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by Night Time on February 22nd, 2008

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Did Cleopatra really bathe in milk? Wouldn't a milk bath stink?

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 22nd, 2008

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    History has always said that she did. It made her sound very decadent to the stoic Romans, which was the intention of every word their historians wrote about her.
    But, if she did, she was not alone. WOmen have used milk for baths (rich women) for a long time. It probably wasn't a total milk bath, but water with milk added to it.
    I found a recipe online:
    Cleopatra was famous for her beautiful skin. Her secret was that she soaked in baths of fresh milk.
    SIMPLE SOLUTION: Modern laboratories now know why milk worked such wonders for her skin: the lactic acid in milk is an alpha hydroxy acid, a natural material that dissolves the glue that holds dead skin cells together. Milk can cleanse the skin down to its deepest layers.
    This secret beauty formula couldn't be simpler. Add 2 to 4 cups of fresh milk or buttermilk to the bathwater as the tub is filling. Soak for a good 20 minutes. Gently rub your skin with a washcloth or loofa to slough off the dead skin. Rinse your body thoroughly after soaking.
    http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cleopatras-milk-bath-formula.html

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    • Wow, I didn't know that.
      I'm gonna have to try that, thanks!
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      Palavalve SDB

      by Palavalve SDB on May 20th, 2009

    • i am going to try thhis if my mom wouldnt let me im going to pretend to drink milk but accidentalyy pour it all over me lol.

      espiritu604

      by espiritu604 on September 15th, 2009

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