cold cream

     

Col cream is an emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup. The name derives from the cooling feeling that the cream leaves on the skin.

Trivia about cold cream

  • Ponds is a popular brand of this product for softening & cleaning the skin
  • "Chilly" name for a mineral oil compound used to remove cosmetics & soothe the skin
  • Using beeswax, olive oil, rose petals & water, Galen invented this skin cleanser with a "frigid" name c. 200 A.D.

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