmetics. I'm testing the pH levels in different foundations. pH is the acidity level. 7 is considered neutral and anything lower is more acidic and anything higher is more basic.
Acids tend to decompose matter, so a foundation with a lower pH level will most likely break down excess oil on a persons face which would be good for people with oily skin. Bases tend to rebuild so a foundation with a higher pH level could help rebuild or restore damaged skin cells.
So testing different pH levels on different skin types would be a much more mature and scientific approach on an experiment based on cosmetics. This could also work with the protein layer in hair (testing the pH levels in shampoos)
xoxx
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I'm doing something like that too and I am going to buy a couple brands of lip gloss and then make a data table and you will have to keep your constants such as how much lip gloss you will apply, when you put on the lip gloss, and the temperature of the lip gloss. Then have to put it into a graph and you would make a bar graph because only the dependent variable is a number. The independent variable is the minutes the lip gloss lasts. The hypothesis could be that covergirl lip gloss lasts longer than wet and wild. Hope this helps you and good luck.
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We are kinda trying to do the same thing but the problem is my teacher lol but I also have another idea. What brand of eye liner stays the longest.
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Here are some ideas: How best can you keep nail polish? Does the fridge work? OR: Does the expensiveness of a lipstick effect its durability? I need some girly ideas for a science fair, too.
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I am also doing mine on makeup :)
I say do something on if mineral makeup really helps or harms skin or why it somewhat burns your face if you start to sweat.
Hope this helped :)
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My friend Karleigh and I want to do a project about makeup. But the problem is we don't know what to do. The science fair is not that far away and we are tired of coming in 2nd place all the time. We need a good and a 1st place idea! PLEASE HELP US! Thanks! :) If you have any ideas, we appreciate all your help!
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Make up has chemicals in it and is tested on animals.
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You could do what nail polish brand/color stays on the longest.
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By Allisun (I know its spelled weird) (Guest Post)
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I need help too. I'm in 5th grade and I want to do a project on makeup and stuff!
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By rachelep352 (Guest Post)
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HI~
I need help, im in 7th grade.
I really want to do something with makeup/ clothes/ fashion or something???
thanks,
rachelep352!
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
hi lizabeth!! :P i think that it would be cool to do a project on ....acually i dont know..i kinda want a idea..does anyone know any ideas??...if u have a ny plz tell!! lol buh bi!!
Lindsay
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
I think saying what mascara has the best brush or whitch eyeliner stays on and doesnt go down your face is good
also you could do what foundation is the best because of greesyness or that ugly orange colour or how it rubs off
hope that helps
always, lizabth
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By bouathong (Guest Post)
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yes i am doin a science project too its due in a week LOL and i wanted to do it on makeup im doin it on " which brand makeup lastest longer " and theres gonna be two brands or mascara + eyeshadow + lipgloss but then i dont know like what to do next do i write the ingridients hdown and what makes it last longer ? PLEASE help!
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By shai_luvs_steve-o (Guest Post)
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So use pink and black for the background and the papers. that would look way sweet. Then put the papers at an angle and then you'll have it! good luck!
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HELP! I want to test which name brand lipstick gets bacteria quicker but I don't know how I would test for the bacteria. Do I need a special scientific plate with some chemical in it or just a swab?
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I think that you should test it, what i mean is that most science fair projects HAVE to have an experiment of some sort, so maybe you should try to put different brands of makeup on people (e.g. mascara, eyeshadow and eyeliner all from covergirl) and every person has a different brand, like the 1st person could have all covergirl then the 2nd could have all sephora, etc. Then when its time to take off the makeup make each person take it off with the same brand of makeup remover and ask them if it was hard to take off or really easy. Then you could have a hypothesis, constant, independent variable and dependent variable and have an experiment because i have noticed that if it isn't an experiment, then the teachers don't approve of it. Hope this helped!
~Lucie
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By sunshine bby (Guest Post)
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I think you should do something about nail polish. Maybe get fake nails paint them with ALL the SAME nail polish, then put the in three different liquids to see which one comes off faster. so now, you have a control and a variable. try liquids such as: soda, water, or just leave one in the sun!
It may work.
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By Shea needs help (Guest Post)
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Me and My Friend Want to Do I science Project to see which Make-up (eyeshadow, lip gloss, blush) Brands
The thing is we love the idea but don't know how to test or project please help! THANK YOU!
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By maddiemo55 (Guest Post)
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I am trying to find a project for my seventh grade science fair. I love make up but don't know what to do, Your info has helped but i still need to narrow it down... I have to test the project... keep that in mind!
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I need help!
We have a science fair coming up and I have no clue what to do! Please help!
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
I need some science fair project ideas, and I would greatly appreciate if you would help figure out some ideas.!
:D
thanks.
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In fith grade I did a science fair project on which finger nail polish stayed on the best and I got a 98. Plus my nails were always painted haha! It was actually kinda fun.
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By annabelle (Guest Post)
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For my 7th grade science project i want to study foundation, but dont know what experiment to do. I was thinking of going to the mall or sumthin and asking ppl what are their favorite brands of foundation and why, but i want go into more depth. have any suggestions?
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I Need HELP !!!
well this is the first time i been on this website and i found some really good feed back.but i still need help on a fun interesting science project.im in the 8th grade and i just want something interesting and not something that will put them all to sleep. Thankz!!!
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By chemist KK (Guest Post)
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Try talking the girls at the cosmetics counters many of them have formal education about the products they sell.
I would keep your science projects to one type of makeup or lipstick and look at it's history and ingredients. These things should give you great ideas, some foundations are using new products that reflect light in different ways.
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I need a science project by the 28th and i dont have any idea what to do. i d like to do something on make up but i dont know what. I am a very girly girl. What do i do?
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By Kelsie_cupcake00 (Guest Post)
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yea..i dont understand a WORD of science. i have a D right now. and this is my FIRST year of middle school.
WHAT?!
sooooo......i have no idea what i should do. i was thinking about makeup related stuff, but i'm afraid my teacher would think wrong. =[
blahh
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Wow, just reading all this info gave me some great ideas! I'm doing some research on makeup and what ingredients help it stay on longer. And i just wanted to share with you an idea that my friend told me. She said that if you mix different ingredients with different kinds of makeup you could always create some sort of weird colour or bubbles might start to appear! It's pretty interesting! I tried it myself and some funny things happen. Just be careful and make sure that you don't mix any poison sort of chemicals. Trust me take it from someone who knows!
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i need to do a science project and i wanted to do it on make up but where would i start because there are so many different kinds of make up
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By MAdi Pati (Guest Post)
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I was thinking someone could find out what they used to use for make-up and then you could get some modern make-up and then decide which one works better. It would be really interesting to find out who wanted to know this info!!! HAVE FUN!!!!!!!
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By Madi Pati (Guest Post)
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Here's an idea find out what ancient civilizations used to use for make up ingredients (Like the Egyptians) Then find out what they use today. See if the ingredient for the old days work better than the ones we use now! It could be really fun. You should check to see why they the 1 that works best does work best! HOPE IT HELPS!
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Here is an idea: what are makeup products like mascara and lip gloss made of and what ingriedients make it stay on longer
Posted on 08/27/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse
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i also am doing a school project on makeup and i just researched like the history of makeup and i came up with a lot of stuff. like how and where it was started. and u could maybe find out how some of the products they used to use way back when and make samples of the products and then compare them to our modern day products..i just thought that might be a good suggestion to u and i hope it will at least help to give u some ideas for ur project and i wish u good luck!!
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i amdoing my science fair project on witch lip gloss stays on the longest and i need help too, i cand vigure out wud to do......please help meeeee
By: Amanda Grenier""
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Help!!!!!
Hello everyone I wanted to say that I'm doing a project on mascara. I wanted to know which one works better. Now that I'm all caught up I can't find anyone who's done a project that's similar to mine. Will you guy's please let me know if you find anyone with a project similar to mine.
Thanx!!!!!!!!!
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By katie henegar (Guest Post)
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hey thanks paula you helped me alot
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RE: Mysteries of Makeup Science Project
hmm..
maybe you could do like which lipgloss lasts longer and you could test it by putting on the lip gloss and then every 5 minutes, or whatever, you smudge your lips on a paper towle or something and see how many smudges show up with each different lipgloss or lipstick, :)
**i hope this helped !
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wow thanks guys..you've really helped a lot
keep the info coming...ive been getting great ideas;)
bye!
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Hi ~ Since it is a science project, here is a fun thing to do: You can test a piece of gold jewlry to see if it is real gold using makeup. With foundation on your face, take a piece of gold jewlry and rub it on your face (or on a hand with foundaton). If it is real gold it will leave a black mark. There is a reaction with something in the foundation....one of the oxides I believe. I know it works with liquid foundation, not sure about powder based.
Try it out, I hope it works, it always has for me.
Tracy
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I would tell the story of make-up :3000 years ago, the Egyptians already used quite a few products, among which scented grease cones they used to put on their hair, and let slowly melt. You could also show how beauty standards changed from one civilisation to the other. In France in the 19th century, it was mandatory to have a very pale complexion, and that changed completely on the 20th century when being tanned and fit meant that you were wealthy enough to afford holidays...
Hope this helped
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how about a history perspective. my mom remebers when her older sisters painted lines down the backs of their legs with eyeliner to simulate the stockings they couldn't afford in the 1940's. a company which has been around a long time has been Max Factor. how about different trends in make up style...the blue eye shadow of the fifties, heavy eyeliner of the 60's, the natural look of the 70's, glam rock and punk makeup in the 80's. how about some before and after shots of people with makeup and without. how about a focus on corrective makeup, for those with scars, birthmarks, dark under eye circles, contouring with shading and shadow v.s. cosmetic surgery, tatooed eye and lip liner and eyebrows; new age multifunctional products (chemical exfoliator, moisturizer and susnscreen all in one lotion), the new trend in cosmetics (skin care for men). i could go on and on. i am a true girly-girl; wearing makeup every day since the 6th grade; i'm 38 y.o. now.
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After you have done your research, expect to put in just as much time putting together and decorating the experiment for the teacher.
Office supply stores have the large tri fold boards that can form a nice standing backdrop.
A nice theme ccould be, "More expensive isn't necessarily better". Check out Paula Begoun's book. She is a beauty expert and author of "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me".
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Good ideas, all. What I thought of was Egyptian make-up like Nefertiti wore, I think it was Kohl which is actually coal or charcoal. Also the face paint that African and Native American tribes wore. You could look into that because many of our modern make ups may be made from similar things. You could do a write up on the history of makeup up to the present time.
Here's an interesting link:
http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/100pages/masksand.htm#History
Susan from ThriftyFun
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Consider buying some different products and letting people test them. Or, if you have the time, order some samples of the products you're planning to test or show from different companies. Chances are, if you email these people and say something like, "I'm using your item in a science fair project, and I was hoping you would donate some samples of this foundation or this lipstick. Here is the data I have collected, as compared to other products." Chances are, if you flatter them enough, they'd be willing to help you out. Good publicity for them, etc. Or if you're any good at applying makeup, as you give your topic, you could put makeup on a person, whomever volunteers. Just make sure that you ask if they have any allergies before you apply the makeup -- you'd hate for someone to come back some time later and say, "That eyeliner gave me a rash!!!" :P
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I agree with the suggestion to do some research on ingredients in make up. Recently I was told that most mascaras are made of shoe polish and tar! If people knew what they were putting on their faces they might change their minds.
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I think it would be interesting to do some research on the web and find out what the ladies way back in the olden days used when they had no such thing as eyeshadows and lipsticks.
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why don't you do a science project on just what all goes into makeup....all the different ingredients and where they come from. For instance, lipstick, eye shadow, mascara and how they are made and what their ingredients are. What do the manufacturers put into their products to make them last? another idea is what women in other countries use for makeup and where they find their ingredients. Good luck with your project.
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