Currently, this is the most asked question on one of the post I posted on our Facebook page. As a result, I’m here to answer your questions. We had some interesting questions about this Face cream, but the most common question is, what are the ingredients?
Back in 2003 archeologists had unearthed a full canister of cosmetic skin cream, hidden in a Roman temple drain in Southwark, London. This rare find was then chemically analyzed by University of Bristol’s Richard Evershed. He specializes in compositions of ancient Food, medicine, and even cosmetic findings. Evershed’s team announced that “the Londinium cream” was primarily made up of animal fat, probably from cattle or sheep. They also detected starch, which was likely isolated by boiling roots and grains in water. In addition, the cream contained a tin dioxide mineral called cassiterite with the chemical formula SnO2.
At the moment, there is mixed information regards to the face cream. A variety of people clam that this was for cosmetic use only, others say it was used for medical treatment. Nonetheless, this finding is captivating by historians and including history buffs. However, Eversheds Team did recreate this cream hence the picture down below. That’s pretty much it, there isn’t much more information regarding this face cream. What do you think? Did I answer all your question? I really hope you like this little short update of this famous Ancient roman face cream.
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