I’ve tried out the Jelly of Roses Recipe of 1890 (nearly at the bottom of the page). It’s called an ‘elegant preparation for the skin and lips’. Continue reading 1890s Jelly Of Roses Recipe
Category Archives: Historical Natural Beauty Routine & Products
DIY Natural Toothpaste Recipe
I’ve made my first natural toothpaste! Yay! And it turned out great. 😀 It’s an Edwardian recipe: The Orris Root Tooth Soap Recipe from 1916 (ca. in the middle of the page). Continue reading DIY Natural Toothpaste Recipe
Natural Painkiller – Harvesting Willow Bark
Willow bark is a natural pain reliever, therefore it’s sometimes called ‘herbal aspirin’. Willow bark can ease acute and chronic pain, such as headaches, reduce inflammation and fever. White willow (salix alba) and other salix species contain salicin which the body converts into salicylic acid (the active ingredient of aspirin). Dried willow bark can be bought, but you can also gather your own willow bark in the nature. In an emergency in the wilderness, just chewing some fresh willow bark can relief the pain. Continue reading Natural Painkiller – Harvesting Willow Bark
Brushing Teeth With Soap
I’ve brushed my teeth with soap! 😀 Continue reading Brushing Teeth With Soap
DIY Natural Plastic-Free Twig Toothbrush
Just for fun I made some twig toothbrushes. 😀 Since I’d read about how to make vegetable tooth brushes in 1841, I was interesting in twig toothbrushes. So I searched the internet for toothbrush history – pictures of antique toothbrushes – tooth cleaning sticks and chew sticks, such as miswak and neem sticks. Continue reading DIY Natural Plastic-Free Twig Toothbrush
DIY Basic Tooth Powder Recipe
I tried out one of the Victorian and Edwardian tooth powder recipes: it’s the Basic Tooth Powder With Camphor from 1902 – but I left out the camphor. Continue reading DIY Basic Tooth Powder Recipe
Face Powder And Make-up – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes
In this part of my ‘Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes’ series, makeup is the topic. I’ve compiled makeup tips from the Victorian era till the 1920s, as well as different Victorian and Edwardian face powder recipes.
‘She sat in front of her mirror, and with rouge, powder and black pencil went deliberately to work to show her face how wrong it was, and succeeded.’ (The Saint Paul Globe, 1902)
Continue reading Face Powder And Make-up – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes
Edwardian Jasmine Scented Cold Cream Recipe
I’ve made another Edwardian cold cream. It’s the ‘1902 Rose Cream’ recipe Continue reading Edwardian Jasmine Scented Cold Cream Recipe
Facial Cleanser And Toner – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes
The face should be washed just once a day with water, preferably in the evening before going to bed. To clean the face: Smear cold cream on the face, wash off the cream with Castile soap, then dip a piece of soft cloth in hot water and hold it to the face (If the water is hard, it should be mixed with a water softener.). Continue reading Facial Cleanser And Toner – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes
Edwardian ‘Shower’ & The Problem Of Hard Water – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes
As bathrooms weren’t installed in all Edwardian homes, the usual method to cleanse the body was to dip a washcloth in a basin of water which was resting in a washstand. And even though the Edwardians couldn’t shower every day, they still washed the entire body at least once a day.
‘Cleanliness is the outward sign of inward purity. Cleanliness is health, and health is beauty’ (Manual Of Useful Information, 1893)
But hard water was then as now a problem: It’s less cleansing for body and hair, and coarsens the skin. Edwardians advised to always use soft water for the skin or to make hard water soft. Continue reading Edwardian ‘Shower’ & The Problem Of Hard Water – Victorian And Edwardian Beauty Routine And Recipes