WHAT ARE FIVE INDIGENOUS COSMETICS?

Indigenous cosmetics vary widely across different cultures and regions, but some examples include red ochre used by Indigenous Australians for body painting, huito fruit dye used by Indigenous tribes in the Amazon for body art, clay and plant-based pigments used by Native American tribes for face paint, and crushed berries and roots used by Indigenous peoples in North America for lip and cheek stains. These cosmetics are often derived from natural sources found in the local environment and have been used for centuries for ceremonial, cultural, and decorative purposes.