We’ve heard she was the most beautiful woman of her time — maybe of any time before — but she worked at it. Cleopatra — ruler, beauty and temptress — had a few secrets to keeping dazzling.
“Almond oils (contain mandelic acid, found in modern chemical peels), apple cider vinegar (containing malic acid, another chemical exfoliator, smoother and wrinkle reducer), sea salt scrubs (exfoliate and smooth) and honey baths (moisturizing and antibacterial properties),” were among her secrets says Dr. Coyle S. Connolly, a board certified dermatologist.
Mary Ellen Cassman, founder and president of Dorey Aromatherapy, furthers: “Cleopatra was not only a beautiful and beguiling woman but a brilliant strategist as well. When she learned that she was to be summoned to meet Mark Antony, then King of Egypt, she sent her servants two weeks ahead of her by boat to cruise the Nile River. Their boats were elaborately decorated and filled with fragrant flowers and essential oils that wafted along the warm air of the river. (A prelude of good things to come!)