Three litres of blood from a healthy red-headed man “no older than 25 or 30” could fix bad skin.
And people think hunting rhino for their horns because of quack ED remedies is bad. Thanks nickcarraway.
Posted on 08/20/2023 2:31:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A new book tells the rollicking and relatable history of cosmetics
How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity. By Jill Burke. Profile; 336 pages; £25. To be published in America by Pegasus in January; $28.95
Three litres of blood from a healthy red-headed man “no older than 25 or 30” could fix bad skin. Eating nettles was a trick for rosier cheeks. A paste made from marble, wheat and bryony, a poisonous plant, could whiten skin. Most beauty products in Renaissance Italy were made from ingredients that seem strange or foolhardy to modern eyes.
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Three litres of blood from a healthy red-headed man “no older than 25 or 30” could fix bad skin.
And people think hunting rhino for their horns because of quack ED remedies is bad. Thanks nickcarraway.
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