Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protection to the lips. Many colors and types of lipstick exist. As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women. The use of lipstick dates back to medieval times

Ancient Sumerian men and women were possibly the first to invent and wear lipstick, about 5,000 years ago.^[1] They crushed gemstones and used them to decorate their faces, mainly on the lips and around the eyes.^[2] Also around 3000 BC to 1500 BC, women in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization applied red tinted lipstick to their lips for face decoration.^[3] Ancient Egyptiansextracted red dye from fucus-algin, 0.01% iodine, and some bromine mannite, but this dye resulted in serious illness. Lipsticks with shimmering effects were initially made using a pearlescentsubstance found in fish scales.^[4]

During the Islamic Golden Age the notable Andalusian cosmetologist Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) invented solid lipsticks, which were perfumed sticks rolled and pressed in specialmolds, and he described them in his Al-Tasrif.^{[citation needed] [5]}

In Australia girls would paint their mouths red with ocher for puberty rituals