Humans have been taking care of our skin and hair for thousands of years, some methods of which were beneficial—and others that were incredibly toxic.
like oleic acid and linoleic acid, which lubricate the hair shaft and help the hair stay moisturized. Coconut oils contain the medium-chain fatty acid lauric acid and have much the same moisturizing effect on the hair.Some beauty treatments attempted to change the shape and appearance of the face more permanently. According to thepaper, belladonna was used in eye drops to increase the size of women's pupils during the Renaissance period to make them appear more alluring.
Two women bathers caked in mud at Weston-Super-Mare circa 1934, where the mud was reputed to have health-giving properties.Other more spa-like treatments performed by ancient humans included an early form of sauna. The Aztecs enjoyed steam baths in volcanic sweat lodges known as temazcales. Indeed, steam has been found to help clear the sinuses and lungs of mucus.
"The prescription was: 'Per dimenuire le zinne o poppe alle donne che pareranno vergini' ," Morganti said. "Prescription: That fish called 'squatina,' which in Rome is called 'squared fish': cut it in half across the middle, remove the viscera and apply each part over each breast two or three times daily and you see the effect."Whether they helped or harmed us, humans have seemingly always used whatever we could find to make ourselves fit whatever was considered beautiful at the time.
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