What tricks did the beauties of the Ancient East, Egypt, Greece and Rome use to emphasize the expressiveness of their eyes, to give the look depth and magnetism, magical brilliance and expressive velvety! As cosmetics, they used what nature provided: plant juices, wood ash, and some minerals. Antimony was especially popular - it was used to make paint for eyeliner and eyebrows. In fact, it was the first eyeliner that began to be used three thousand years before our era.
Antimony for the eyes was part of a special eyelash care product. As constituent components, it also included mutton fat and almond oil, usma and basma, as well as antimony itself. With a thin stick made of wood, the product was applied along the edge of the eyelashes. Thus, antimony for the eyes performed a decorative and healing role.
And even in Russia, far in the old days, it was customary for dandies to “surmite”, i.e. blacken eyebrows. This custom was adopted by the Russians from the Turks, as well as the word itself. After all, it was in the Turkic language that “surme” meant “to blacken the eyebrows.”
And make-up and get treated
That antimony for the eyes is excellentsuitable for treatment, modern cosmetologists do not forget, actively including it as one of the ingredients in mascaras, shadows, pencils. Almost all well-known brands and young manufacturers of the cosmetic and medical-cosmetic industry have created entire product lines using this raw material. For example, a powdered product, if you tint your eyes at night (as if you were applying a nourishing night cream on your eyelids), relieves redness and fatigue, improves vision, and activates eyelash growth. Such antimony for the eyes enhances the pigmentation of the iris of the pupil - the color becomes brighter, more saturated, and the look is more expressive. You can use the powder regularly and for quite a long time. And in the morning, the "war paint" is easy to remove with soap, foam or any other cleanser.
To make a real oriental-style make-up (remember, like Cleopatra or, for example, Jade from the series "Clone"), antimony on almond oil and basma is perfect. Natural cosmetics in this case also perform a dual role: healing and decorative. The texture resembles liquid shadows, soft and even, uniform. Thanks to almond oil, the skin of the eyelids and eyebrow arches receives the necessary nutrition and hydration, and the eyes themselves visually appear larger and more beautiful. Basma also provides nutrition to eyelashes, making them thicker, accelerating growth. Makeup is obtained thanks to the tool is very effective!
Another great beauty product -antimony in the form of a pencil based on the same olive oil. This pencil is perfect for both daytime and evening make-up. The eyeliner made by him does not spread, fits perfectly on the skin and retains its original rich color for a long time. And the eyes acquire a wet expressive shine. In addition, the antimony eye pencil reviews are positive as healing. To this end, it can be fruitfully used not only by ladies with dark skin, but also by blondes. Remains are removed from the skin with any cleanser.
And, finally, one cannot but mention such an excellent healing product for the eyes as antimony with camphor and plant extracts. It is intended to relieve symptoms of fatigue and is especially useful for those people whose daily work is associated with a heavy load on their eyesight: teachers, people of mental labor who spend a lot of time at the computer, etc. The therapeutic effect of antimony is doubled here thanks to the Indian gooseberry extract, widely known for its healing properties. Almond and camphor oil have a calming effect on the mucous membrane of the eyes. As a result, swelling is removed, dark circles under the eyes brighten, redness disappears. The look becomes more alive, vision is clearer.
Truly, we inherited an amazing remedy from our ancestors!
