Milk bath
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Milk Baths are just like regular baths, only with an addition of milk and often other scents such as lavender, honey, and essential oils. Cleopatra, Elizabeth I of England, Elisabeth of Bavaria, and others have historically acclaimed the beautifying benefits of these baths.
Milk baths are said to utilise lactic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid, to dissolve the proteins which hold together dead skin cells.[citation needed]
A milk bath for supposed medicinal purposes for a dying child can be seen in the 1931 film Night Nurse.
[edit] Various ingredients
Mandatory
- Powdered or Fresh Milk
- Water
Optional
