What is rouge made of?

Rouge is a cosmetic made by adding certain oil and animal bone marrow to red and blue flowers, which is deeply loved by women.

1, rice

In ancient times, the powder for applying face was only rice in the original simple version. After the rice foam was fermented, the sour smell was washed away, and the rice juice was exposed to the sun and ground into powder. Remove impurities, leaving only a white and smooth place in the middle. This part is called pink English, and this is the essence of concentration. This kind of foundation is not only healthy and low-cost, but also suitable for women and widely circulated among the people.

2.mirabilis jalapa

The so-called pearl powder at that time was not quite the same as the pearl powder now understood. Pearl powder is now understood as the powder made by grinding pearls. In ancient times, pearl powder generally refers to the white powder ground from the seeds of Mirabilis jalapa.

Introduction of ancient rouge materials;

In ancient times, rouge was made of red and blue flowers, and there were two pigments in the petals of red and blue flowers. The method of making rouge is to pick red and blue flowers, remove the yellow part, only keep the red part, and put it in a stone bowl to make dye. Next, either use this red dye to fill silk floss as rouge tablets, or process this red dye into small sheets; Either way, after a series of subsequent treatments such as drying in the shade, it will become a smooth paste.

Of course, in addition to red and blue flowers, the materials for making rouge have also expanded a lot, such as sunflower, black bean skin, pomegranate and so on. It is really natural to use the red pigment extracted from these plants to make rouge. As long as plants contain red pigment, they can be used to make rouge in theory.