Staying Younger; Historical Perspective SUMMARY Beauty is an abstract concept that gives the meaning of life philosophically but cannot be measured scientifically. We know that there is beauty because we understand it when we see it. Beauty shows individual differences between people. Thousands of years ago, ladies used sour milk, coffee, oil and plant extracts on their skin for beauty.
Beauty is philosophically the meaning of life, love and knowledge (philia”= love “sophia”= knowledge), an abstract concept that has no scientific measure. Beauty, which is an important part of life, affects each individual differently. Some individuals care a lot, while others care less. People like to feel the perception of beauty. Everything beautiful generates more interest. Historically, the beauty of the face has been important from the past to the present. The face enables us to perceive and see the world, and the world sees us with our face. Our face, which is the first to communicate with our environment, communicates without speaking. The language of our facial expressions and body movements is very important in the formation of the first perception. A look at the face creates a perception about the age, health and beauty of the person. Face shape, shadows on the face, colors, skin consistency are important in the formation of this perception. A heart-shaped face indicates youth, a square-shaped face indicates old age, and chubby cheeks indicate youth. The purpose of using cosmetics is to create a fresh, bright, bright, youthful appearance on the face. Throughout history, mankind has sought remedies to beautify his body. The most obvious example of this is that primitive communities painted their faces with herbal or mineral paints
Even in ancient times, women used plants to beautify. In fact, the Romans used the Belladonna plant, which makes the pupils look bigger, for a while at the expense of seeing the surroundings hazy. Atropine is obtained from the leaves of the Atropa belladonna plant. Bella-Donna originates from Italian and means beautiful woman. Studies have shown that atropa belladona shortens wound healing time and increases collagen production. 1 According to Herodotus, the women of Seytes also kept the wood of cypress and cedar trees and their diary on a hard stone. They crushed it, mixed it with water, made a paste and applied this mixture on their faces and bodies. 2 The use of eye cosmetics dates back to 4000 BC. The mixture obtained with the powder obtained from malachite and antimony and the combinations of burnt almond or black copper oxide, brown clay was applied to the lower and upper eyelids. 3 It was believed that these mixtures applied to the eyelids protect the eyes from bacterial and parasitic infections. 4 With carving and sculpture, people learned that a bright and neat appearance was formed by shaping and processing stones and wood. It did not take long to achieve a brighter appearance by applying similar processes on the skin. There are many cosmetic application rituals related to beautification by creating peeling and abrasion on the skin. For hundreds of years, Indonesian women have tried to get a brighter and more vibrant appearance by rubbing coffee beans on their faces. Caffeic acid in coffee beans increases the production of powerful antioxidants and collagen. Caffeine is used as a skin firming agent today, and it is included in some cosmetic products. 5-7 An important component of today's popular anti-aging Argan oil is caffeic acid. 8 In India, women used it on their face and body by mixing it with milk with wheat bark or gram flour. Lactic acid and protein create a mechanical exfoliation effect. With Cleopatra's minified milk bath, she actually peels the skin, which is practiced today. Eksimis milk contains lactic acid concentrate with peeling effect, one of the natural hydroxy acids. 10 Asian women rub cornstarch on their faces and then rose water. Rose water asteragen creates tightening of the skin, provides the closure of poses, has anti-inflammatory properties. 11,12 It was made with a mixture of alabaster, pumice stone, salt and oil for skin peeling in Egypt. In 1500 BC, in Egypt, acne scars were tried to be treated by sanding. 13 Face peeling was performed with urine and pumice stone in India. Urine contains urea in water, which is neither acidic nor basic. Today, urea is used in many cosmetic products due to its hydrophilic properties at low concentrations and keratolytic properties at high concentrations. 13 Geisha in Japan use salt and water to brighten their faces. cream mixes were used. Rice bran mixture creams were used as masks. There are studies showing that gamma oryzanol in rice bran is a strong antioxidant and collagen stimulant. 14,15 Historically, although information and technology were very limited, people were able to convey their observations to each other. It is seen that these products are used in some cosmetic ingredients used today.
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