In recent years, there are many solutions for acne and pimples, which started with adolescence and emerged as a problem from time to time throughout life. Acne and pimples, which are mostly obsessed by people who care about their appearance, have overcome these problems with modern drugs and creams, laser treatments, and there were different treatment methods found for similar purposes in every era and culture.
ACNE PROBLEM IN ANCIENT GREEK PERIOD
According to the information in Ekşi Şeyler; The Ancient Greek Doctor Theodosius wrote that wiping the face with a damp cloth as soon as a shooting star is seen in the sky will eliminate acne. However, apart from the shooting star method, salts collected from the dead sea were also used to apply and dry the relevant area to remove the oiliness caused by acne and pimples.
IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PERIOD
Like the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, mixtures containing sulfur were used to treat acne in the Ancient Greeks. Although sulfur is a very smelly solution, it absorbs the oil in the skin, regulates the pH balance of the skin, opens clogged pores and destroys bacteria. That’s why it was as effective as it was an extreme solution. Today, some modern skin care products (creams made by dermatologists by pharmacists) contain sulfur.
In China, peach blossoms are used to exorcise acne-causing demons, while in Morocco, powdered azurite has been used for more questionable methods such as copper-containing carbonate blends.
Ancient Egypt is known for its achievements in cosmetics. Both Cleopatra and Nefertiti used aloe vera as a routine part of their skin care.
Young King Tut (Tutankhamen)’s doctors recommended honey for skin problems in adolescence. The effects of both aloe vera and honey in treating acne have been proven. Clean skin was so important to King Tut that when he died, jars of honey were buried with him.
After the Roman Empire conquered Egypt, they became obsessed with the crocodiles that lived on the banks of the Nile, which they both respected and hunted. They made helmets and armor from crocodile skin and consumed crocodile meat. They also used crocodile meat mixed with cypress oil for acne treatment.
However, the most disgusting skin care techniques were used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In Elizabethan England, people used lead and mercury for almost everything. This includes skin care, and for this they have caused many deaths and brain damage.
The century-old book “the encyclopedia of folk medicine” recommends the use of urine for acne and acne treatment. According to the book, to get rid of acne and acne, it is effective to collect the first urine of the day on a white cloth and wipe the problem area with this cloth, or even use diapers wet with pee from babies.