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Queen Cleopatraâs Beauty Secrets: 1. She loved to use honey on her face due to its anti bacterial properties. 2. She washed her face many times a day using oil and chalk or oil and lime. 3. She used to rinse her face with Apple cider vinegar. 4. Ginger, antimony, calamine, onions, goose-fat, turpentine, etc. were some of the numerous skin care products used in Queen Cleopatraâs skin care regime! 5. Sea salt scrub was the natural scrub she used to exfoliate her body and face.
Egyptian Eyeliner May Have Warded Off Disease. Clearly, ancient Egyptians didn't get the memo about lead poisoning. Their eye makeup was full of the stuff. Although today we know that lead can cause brain damage and miscarriages, the Egyptians believed that lead-based cosmetics protected against eye diseases. Now, new research suggests that they may have been on to something. Previous work indicates that the Egyptians added lead to their cosmetics on purpose.