Evidence that the ancient Egyptians plastered on killer cosmetics to whiten their skin has been found in a 3,500-year-old mummy head. Belonging to an anonymous woman age 20-25, the head shows tiny nodules under the cheeks and at the back of the neck that point to a possible skin disorder called exogenous ochronosis. "Such dermatosis is caused by the extensive use of skin bleaching cosmetics," Despina Moissidou, an anthropologist at Nation Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, told Discovery News.
Photo credit: Profesor Reverte Coma
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