Noted Hollywood actress Demi Moore recently failed to bring home an Oscar award for her critically acclaimed role in The Substance. However, the 62-year-old’s stunning appearance on the red carpet elicited much commentary from celebrity watchers wondering how she maintains such youthful, glowing skin.
Humans have been trying to develop the perfect facial for over 5,000 years, as evidenced by the Ancient Egyptians, who started treating their facial skin with milk and honey masks in about 3000 BCE. As of 2700 BCE, the ancient Chinese used masks made from rice water, ginseng, and pearl powder as a reportedly effective anti-aging, skin-brightening facial. Mesopotamians mixed oils and pulverized seeds to create cleansing and exfoliating facials starting in about 2000 BCE. The ancient Greeks and Romans used ground pumice for exfoliation and mixtures of olive oil and honey for moisturizing and skin protection.
Oscar Wilde famously said, “With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.” There is some truth in this sentiment from the Irish poet and playwright, as not everyone grows wiser as they age. However, age does not “come alone,” as it is always accompanied by visible signs of its passing, like wrinkles, fine lines, laxity, age spots, and hyperpigmentation that slowly make their mark on our skin.