Once Upon a Pyxis
Beauty Preparations Through the Ages
Monday, September 5, 2011
Hi everyone
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We have some family over for the holiday weekend, but I am hoping to post soon. I'll try to make the next one really exciting! :) Please...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Hair Care and Aromatics in the Old Testament
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Queen of Sheba Kneeling Before King Solomon - Johann Friedrich August Tischbien In the Old Testament, Judith annointed herself with p...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Ancient Egyptian Cosmetics
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Ancient Egyptian cosmetics palette The ancient Egyptians were big users of cosmetics. Men as well as women used black kohl, ground la...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
I'm sorry, everyone!
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I'm sorry I didn't post on Monday, everyone... my son went to the ER and it's been a crazy week. But I will post on Friday (tomo...
Friday, August 19, 2011
Turning Distillation Into a Science
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Breughel-like scene of an herb garden in L iber de Arte Distillandi Philosophica In 1500, Hieronymus Brunschwingk wrote the L iber d...
Friday, August 12, 2011
A Man of Many Scents
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Men of ancient Athens used different aromatics for different parts of the body. A poem by Antiphanes reads: He really bathes In ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Mountain Man Cream
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I made a Mountain Man Bar several weeks ago,that I decided I wanted to make a cream to match. I wanted to make a similar recipe to wha...
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