Queen Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in all history. A lot of books have been written about her, many films have been made, men of different classes passionately fell in love with her: generals, kings ... what was her secret?
Cleopatra is considered the greatest seducer of men - she is a wise and educated woman who skillfully fascinated people. Cleopatra could drive any man crazy ... In this she was helped by amazing recipes, which you will learn about from the article.
10. Face masks
The Queen appreciated such ingredients as: honey, milk, clay, oatmeal, in addition, she used essential oils imported from different parts of the Earth.
Also, Cleopatra's popular remedies were: olive oil, fruits (in Egypt, all this was abundant). The queen used white clay to whiten her face. It is mixed with components such as milk, lemon juice, honey.
Each girl or woman can take a recipe for note: you need to mix 2 tbsp. tablespoons of white clay, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of milk, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and then apply to the face.
9. Cream
Magic and popular Cleopatra cream can be prepared by everyone. The queen not only took moisturizing baths, but also prepared a nourishing, moisturizing cream.
To prepare a miracle remedy, you will need: 40 ml. aloe juice, 20 ml. rose water (this can be bought at the pharmacy), 10 g of honey and 100 g of fresh melted lard.
Aloe is mixed with honey, as well as with warm water, then the mixture is heated in a water bath. Stirring occasionally, it is necessary to introduce lard.
When honey and fat dissolve - immediately turn off the fire. The cream must be placed in a box, and then put it in the refrigerator. No water should get inside.
8. Scrub
The last Egyptian queen left a rich inheritance - these are recipes that are used by women everywhere. One of them can be borrowed to care for your body - the scrub contains thick cream, as well as sea salt. Such a scrub gently cleanses the skin and takes care of it.
After Cleopatra finished taking a bath, she applied a scrub to her skin: take 200 g of sea salt and cream - half a bowl, mix.
A scrub is applied to the body. To give a charming smell, you can add a couple of drops of rose oil to it. After 5-7 minutes, the product is washed off with water.
7. Nail polish
Cleopatra painted her nails with henna - this protected them and gave a reddish tint. Henna is an ancient oriental remedy that strengthens nails.
In order to paint the nails, they should first be well cleaned from the old manicure, mix 1 tbsp. a spoonful of henna and 1 tbsp. spoon of water (the consistency should resemble sour cream). The finished mixture is applied to the nails, and then you need to wait about 5 minutes. Wash off the rest with warm water.
If you keep henna on the nails for a long time, then the color of the nails will turn out to be more saturated. But you should know: henna is washed off for a very long time, and if you are not going to always go with such a manicure, then it is better not to risk it.
6. Detoxification of the body
From time to time, the body needs to be cleaned of toxins and toxins, and the ancient Egyptians knew about this. To prepare the mixture according to Cleopatra’s recipe, you will need: lemon juice, olive oil and water.
All ingredients are mixed in equal proportions. The mixture should be drunk in small sips and always on an empty stomach, after which the next step occurs - massage the abdomen.
It is necessary to draw in the stomach and stay in this position for 10 seconds (you can consider it to yourself). After this, the abdominal muscles relax, this procedure should be repeated 20 times.
5. Shampoo
Previously, people did not know what shampoo was, but Cleopatra used this recipe to make her hair clean and shiny: they got foam from the yolks, stirring them (by the way, you can add honey or almond oil), and then applied to the hair. As a rinsing agent, the queen used a decoction of nettle leaves or burdock.
Shampoo should be rubbed into the roots of the hair, and then rinse well. If the hair is damaged, then you can mix 3 tbsp. tablespoons of honey and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of castor oil. This mixture helps restore hair.
4. Perfume
Cleopatra competently used the achievements of Egyptian cosmetology - the perfume uplifted, enhanced sexual arousal and soothed.
The perfume was significantly different from the modern one, but the most important thing was that it affected others, because it contained pheromones. They attracted the opposite sex and stupefied ... It is not known what perfume exactly consisted of, scientists were unable to find out.
To create perfume, Cleopatra liked to use rose oil, as well as neroli from orange flowers, cypress.
3. Milk bath
Cleopatra's bath is perhaps one of the most popular body care products. It is believed that the queen was not beautiful, but she was able to create extraordinary beauty from her appearance, one of her weapons is a milk bath.
38 degrees is the optimum temperature for taking a bath, 100 g of honey and 1 liter of hot (but not boiled) milk will be required for one procedure. Honey is dissolved in water, and then the mixture is poured into the bath.
The duration of the procedure is 15-20 minutes. After taking a milk bath, do not rush to wipe the body dry - let it dry by itself.
2. Makeup
At that time, it was customary to brighten one's eyes, and the queen did it with pleasure. In all films, Cleopatra is not just portrayed with brightly painted eyes, women had palettes with shadows of all colors, which were created from the components of plants and minerals.
Cleopatra liked to apply shades of green emerald color on her lower eyelids, and blue on her upper eyelids, and always with a golden tint.
To make the eyebrows black, the Egyptians prepared a special powder mixture of natural fats and galena. Cleopatra used iron oxide as a red lipstick and blush.
1. Hand cream
Cleopatra used this cream regularly. In order to cook it, you will need: calendula, 50 g of chicken fat, plantain, 2 teaspoons of castor oil, nettle and 1 tbsp. a spoon of honey.
Nettle, plantain and calendula need to be brewed (1 tbsp.spoon in a glass of water). 2 tbsp. tablespoons of the resulting infusion are mixed with 50 gr. pre-softened fat, and then castor oil and 1 tbsp are added. a spoon of honey.
Your hands will always remain young, beautiful and well-groomed. It is not necessary to prepare the mixture every day - 2 times a week will be enough.