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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (66167)	11/5/2004 9:38:51 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) of 89467

The Roman road to beauty David Adam Thursday November 4, 2004 The Guardian Call it the Maximus factor. Archaeologists working at the site of an old Roman temple near Guy's hospital in London have uncovered a pot of cosmetic cream dating back to AD2. The pot, complete with the lid and contents, is the first to be discovered intact with contents in good condition. Chemists at Bristol University report in Nature today on their analysis of the cream, and how they made their own synthetic version using the same recipe. In the name of science they also smeared it on to their own skin. Their analysis showed the cream was made of refined animal fat, most probably from a sheep or cow, with starch and white tin oxide mixed in as a pigment. White face paint was popular in Roman times and normally got its colour from lead acetate. Cornish tin may have been used as a substitute as the risks of lead poisoning were becoming clear at the time. guardian.co.uk

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