According to the elbow emergency prescription, "this egg powder is coated on the surface, making people tender, smooth and charming." Cinnabar is cinnabar, which is mainly used as a red pigment here. When this prescription is applied to the face, it can make the face white and red, smooth and delicate, which can not only remove facial pigmentation, but also prevent skin aging and wrinkles. Therefore, Fang is Zhang Lihua's beauty secret recipe, so it is also called "Zhang Guifei Cream" by later generations.
In the Ming Dynasty, the learned emperor Judy made some improvements in this respect, changing cinnabar into rouge and adding a small amount of brine sand, which was widely used in the palace. After the empresses used it, they all looked like jade, so this side won the reputation of "beauty red".
Cixi's "Flower Liquid Beauty Method"
Empress Dowager Cixi in Qing Dynasty is a famous political figure in China's modern history, and also a woman who pays great attention to health and beauty. According to historical records, Cixi's body was well maintained until her later years, especially her face. Due to proper maintenance, even in her sixties, she is still beautiful, with few wrinkles, smooth and white.
Every morning after taking a bath, Cixi will drink a cup of human milk and eat a teaspoon of pearl powder, then lie in bed and order the eunuch to gently coat her face with a layer of "flower liquid" soaked in fresh peach blossoms picked in spring. Ten minutes later, she will gently erase the secret story of the beauty of the harem concubines with a soft towel.