Many Toxic Chemicals Were Used In The Name Of Beauty
Queen Elizabeth I and other high society ladies had no idea that although they were enhancing their beauty, they were poisoning their skin, causing it to look old and discolored. However, unusual methods such as employing lead and mercury-laced items were not unheard of at the time. In reality, many women would employ harmful compounds like sulfur and turpentine to erase what they saw as flaws on their skin, such as freckles.
Many Toxic Chemicals Were Used In The Name Of Beauty
Black Kohl Wasn’t Doing Queen Elizabeth Any Favors
Queen Elizabeth I employed more harmful makeup than just the white lead-laced paint and the mercury-laced remover. Her Majesty is also claimed to have applied black kohl liner to add intensity to her makeup. Beauticians still debate the long-term health consequences of utilizing such a drug in the 16th century. Given that Queen Elizabeth was already using lead and mercury on a daily basis, the kohl was probably ineffective.
Black Kohl Wasn’t Doing Queen Elizabeth Any Favors
