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.
Wiring in the ballast chamber is critical to the quality of light and dimming consistency between lamps. To minimize inconsistent dimming light levels and to eliminate unpredictable lamp starting and lamp dropout, the following guidelines must be followed: â¢ When ballasts are installed, all lead wires should be kept as short as possible