Ancient Egyptian Cream And Hair Tonic

Here are two great Ancient Egyptian beauty secrets.
Give them a try,you will like them!

Ancient Egyptian Skin Cream:
One Teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil
Two Drops of Essential oil of Frankincense
Massage on clean face nightly.






Ancient Egyptian Hair Tonics (to encourage growth) included one or more of the following:
Fir oil, rosemary oil, (sweet) almond oil, castor oil and fennugreek.
Fenugreek was also added to facial tonics.


Cleopatra bathed in milk and honey, (and Indonesian princesses in sheep or cows milk - skin is not rinsed afterwards, cleansing skin with milk is also recommended in Ayurvedic beauty). In Egypt, skin was frequently oiled not just after bathing but throughout the day with almond oil fragrenced with frankincense and myrrh.


Not only hair but nails were dyed with henna in Egypt and other parts of the Near and Far East. Persians believed that henna dyes, which they used to stain both their hair and faces, let them summon the majesty of Mother Earth.


Cleopatra also discovered the benefits of adding 1-2 c of dead sea salt into a bath, the minerals contained in it combat stress and aging.


In Morocco, Olive Oil, (extra-virgin), has long been relied upon as a body moisturizer and hair conditioner (warmed).


In both Egypt and Mesopotamia, lavender, lily, myrrh, thyme, marjoram, chamomile, peppermint, rosemary, cedar, rose, aloe, olive oil, sesame and almond oil provided the basic ingredients of most perfumes. Romans used oil based perfumes in their baths. In the Middle Ages in Europe, long hot baths period were considered a beauty treatment.


In ancient Indonesia, hair was rinsed with coconut milk to strengthen and condition it. For bathing, flowers like jasmine, gardenia, hibiscus, magnolia, and rose were added to water. Coconut oil was used to soften skin.