Does anyone know in the era Medieval used for lotions?
People wore makeup to add or subtract colour from their skin. Where a pale complexion was a sign of beauty, people wore white makeup or light colours over a white base. In other areas, rouged cheeks and eye shadow was common. The ‘natural look’ was popular in some areas, although there might be little naturl about it: in late medieval Italy women ofen wore a flesh-colored base covered with a pinkish cover. The ingredients that went into makeup were rarely pure and often toxic. Lead was a common ingredient in many face powders. Medieval men and women took great pride in their hair. blond hair was especially admired. Many people tried to bleach or dye theri hair, and thsoe whose hair had turned white or grey sometimes used hair coloring formulas made from the ashes of vine stems and ash wood boiled in vinegar. Texture and style were also important. People washed their hair and treated it with olive oil to make it more supple. Bearded men would often was their beards and wrapthem in speci
