The beauty enhancing properties of milk have been known and
documented for thousands of years. Legend has it that, in
ancient Egypt, Queen Cleopatra regularly bathed in goat’s milk
to retain her youthful appearance. In the 21st century, milk
remains a useful beauty ingredient that delivers nutrients and
enzymes to improve the appearance of tired, aging, or irritated
skin. Milk is produced by mammals as the primary source of
nutrition for their young. As a result, milk is packed with
vitamins, minerals, protein, and carbohydrate, which are
essential for the growth and development of a young mammal.
Customers prone to breakouts, excess oil production and/or who
are lactose intolerant may want to avoid using milk-based
products. Topical application of milk brings out the natural
beauty of skin. Milk contains lactic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid
(AHA) that exfoliates the skin, removing dead cells from the
skin’s surface and promoting the generation of fresh skin cells.
Regular application of milk to the skin encour