From April 2020 to June+February 5438, Shanxi Institute of Archaeology found seven miniature copper boxes in the tombs of female nobles. Through research, it was confirmed that these copper boxes were used to hold cosmetics, because there were some cosmetic residues in the copper boxes, and the researchers detected the components of plant essential oil from the residues. This is the first time that China discovered ancient cosmetics, which is amazing and laments the wisdom and fashion of the ancients. Unexpectedly, cosmetics were made of plant essential oils in the Zhou Dynasty.
Ancient women attached great importance to beauty. Now all kinds of skin care products and cosmetics on the market are aimed at skin care and beauty. These are the two most important things in women's sexual life. In fact, there are many things in history that come from beauty salons. For example, the murals of Wu Zetian's granddaughter show that many maids are holding basins, compact boxes and candlesticks to serve the princess's evening makeup.
Everyone must be curious about how ancient women maintained their skin every day. The way they used to care for their skin was definitely not as good as it is now, but the conditions were limited. Simply caring for their skin is also good. After washing their faces in the morning and evening, ancient women took out a small amount of motherwort ash and put it in noodle soup or clear water. This fusion will turn into mortar, which can be applied to the face, equivalent to the cleanser used by women now.
"The Secret of Outer Taiwan" records a beauty method popular in the Wu and Zhou Dynasties. Pour the fine powder in the golden flower box into a small bowl of rice soup, stir it evenly, smear it on your face and gently rub it to clean your skin. It is reported that motherwort ash has the effect of whitening and removing wrinkles, so old ancient women will use motherwort ash as skin care products. Nowadays, the skin condition of various beauty products is better than that of ancient people.