Secrets of youth of Ancient Chinese women

The nature of women such is that regardless of in what century and in what country they live, they always seek to be attractive and seductive. Also Ancient Chinese beauties were not an exception. How did these ladies manage long to keep the beauty and youth and to avoid pernicious photoageing, they had no quality sunblock creams (and the hot sun in Ancient China was always), either beauty pricks, or cosmetology offices?

Proteinaceous masks

Chinese women since the most ancient times tried to look after skin and hair by means of various natural means therefore not to lose porcelain whiteness of skin, they applied to face skin masks from the honey mixed with egg white. Such masochka not only perfectly helped to clarify skin, but also excellently cleaned pores.

Remedy for skin bleaching

The ancient Chinese proverb says that the white person is capable to hide the whole one hundred various shortcomings. Experts of traditional Chinese medicine recommended to use the highly effective curative infusion prepared on the basis of seven components of exclusively white color for skin bleaching. As a part of this infusion were present the pearl powder parasitizing on trees a special mushroom, a grass of a dudnik and some other ingredients. And still this means was actively applied to disposal of solar burns!

Porcelain pillows

The porcelain invented in China was used not only for production of graceful services and magnificent vases – the Chinese handymen with might and main made also unique porcelain pillows which cool and gladenky surface provided to great ladies a quiet sleep and maintenance of natural beauty. Here only about comfort in this case, certainly, the speech did not go.

The cooling diet

Adherents of traditional Chinese medicine are convinced that each food product in these or those circumstances is capable to turn into medicine. Moreover, local practicians developed accurate classification of all products according to power properties inherent in them. So, some products are allocated with the expressed warming properties, and others in every possible way promote as soon as possible to bring down heat. To harmonize power streams in an organism, in hot days a large amount of water is recommended not only to drink, but also there are such refreshing products as plums or watermelons and also to add lotus seeds to the made foods. And as not each person is capable to transfer well a heat, to these councils it is worth listening not only for the purpose of maintaining beauty.

Fans with fans

With an ulterior motive Celestial Empire many years called "The kingdom of fans"! Made of silk or from the thinnest paper of a fan perfectly helped to be refreshed during summer heat to both women, and a strong half of mankind. Quite often such fans were the most present works of art as they were painted by the best Chinese masters. Besides, fans in Ancient China accurately indicated position of the owners in society.

Paper umbrellas

As suntan in Ancient China was held not in high esteem (moreover, it was regarded as the sign of belonging to the lower class, under the scorching sun only time-workers and peasants for days on end worked), great ladies escaped from beams of the scorching sun by means of graceful paper umbrellas. Such umbrellas were made of the oiled paper decorated with effective patterns, a calligraphy or very skillful painting. And the framework of umbrellas was cut out from an easy bamboo. In a word, besides practical function this accessory performed also function esthetic.

Bamboo for a full-fledged dream

The qualitative and full-fledged dream long since was considered as guarantee of health and beauty. However during the summer period when air is quite hot even at night to fall asleep it is extremely problematic. For this reason Ancient Chinese ladies preferred to replace a usual mattress with a bamboo mat for a while. It is necessary to notice that the bamboo was considered in China as one of the most widespread materials – it was actively used for weaving of house utensils and furniture. And, in spite of the fact that he carries extremely no matter out heat, he gives the chance to evaporate to sweat that is especially important during a heat!


Ancient Chinese women had also one more interesting byyuti-adaptation – "bamboo lady" representing the hollow cylindrical pillow weaved out of a bamboo. Embracing such assistant it was fallen down especially well! And even today some Chinese women sleep embracing "bamboo ladies"!

Ice cellars

Neither conditioners, nor refrigerators in Ancient China, certainly, were – ice always was there in deficiency. Huge ice blocks were stored together with stocks of products in deep cellars which could be met only in mansions of the local nobility. To indulge itself with a cool breeze, the piece of ice brought from a cellar was established directly before a fan or a fan. And the pretty crumbs received as a result of breaking off of an ice piece from a block added to the most various drinks!