抄録
From archaeological evidences, many of authorities believe that the history of cosmetics can be traced back to 40, 000-50, 000 years ago. However, since ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians protected their skins with cosmetics against scorching, I propose a hypothesis that the ancesters of Hominies had applied spontaneously a mass of mud or clay on their skins for protection, when their hairs had begun to degenerate from bodies.
In this paper, I will discuss the hypothesis through following problems:
1. Why the ancestors needed protection?
2. Why had the body hairs degenerated and when it had occured?
3. With regard to applying or wearing as the method for body protection, which took place first?
4. What had they applied?
