World

Blood, Milk, and Fat: Your Handy Beauty Guide from the Ancient World

SKIN DEEP

Cleopatra washed in the milk of 700 donkeys, Romans used the dirty oil from men’s bodies collected at baths for women's conditioner, and urine in Rome was used to whiten teeth.

171224-moss-ancient-beauty-hero_lyl6ip
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.