Ancient Egyptian women made lipstick from a red dye extracted from seaweed and that this early form of the poisonous element iodine. It was eventually discovered that this early form of lipstick made women very sick Cleopatra had a safer, although not very appealing, recipe for lipstick She made hers from ants and beetles. She used the ants base and crushed carmine beetles for their deep, red color. In 1884, the first modern lipstick was introduced in Paris lt was a solid stick made of castor oil, beeswax, and animal fat By the 1940s, the use of lipstick by glamorous Hollywood stars had led to its widespread popularity. During this period, rotating lipstick in a tube was invented Today, the average woman owns eight lipsticks!