It started …200 B.C….
ANCIENT EGYPT: Cleopatra was known to apply olive oils to her skin to maintain her soft and plump appearance.
However,
NOT
all historical moisturizers were created equal. Some were even deadly. Modern researchers located a flask belonging to Queen Hatshepsut. The container had been prescribed to treat a skin ailment. However the researchers discovered it was jam-packed with carcinogenic tar residue. She literally experienced the DEATH by the Moisturizer 😨 Oops…….
ANCIENT ROME: Hippocrates used honey to moisturize his skin. Other ancient Romans were known to combine bread with milk and apply the mixture to their faces before bedtime. 🥛
ANGLO-SAXONS: They mixed lard, old wine and essence of lilies to keep their hands conditioned! 🍷
EUROPE, 1100s: Convent records show that nuns used herbal ingredients to create skin cream recipes including variations of ginger and white turmeric. 🌿
COLONIAL AMERICA: Colonial Williamsburg moistened their skin with hog lard, the stubs of white candles, and floral scents. 🕯️
1846 – Chemist Theron T. Pond invents “Pond’s Cream”, forever changing moisturizers for the rest of humankind. The cream’s main ingredient? Healing witch hazel.
1872— “Petroleum Jelly”: Vaseline is patented in the late
1800s—becoming the foundation for the moisturizers of the early 20th century.
1970s – “Body Butter”: A thick, heavy moisturizer made with bean and nut oils; body butter transformed facial moisturization into a full-body experience.
TODAY: We are going back to basics: clean, natural (often organic), vegan and chemically clean ingredients are preferred. Plus more and more want to have medically clean skincare without major allergens!
Curious about EpiLynx’s Clean Moisturizers? Learn more Here!
