Sacred Kitty

 Sacred Lotus Recipe for Good Kitty: 

Scrub: 

coffee grounds and egg shells 

Face Mask:

prepare it you need to crush the green grapes to a pulp, add the honey and mix it all together. Apply to a clean, damp face and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse well. 

Face Wash:

apple cider vinegar to rinse her face. For the rinse you need 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1 basin filled with warm water. Pour the apple cider vinegar into the warm water. Thoroughly splash your face with the rinse. And, then let your face dry without using a towel. Before you do this, be sure to start with a perfectly clean face!

Cleopatra Milk Recipe: Milk & Honey. With ancient ingredients like spices and florals. Esp lotus!! Figs?  

Oatmeal

1 cup Milk

Honey

3 tbsp Almond Oil

Cardamom 

Olive oil

Cinnamon 

Famous herbs in Egypt:

Corainder

Fenugreek

Garlic

Hibiscus

Onion

Caraway

Henna

Castor Oil

Coptis

Raspberry

Alangium

Dong quai

Ginseng

Liquorice

Motherwort

Cardamom

Wolfberry

chrysanthemum

Marjoram

Pomegranate 

Anise

Tumeric

Saffron

Sesame

Cumin

Ginger

Mint 

Egyptian flowers:

Rosa richardii, Egyptian lotus, blue lotus, Immortelle, Lychnis, Jasmine, Narcissus bulbs, Acacia, Sesban, Epilobium hirsutum, Chrysanthemum, Cornflower, Red poppy, Arum, Dragonwort, Iris albicans, Papyrus, Crinum and the little Marjoram bush. 

Eyeliner/mascara:

A kind of paste stirred in a jar and moistened with saliva, kohl was generally made from antimony but also from burnt almond shells, fat and malachite, black oxide of copper and brown clay ocher. Applied with ivory, wood or metal sticks, it was also used to darken eyelashes and eyebrows. 

Eye shadow was worn on the upper eyelids and lower eyelids. It was usually black or green. Green eye shadow was made of powdered malachite (copper ore). Black came from galena (a dark sulfide of lead); gray was made from calcium carbonate. Goose fat was used as a binder. The ancient Egyptians also wore eye glitter made from the iridescent shells of beetles mixed with powder 

Face:

Moisturizing creams and oils were made with bullock bile, whipped ostrich eggs, olive oil, plant resins, fresh milk and sea salt and were scented with frankincense, myrrh, thyme, marjoram and essences of fruit and nuts , particularly almonds. Anti-wrinkle creams were made with wax, olive oil, incense, milk, juniper leavers and crocodile dung. 

Fragrances:

unguent cones that covered hair and body

burnt resin from desert shrubs such as myrrh, cassia, spikenard and frankincense for their aromatic fragrance.

cumin, marjoram and cinnamon.

Perfumes and fragrances were rubbed on the body for health reasons and to ward off curses. At parties men wore garlands of flower and perfume and spread powdered perfume on their beds so their bodies would absorb the scent during the night. Flower petals were scattered on the floor and perfumed water poured from orifices in statues. 

Egyptian women used different perfumes for different parts of their bodies. Cleopatra used an oil of roses and violets on her hands and anointed her feet with an oil with honey, cinnamon, iris, hyacinth and orange blossoms. 

The most popular was the basic oil called balanos, among the lower class it was castor oil. In terms of perfumes, a distillation process using steam was probably not used for extracting scents from flowers, seeds or fruits. There were three known techniques for extracting scents. The first was enfleurage, accomplished by soaking flowers in layers of fat. Creams and pomades were created in this manner. A popular form of pomade was shaped like a cone and worn on the top of the head. As the evening progressed the cone would melt and the scented oil would run down the face and neck. The cones would be renewed throughout the evening. The second process was called maceration. Flowers, herbs or fruits were dipped into fats or oils and heated to 65 degrees Celsius. The mixture was sieved and allowed to cool then shaped into cones or balls. The third process, though not used often, was to express the essence from flowers or seeds much like the wine maker did from fruit.” 

iris, henna, juniper, lily, marjoram, mint, myrtle, sweet flag, cyprus grass, mastic, and pistacia resin. 

Known base ingredients for incense are raisins and sycamore figs, but raisins would burn easily on their own. Available base ingredients for scent to be applied to the body would include oil of local Sesamum indicum L., Ricinus communis L., Balanos aegyptiaca L., Moringa oleifera, and (in limited quantity and probably imported) olive and almond, with fat of ox, sheep, or fowl for a more solid unguent. Pulp or liquid (reben) of starchy seeds of an as-yet-unidentified Ethiopian tree (nedjem) was also used. Most available analyses of the contents of perfume jars are antiquated and only specify “fatty matter” (e.g., analyses of the substances from the tomb of Tutankhamun) or are summary, but results of the application of modern technology are beginning to appear. Samples taken from the mummy of Ramesses II were subjected to pollen analysis with interesting results: his body had been anointed with chamomile oil, the flower having grown in a field with a host of other plants that left pollen traces. Ongoing research in French laboratories (and elsewhere) using chromatography and infrared spectroscopy should provide further details on ingredients and methods of preparation, such as wet chemistry, in the future. 

Red ochre and fat mixed together was used to color her lips, and Celery and hemp were combined for soothing her eyes. Antimony Sulphide was the black chemical she used to make her eyes, eyebrows and her lashes dark.

Queen Cleopatra for her nails used natural nail polish, she dyed them with henna, which protects them and gives the fingernails a lovely reddish-brown color. 

Honey face mask 

Mix 3 table spoons of honey with 1 table spoon of castor oil (if you don’t have castor oil – olive oil will do), apply this substance on your freshly washed hair and let it soak in for 5-15 minutes, then rinse. This natural hair treatment helps to repair damaged hair, giving it more shine and softness. 

Amazing face cream for every skin. You will need: 2 tablespoons of aloe vera juice, 4 drops of rose essential oil, 1 tablespoon of almond oil and 2 spoons of beeswax. Heat the beeswax and the almond oil until the substance gets liquid, then add the rest of the ingredients. You can add vitamin E. After the cream cools down, you can put it into your fridge. It can last for about a week. 

Coconut Milk and warm Extra Virgin Olive Oil to strengthen and condition hair. It sounds so luxurious < 

Coconut Oil, Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter as hair gel 

Cleopatra used the MILK OF THE DONKEY along with turmeric for extra benefits. The skin gets clear, radiant, and super soft when you use milk. Instead of donkey milk, you can use goat milk on your face. 

Along with milk add drops of essential oil like GERANIUM or lavender to benefit your skin and the health of your hair. Milk baths are not done these days, but you can use products with hydroxy acids to add to your bathwater and take baths.  

The egg was a natural shampoo in Cleopatra beauty secrets as it is a nutrient-rich ingredient.  You can find, vitamin A, E, biotin, and folate that helps in keeping the hair thick and healthy. The yolk helps in making the strands look sleek and shiny and fills moisture. The HAIR IS 80% PROTEIN, and so the protein-rich eggs helped fill the protein that is lost making the hair stronger and withstanding heat. 

It also helps the scalp where when you apply the eggs directly to the roots it will prove the hair follicles with much-needed vitamins and minerals. This is how the HAIR looks thick and healthier. Take 3 eggs and beat it with water and wash your hair with this natural shampoo and then rinse.  

Moringa oils 

These were used in Cleopatra beauty care to prevent wrinkles and have a youthful look. The Moringa oil is packed with nutrients and antioxidants and it acts as an ANTI-AGING face oil. The oil consists of vitamin C and E and helps in reducing and fading the blemishes from the skin. It repairs and prevents skin damage from pollutants and the sun.  

Take 2 to 4 drops on your face in the morning and evening for nourishment. You can use this both on your face and your hair.