Her ministers hastily discussed a succession plan. Since the Queen had no children, there was great concern about succession if Elizabeth suddenly died. The risk of Elizabeth losing her battle with smallpox was high, as around 30 per cent of those with the disease would die from it and very few escaped the illness without dreadful scarring from the skin lesions. She also insisted on being in control of her official portraits which is why a recent exhibition at London’s Queen’s House in Greenwich has found a way to undo Elizabeth’s carefully crafted image. a b c Walter, P.; Martinetto, P.; Tsoucaris, G.; Brniaux, R.; Lefebvre, M. A.; Richard, G.; Talabot, J.; Dooryhee, E. (February 1999). "Making make-up in Ancient Egypt". Nature. 397 (6719): 483–484. Bibcode: 1999Natur.397..483W. doi: 10.1038/17240. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4422845.

But, even the ingredients in the commonly used facial cleanser had the potential to kill — rosewater, mercury, honey and even eggshells were used. The ladies might have felt this concoction left their skin feeling soft and smooth, but the mercury meant that the cleanser was actually eating away their skin. Oshiroi ( 白粉) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices. The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder", and is pronounced as the word for white ( shiroi) with the honorific prefix o-.

Though very rare, a condition called milia en plaque causes milia surrounded by areas of raised, red, scaly, itchy skin. Milia en plaque tends to occur randomly in healthy skin and currently has no known cause. AlShahwan, M. A. (2012, January). Pigmenting pityriasis alba: Case report and review of the literature. Journal of the Saudi Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, 16(1), 31–33 Oyster, Carol K.; Stange, Mary Zeiss; Sloan, Jane (2011). The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world. Thousand Oaks, Calif. p.346. ISBN 978-1-4129-9596-2. OCLC 698749519. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) We have also been testing whether some makeup formulations allow lead to be absorbed through the skin. White lead cannot be absorbed easily through skin, it is only toxic if eaten or inhaled. However, if the makeup formulations changed the form of the lead, or softened the outer layer of the skin, some lead could diffuse through. This would make those makeup formulations more poisonous. Second, light can reflect or scatter off rough surfaces in several directions. This is diffuse reflection. Objects with high diffuse reflection look blurred or slightly out-of-focus. The increased diffuse reflectance from the white lead makeup gives the skin a “softer” appearance, blurring blemishes — another effect produced by modern cosmetics.

We tested different historical makeup recipes to see how the colour would be affected. One recipe made no measurable change to the colour, while another changed yellow tones slightly. Adding a yellow tone to pale skin is perceived as more attractive, due to its connection to fruit and vegetable consumption. A third makeup mixture reduced redness in the skin, something that today’s colour-correcting foundation makeup attempts to correct. Specifically, the makeups increased the diffuse reflectance of the skin. Light reflection occurs in two ways. First, light can reflect, as from a mirror. It comes in at an angle and is reflected at that same angle. We call this specular reflection. Objects with a high specular reflection look glossy or shiny. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. To help restore balance to the bacteria in your vagina, you can consume raw yogurt or use a tampon soaked in it and insert it into your vagina. A study from 2012 found that probiotic yogurt helped to reduce the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis and was just as effective as the pharmaceutical drug clindamycin. 15

Marsh, Madeleine (2014). Compacts and cosmetics: beauty from Victorian times to the present day. Barnsley. p.157. ISBN 978-1-4738-2294-8. OCLC 894638928. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) April 2018). "How cosmetics were created in ancient China – Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn . Retrieved 22 May 2020.