The secret recipe of ancient court beauty 1. Yang Yuhuan: almond mask
? If she just turned her head and smiled, a hundred spells would have been cast, and the powder and paint in the sixth house would have gone up in smoke? . This is a famous sentence that Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the charm of Yang Guifei in Song of Eternal Sorrow. Yang Guifei's name is Yang Yuhuan. She was originally the beloved princess of Shouwang, the son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. She is outstanding in appearance, familiar with melody and good at singing and dancing. In order to get his son's beloved princess, Emperor Tang Ming chose to call her into the palace to teach her face-to-face, ordered her to temporarily become a monk and take her to practice, and gave her a Taoist name. Too real? . Soon after, he was called into the palace by Ming Chengzu, and was named the imperial concubine. After Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, in order to win the love of Ming Chengzu, then what? To discredit his appearance, be sensitive to his words, be elegant, and win his heart? . The reason why she can do it? There are other women in his court, 3,000 stunning beauties, but his love for 3,000 women is concentrated on one person? Can't do without the beauty she is good at.
What is the name of the cosmetics that Yang Guifei often uses? Yuhong ointment? Later generations also call it? Yang Taizhen Yuhong Cream? . Its formula is almond (peeled), talc and calomel, a little borneol and musk, and an appropriate amount of egg white. The blending method is to grind almond, talc and calomel into fine powder, steam them in a cage, then add borneol and musk, mix them with egg white and apply them to the face every morning. The almonds in this recipe are rich in fatty oil and have the effect of moistening the skin; As pale as snow, external application can not only make skin white and tender, but also treat various skin diseases, with moisturizing, cleaning and anti-inflammatory effects; Talc is very smooth and delicate. External use can not only absorb irritants and poisons on the skin, but also cover freckles, pigmentation and scars on the skin. Both borneol and musk are fragrant products, which can not only give fragrance, but also improve the local blood circulation and nutritional status of the skin, promote the absorption of pigments, moisturize the face and prevent skin aging; Egg white is white and delicate, rich in mucin. It can not only bond various ingredients in the formula, but also increase its adhesion to the skin, forming a thin film on the skin surface, which has the functions of heat preservation, moisturizing, wrinkle prevention and protecting the skin from various external stimuli. According to the relevant literature, is this party ok? Make your face rosy and shiny, and in ten days it will be as red as a ruby? .
Secret recipe of ancient court beauty II. Wu Zetian: motherwort mask
Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the history of China. Wenshui people in Bingzhou in Tang Dynasty. Because of his unusual beauty, he was chosen as a genius by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin at the age of fourteen. After Taizong died, she became a nun. Later, Li Zhi became the emperor, called her into the palace, became Li Zhi's favorite princess, Tang Gaozong, and was soon named the queen. After the death of Emperor Gaozong, did she stand on her own feet? Holy emperor? And changed the title to Zhou, thus becoming the only female emperor in ancient China. Wu Zetian was loved by two generations of emperors, and she has been in politics for more than forty years, except for her? Rich and powerful, good use of people? In addition, it also has a lot to do with her natural beauty and good at makeup and beauty. Wu Zetian's beauty secret recipe is included in the newly revised Materia Medica compiled during Wu Zetian's period. Tianhou refined motherwort noodles? . What is the title of "The Secret Story of Foreign Taiwan Province" in the Tang Dynasty? Then the Great Sage Queen refined motherwort and left Yanfang? . The recipe is to collect the whole motherwort herb on May 5, dry it, pound it into powder, knead it into dough with flour and water, and if it is as big as an egg, dry it and put it in the furnace for burning. The medicine is covered with a layer of charcoal at the bottom and then with a layer of charcoal at the top. When you start to cook for about a meal, simmer for a day and a night. At this time, motherwort turns white. Take out the medicine and let it cool thoroughly. Pour it into a porcelain bowl and grind it into fine powder. Put it in a bottle and seal it to avoid getting wet. Take twelve ounces of motherwort ash each time, add one or two ounces of talc and one or two ounces of rouge, grind and wipe your face. The motherwort in this prescription is gray and delicate. What is it called in materia medica? Face medicine makes people shiny and ruddy? , and can treat acne; The talcum powder is smooth and can absorb poisons and various irritating substances on the skin surface; Rouge, mostly fat rouge in ancient times, can make facial skin rosy. Wu Zetian, who used this beauty secret recipe for a long time, was still as young as a girl when she was in her forties. At the age of eighty-three, she still maintained a beautiful jade face. According to the newly revised materia medica, what is the function of this prescription? Leave it on your face, reduce wrinkles and scrub it for a long time to make your face look like jade? .
Secret recipe of ancient court beauty III. Zhang Lihua: Egg Mask
Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, was a famous romantic son of heaven. Although he was incompetent in governing the country, he was accomplished in Ci, leaving many immortal works for later generations. People are still celebrating this festival today. Ask how much sorrow you can have, just like a river flowing eastward. ? Colorful tears make people intoxicated. When will it be heavy? Naturally, people hate water when they grow up. Wait, they are all well-known famous sentences. Li Houzhu is not only good at phrasing words and sentences, but also has a good knowledge of temperament and makeup. Because of this, his empresses are also very particular about clothes and makeup. Li Houzhu has a lovely princess named Zhang Lihua. In order to win the favor of her dead husband, she tried her best to find the secret recipe of beauty. Finally, a beauty secret of the Queen Mother of the West was found in Pillow China. After use, it proved to be very beautiful, thus winning the favor of Li Houzhu. This side is an egg and one or two cinnabar. When preparing, first grind vermilion into fine powder, then make a small hole in the egg, remove the yellow and leave it clear, put it into vermilion fine powder, and then seal the small hole with wax so that the hen can hatch with other eggs. After another chick hatches, take out the wax-sealed egg, remove the eggshell and grind the surface. According to "elbow emergency"? This kind of egg powder is coated on the surface to make it tender, smooth and charming. . Cinnabar is cinnabar, which is mainly used as a red pigment here. When this prescription is applied to the face, it can make the face white and red, smooth and delicate, not only can remove pigmentation on the face, but also can prevent skin aging and wrinkles. So Fang is Zhang Lihua's beauty secret recipe, so later generations also call it? Zhang Guifei cream? . In the Ming Dynasty, the learned emperor Judy made some improvements in this respect, changing cinnabar into rouge and adding a small amount of brine sand, which was widely used in the palace. After the empresses used it, they all looked like jade. So, later, this side got it again? Beauty red? Good name.
Secret recipe of ancient court beauty iv. Cixi: Bird droppings mask
Empress Dowager Cixi in Qing Dynasty is a famous political figure in China's modern history, and also a woman who pays great attention to health and beauty. According to historical records, Cixi's body was well maintained until her later years, especially her face. Due to proper maintenance, even in her sixties, she is still beautiful, with few wrinkles, smooth and clear.
Every morning after taking a bath, Cixi would drink a cup of human milk and eat a teaspoon of pearl powder, and then lie in bed and let the eunuch gently coat her face with a layer of fresh peach blossoms picked in spring? Flower juice? Wait ten minutes, and then gently wipe it off with a soft towel. Cixi likes to eat poria cocos cakes. According to Shennong's herbal classics: Poria cocos is flat, sweet and light. Long-term use can soothe the nerves, nourish the brain, strengthen the spleen and stomach, moisturize and beautify the face. ? According to Lu records in Qing Dynasty, who was the chef ordered by Cixi? Mix 70% white japonica rice, 30% white glutinous rice, 30% Poria, lotus seed meat, longan pulp, Gordon Euryale seed rice and Chinese yam, steam, and cut into pieces. Cixi often ordered the chef to make tuckahoe cakes and give them to ministers at festivals.
After dinner, Cixi began to have an evening beauty. She ordered eunuchs to apply Yurongsan (a beauty secret recipe containing bird droppings) to places prone to wrinkles, and didn't wash her face with warm water until half an hour before going to bed, so as to shrink the pores of the skin, thus restoring the elasticity of tight parts of the face, and at the same time making those tiny wrinkles that have already been produced no longer elongate or expand.
Contain ginseng to replenish vitality. This is another beauty technique of Cixi. The life activities of the body depend on the complementarity of qi and blood, and the harmony of qi and blood leads to vigorous spirit, strong physique, beautiful appearance and moaning without illness. Therefore, it is very important for women to regulate qi and blood, and Cixi knows this way of keeping in good health. According to "The Book of Empress Dowager Cixi":? From Guangxu 26 1 1 March 23rd to September 27th18th, 33 1 day, * * used 2 kg of ginseng 12 1 yuan. That is, one yuan a day, daily package and daily administration. ? It is said that Cixi can live to be 73 years old, which is also helpful.