Stories from the science and history of cosmetics, skin and early Beauty Culture.

Recent Stories

Red Light, Blue Light

Like so many other things that began in medicine, the use of red and blue light was picked up by Beauty Culture and incorporated into its routines.

Yardley

Although 1770 is given as the foundation date for the House of Yardley, the firm was established by Samuel Cleaver and it would be a new century before a Yardley owned the business.

X-rays and Hair Removal

Although there are numerous methods for temporarily getting rid of excess hair but before X-rays the only recognized procedure for permanently removing hair was electrolysis.

 

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Powder Bars

Updated 25th April 2012

Cold Creams

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Vacuum Suction

Updated 18th April 2012 (major)

Eleanor Adair

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Hazel Bishop

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Rolling Creams

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Vanishing Cream

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Pearl Powders

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Cyclax

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