Ancient Egyptian makeup For makeup too, the Egyptians had to turn to the natural ingredients that were available at the time. They used henna to colour their hair and to tint their nails, saffron was used as an eyeshadow, burnt almonds were used to darken their eyebrows and they used red ochre for their lips.
A lighting ballast is a piece of equipment required to control the starting and operating voltages of electrical gas discharge lights. Examples of gas discharge light sources include fluorescent and neon lights and high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps.
Photo 4: Install the new ballast. Mount the new ballast in the fixture. Strip the electrical wiring back 1/2 in. and connect the matching-colored wires with twist-wire connectors. When your fluorescent light flickers or makes a loud and annoying hum, a degrading ballast is the cause.