Other recipes advocated the use of quick lime and arsenic for hair removal and fresh walnut peelings for hair and skin dyes.Īlthough the cosmetics were mainly used by women, researchers say that the men of the time used hair and beard dyes, as well as cures for baldness. Recipes of the timeĪdvice included the use of white lead for an opaque white complexion, red sandalwood for blusher and lipstick and the use of oats, lemon juice and egg white for face masks. At the very least, however, weve come farther than using such beauty trends as cigarettes and Wonder Bread to slim down.
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Many of the tips focused on how to disguise bad complexions caused by diseases of the time like smallpox. According to Dr Burke advice from the manuals were passed across the generations. Many of these were later published in “Books of Secrets” a series of manuals with advice on general health, beauty and homemaking. Researchers have found that women in the 15th -17th centuries used a number of recipes collected by a renaissance beauty expert called Caterina Sforza in her “Book of Experiments”. Popular beauty regimesĭr Burke is researching a number of popular beauty regimes used by renaissance women which show that some things never go out of fashion - a smooth face and hands, a hair free body, white teeth and fresh breath, and bright lips and cheeks.ĭr Burke joined art historians, literature and herbal medicine experts at a study day in Edinburgh to look at the culture of cosmetics in Renaissance times and to make up some cosmetics recipes. Women even shortened their hair, leaving behind the long-held belief that long hair signified beauty and desirability. They wore bras that flattened their chest and wore clothing that gave them a curve-less look.
Jill Burke an expert in art history at the University says women in the Renaissance used make-up and a range of beauty secrets to improve their appearance. Beauty in the 1920s featured an androgynous look for women. Teeth whitening and anti-wrinkle treatments were as sought after in Renaissance times as they are today, a historian claims.
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