2,000-year-old face cream was found to be composed inside a metal container from Roman times.

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A metal container from Roman times, holding a 2,000-year-old face cream, reveals visible ancient finger marks. The cream, comprised of refined animal fat, starch, and tin, intrigued researchers. In an attempt to understand its properties, they replicated the recipe and applied the whitish cream to their skin, resulting in a smooth, powdery texture—attributed to the starch, still used in modern cosmetics.
Professor Richard Evershed from Bristol University sheds light on the Roman trend of using white face paint, traditionally derived from a lead compound. However, the discovered tin compound suggests an acceptable substitute, readily available from Cornwall during that era.
In ancient Rome, lead was the predominant metal, finding its way into various everyday items like cups, plates, coins, pipes, cosmetics, face powder, paints, and even birth control methods. Notably, tap water from ancient Rome contained up to 100 times more lead than local spring water, leading some historians to speculate that lead poisoning might have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire.
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