Hello lovelies, today I will be discussing the world's oldest beauty products that you can still buy today dating back to the 1500s. Below is a list of the world's oldest beauty products starting from the oldest to the newest. Santa Maria Novella Acqua Della Regina, 1533
This is the world's oldest continuously existing pharmacy, Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is now well into its eighth century. In the early 1200s, the Dominican friars were making balms, pomades, and herbs grown in the monastery's gardens. The signature scent Acqua Della Regina was created in 1533 for Catherine de' Medici's marriage to Henry II, the king of France.
Farina Eau de Cologne, 1709
Farina was created by the Italian born and bred Giovanni Maria Farina, who first created Eau de Cologne as an attempt to recapture the sensory soul of his hometown while living in Germany.Farina is composed of essential oils from lemon, bergamot, tangerine, orange, neroli, and grapefruit married with dashes of tobacco, petitgrain, lavender, jasmine, thyme, and rosemary.
Yardley London Lavender Soap, 1770
Yardley is the oldest registered beauty brand in the world. The company was officially founded in 1770 but records show that it actually began in the 1600s when King Charles granted Yardley to supply soap for the city of London.
Pears Soap, 1807
Pears was founded by Andrew Pears in 1789 as a barber's studio in SoHo, London. In 1807 Pears invented the world's first transparent soap bar, which was initially called the English Complexion Soap because of its extra gentle formula.
Thayers Original Witch Hazel, 1847
Thayers capitalized on the benefits of witch hazel extract that was made from a non-distilled shrub.
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet, 1872
Penhaligon was founded by William Henry Penhaligon, a Cornish barber who moved to London and set up shop on Jermyn Street in the late 1860s. His first fragrance was Hammam Bouquet, inspired by the heady aromas emanating from the Turkish bath next door.
Vaseline, 1872
Robert Cheseborough founded Vaseline while prospecting for oil in
Titusville, Pennsylvania. He observed that oil rig workers were using "rod Wax" which was the drill residue to heal cuts and minor burns. The caught the chemist's imagination, and he spent a decade refining the rod wax to a clear white petroleum jelly that is now known as Vaseline.
Listerine, 1879
Listerine was developed by a Missouri chemist Joseph Lawrence as a surgical antiseptic, Listerine was named after Baron Joseph Lister, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. Over the years, this combination of menthol, thymol (thyme), eucalyptol (eucalyptus), and methyl salicylate (wintergreen) has been used for purposes ranging from bathing surgical wounds and sore throats. Listerine hit the mainstream in 1895 when it caught the eye of dentists. Listerine became the first over the counter mouthwash to be sold without a prescription.
Ivory Soap, 1879
The chemist James Gamble, of Procter & Gamble, whipped extra air into a batch of Ivory soap bars, he not only created the world's first floating soap and one that was 99.44 % pure.
Smith's Rosebud Salve, 1892
It was invented by Dr. GF Smith as an all-purpose salve to help with issues such as chapped lips, razor burns, hemorrhoids, and diaper rash.
Shiseido Eudermine, 1897
Established in 1872 by Arinobu Fukuhara in Ginza, Tokyo, Shiseido was Japan's first "western-style" pharmacy. The brand's first beauty product – a softening lotion called Eudermine – was launched in 1897. This lotion can still be found on the Shiseido counters 120 years later and in the original packaging style if you look hard enough.
Pond's Cold Cream, 1907
Ponds Cold Cream started in 1907 but dates back to 1846 when pharmacist Theron T. Pond extracted a healing tea from witch hazel that was perfect for healing small cuts, rashes, minor burns, and other skin ailments. This 'Pond's Extract' became the origin of what we now know as Ponds Cold Cream.
Noxzema, 1914
Noxzema was invented by Dr. Francis J Townsend in Ocean City, Maryland, this greaseless cold cream, which soothes skin and acts as a mild pain reliever, was originally called Townsend R22 and was prescribed to resort-goers for soothing their sunburn.
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