This collection of medical manuscripts is commonly referred to as ‘The Trotula’. These three texts: “On the Conditions of Women”, “On Women’s Cosmetics”, and “On the Treatments for Women” were aggregated by the 12th century, […]
Category: Cosmetics
Historical makeup, body care, hygiene, and beauty treatments. Where medicine meets scribal arts and cooking and it explodes all over your face.
Historical Cream Foundation, Trotula #278
An oil based face whitener that would modernly be described as a foundation. This cream is similar to the Roman cream found in Southwark. It has a strong, thoroughly medieval scent that is not necessarily […]