Transcript Beauty and healthx

By : Lalainya Allen
Information on Beauty
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Ancient civilizations used oils, fragrances, and even face
paint in their religious rituals and other ceremonies. The
ancient Romans who are well known for their baths and
fountains added aromatic oils to the water.
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 Roman satirist Lucian wrote that Roman women
polished their teeth and eyebrows with cosmetics. A
worldly civilization, the ancient Romans ,who would go
to the public baths daily and stay there for hours , not
only valued hygiene but were also quite vain.
More info the beauty
treatment
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 Since the ancient Romans had slaves for
everything like modern people have appliances,
the wealth Roman women had a slaves especially
dedicated to their cosmetics. The female slaves
would be responsible for mixing all these different
ingredients often in their own saliva. In addition,
they would also be responsible for bathing their
mistresses in perfume. These slaves
appropriately called "cosmetae.“
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 These cherished wooden beauty boxes contained
items you would probably find if you emptied most
modern women's purses. These boxes contained a
variety of lipsticks and eye make-ups. In addition,
Roman women used foundation to cover up skin
blemishes and other imperfections like freckles,
sunspots, and skin flaking. They were even concerned
with aging.
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Info on their cosmetic
cases
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 The ancient Romans were in this respect
comparable to our present day beauty-obsessed
society. They studied plants and minerals for
their cosmetic properties. Many Roman noble
women owned cosmetic cases, as archaeologists
have uncovered..
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Women of Ancient Rome used this to make their cosmetics
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Ceruse: a white lead pigment, used to lighten the face.
Sweat and dirt from sheep’s wool: This was the equivalent to today’s
lanolin. It served as a paste to which pigment was added.
Bears’ fat: This was used as a wax base to which pigment was added.
Soot from the fire: This was mixed with bear or other animal fat and
then used as black eyeliner.
Red ochre: A clay that added color to cheeks and lips. It was often
mixed with an animal fat to make a paste.
Wine: The dregs were used to color the lips.
Saffron: An expensive spice that is yellow-orange in color, was ground
and applied as eye shadow.
Chalk: This was used to whiten the face.
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 The stones or minerals that were used are mesdemt,
malachite sometimes referred to as malakite, lead
sulfide, antimony, copper, manganese, jasper, and
ground up lapis lazuli for use as a medicine for the
eyes.
And more
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 http://www.romanmysteries.com/roman-beauty
 http://spqr360.com/articles/ancient_roman_beauty_treatment.ht
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 http://allnaturalbeauty.us/ani8.htm
http://www.sculpturegallery.com/galleria/aphrodite1.jpg
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics_in_Ancient_Rome
http://www.sculpturegallery.com/scul
pture/aphrodite_of%20Gabi.html
http://bernhardgueth.ifunnyblog.com/an
cientromanmakeup/
http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/v
051.htm