Ancient make-up from Chinese tomb includes concealer and skin lightener

Unusual individuals in China could have been augmenting their seems with make-up some 2000 years in the past. An evaluation of two residues discovered with a grooming package within the tomb of a commoner from the Han dynasty hints that there was a classy beauty trade on the time.

Historical texts present a wealth of data on the lives of standard individuals from later dynasties, together with on the composition and price of cosmetics, says Meng Wu at Shandong …