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World's oldest skin whitening cream found in China
Researchers found the world's oldest lead-containing skin whitening cosmetics in a tomb of aristocrats who lived in China more than 2,700 years ago.
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Researchers found the world's oldest lead-containing skin whitening cosmetics in a tomb of aristocrats who lived in China more than 2,700 years ago.
Popcorn in cinemas, whitening creams or filtered water in restaurants ... is considered to be far more expensive than their real value.
When British archaeologists found tins containing a 2,000-year-old cream of unknown origin, they were both delighted and surprised.