It may not be known for inventing the first beauty potion, but Cleopatra is attributed with creating and consuming some of history's most potent cosmetic cocktails. Today's scientists have determined that an overdose of hemlock, opium, and aconite swiftly ended the life of the Queen of Egypt, leaving, as was her wish, a precious corpse in her sarcophagus. During the Romantic era, women enhanced their beauty by ingesting vinegar and lemon, achieving the paleness that was fashionable at the time. In that same period, Empress Josephine, with her dreadful teeth and unique charm, rose above all, ready to try anything to preserve her beauty and become the driving force behind beauty elixirs that have once again become popular two centuries after her death.
It is safe to assume that the shadow of these two beauty queens of libations accompanied every step taken by pharmacist Meritxell Martí as she spent several years researching how to give anti-aging treatments a twist. The chosen morning for the presentation in Madrid brought together several celebrities from the fields of aesthetic medicine and pharmacy around the skylight of the Hotel Orfilia. This touch of science dispelled the fantasy aura that usually surrounds miraculous potions. On the tables, a pitcher of pink juice. Upon tasting it, a grimace, as it's not a tasty juice. However, after a few words from Meritxell, the pink juice gets a second try and gains approval. The star of the Unique method is this pink juice, a soluble master formula rich in collagen that supports the rest of the range's cosmetics (currently a serum, but more will follow). It helps the digestive system function correctly, thanks to its composition, including pink bamboo, edelweiss flower, and lactobacilli, among other ingredients.
Nicola Moulton, Beauty Director of Vogue UK, recently said that out of the twenty beauty products that arrived at her desk daily, 10% came from foods. However, the millennial era, which devours launches, is starting to favor concepts that work at the skin level, such as nutricosmetics and gastrocosmetics, and is leaning toward those that need to be savored. This trend is revisiting alchemical ancestors and putting cutting-edge researchers on the trail of drinkable cosmetic innovations. However, any new product must surpass the audacity of Catherine de' Medici, an expert in poison, who dilated her pupils by applying an infusion of deadly nightshade leaves to her eyes—the same infusion, as legend has it, that the wide-eyed maenads of Greek mythology drank before throwing themselves into the arms of Dionysus.