Cleopatra and the milk of 700 donkeys

Iván M. (CUIDA-T)

Photos / illustration: ©I.Paulick (CUIDA-T)

Ingredients and Interesting facts

Cleopatra, the queen who conquered empires... and kept her skin radiant with donkey milk baths: deep hydration, gentle exfoliation, and a perpetual glow. Image ©CUIDA-T.

Legend or real secret?

  • History says that Cleopatra bathed daily in donkey milk to keep her skin soft, young, and radiant.
  • It is known that he needed up to [number missing] daily700 donkeysto fill the bathtub with the precious milk, because each one gives very little milk (0.5 to 1.5 liters/day). This lady was a real milk-drunkard.
  • Note: serious historical sources (such as Pliny the Elder) attribute mass bathing toPoppaea(Nero's wife, some 80 years later), and they doubt that Cleopatra actually did it. But the legend caught on so much that everyone associates it with her. It's a myth with a real basis in the benefits of donkey milk.
  • Hippocrates, the father of medicine, already recommended donkey milk centuries ago to treat various ailments such as rheumatism, intestinal problems and to help with healing, recognizing its similarity to breast milk and its beneficial properties.

Donkey milk is a treasure in natural cosmetics due to its composition similar to human milk, rich in vitamins (A, C, E, B), minerals, natural retinol, proteins and fatty acids that hydrate, regenerate and soothe the skin, relieving eczema and dermatitis, fighting acne and delaying aging, making it ideal for sensitive and mature skin thanks to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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