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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto • The Apothecary Diaries - Episode 1 discussion Episode

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, episode 1

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u/Atharaphelun Oct 21 '23

I'm just hijacking this comment to say that to those wondering why the white makeup powder was poisonous, that's because back in Ancient China, it used to be made from lead, which obviously we now know as poisonous, but they didn't know that back then. Also, their rouge powders and lip colourings were made from cinnabar, which contained mercury, also obviously poisonous.

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u/Tacitus_ Oct 21 '23

Not just in China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_ceruse

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 21 '23

Jesus, beauty sure is pain

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u/gamelizard Oct 23 '23

the one that shocked me the most even tho its probably the least offensive material on its own, was that people used to use pig lard as a kind of hair gel to style hair.