Why donkey milk cosmetics?
Why donkey milk cosmetics? Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC), the father of medicine, was the first to write of the medicinal virtues of donkey milk. In the Roman era donkey milk was recognized as a common remedy, Pliny the Elder (23 – 79 AD) in his encyclopedic work, Naturalis Historia , wrote extensively about its health benefits, but it wasn’t until the Renaissance that the first real scientific consideration was given to donkey milk. Queen Cleopatra was famous for her donkey milk baths that gave to her skin and body an everlasting beauty. Hailed by the ancients as a cure for a variety of ailments and an anti-ageing skin tonic, donkey milk is enjoying a revival. And its popularity is likely only to grow further after Pope Francis this month revealed he was fed it as a baby in Argentina to supplement his mother’s milk. Is donkey milk in reality a veritable elixir? Read more the scientific evidence below. Great cosmetic virtues of the ancient times Sensitive skin, who have a...