Many of today’s beauty rituals originate from ancient Egypt. Read on to uncover these timeless beauty secrets and discover our range of more practical ingredients inspired by them (thankfully no bathing in sour donkey milk required ...)
A Kohl Masterclass
Windows to the Soul
- To achieve the iconic dark, kohl-rimmed eyes of the ancient Egyptians, our Silky Black AS or HP Iron Oxide 3AS would be perfect.
Enhance the look by using Capixyl™, our famous lengthening and volumising active or Greyverse™, for added depth to enhance and darken locks.
Use Number 6 to brighten the eye area and Vegan DDS Retinol for overnight skin rejuvenation.
Add a little IBR-Snowflake® & Ins'Tight™ to your routine to eradicate fine lines in an instant!
Make Up Essentials
Egyptians LOVED their make up, using powders, clays and minerals to create the infamous looks we still replicate today. Here’s what we think they would have loved in their make-up bags to achieve the perfect look back then:
- Rhassoul Clay -ideal for formulating solid and powder cosmetic products
- EquiBiotics™ LRh - use within pressed powders to improve redness and wrinkle depth
- P-Alumina150 or VeLLvet for added soft focus and coverage
Bathe in Milk & Honey...
The lactic acid from milk would exfoliate the body leaving it smooth and soft. If Cleopatra’s choice of sour donkey milk isn’t for you, we’d recommend Lime Pearl™ AF, a natural AHA exfoliant from upcycled Caviar Lime or for more exfoliation try our Ground Coffee, Black Rice or Lavender scrubs.
Replace honey with oils such as Moringa and Golden Jojoba to reinforce the skin barrier, providing protection and preventing TEWL much like our liquid ceramide CeraFluid®. For the face, our patented oily active CO2llageneer® enhances collagen synthesis to remodel and firm sagging and aged skin. Used in combination with our 100% natural cold pressed Kahai™ Oil would make for a luxury overnight facial.
Spiritual Beauty
Discover your Dosha
Cosmetics were not only utilised for aesthetic purposes in ancient Egypt, but also held spiritual and ritual significance. Ayuyedi®is a brand new active ingredient focusing on Ayurveda - the oldest holistic medicine in the world, based on mind-body connection: the Doshas. Use it to improve radiance and reduce wrinkles to allow ‘well-ageing’.
