Born A Slave—Invented Your Great-Grandma's Face Cream George Washington Carver, born enslaved in 1864, patented the first plant-based cosmetics in 1925—face creams, lotions, shampoos, and soaps from peanuts. He invented 300 peanut products and 118 sweet potato products. FDR used his massage oils. Henry Ford partnered with him. By 1940, peanuts were America's 2nd-largest crop—all because of him. #GeorgeWashingtonCarver, #BlackHistory, #Inventor, #Cosmetics, #Peanuts, #TuskegeeUniversity, #Patent,