Talk:Cosmetics in ancient Rome

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Christian women

The statement "Christian women tended to avoid cosmetics with the belief that they should praise what God gave them." is unsupported by the cited reference. Whether Tertullian said something or not does not provide evidence of what the Roman era Christian women in question actually did. In fact, it sounds to me like Tertullian is trying to convince women to stop using cosmetics, and that suggests that they did use them. In any case, the fact remains that we have no demographics on this point at all. Whogue (talk) 11:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Roman knowledge of lead toxicity

Thanks! I find the statement that the Romans were aware of lead toxicity, and yet used it anyway, fascinating! I'd love to see a reference for this because my daughter is doing a project on Roman Cosmetics for school and she's having a go at making some. (Without lead!) Peter Riches (talk) 21:57, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Prostitutes and cosmetics

The statement "Due to their low income, prostitutes tended to use cheaper cosmetics, which emitted rather foul odors" is unsupported by the cited reference. The reference is 'Seneca Controversiae 2.21', which is unclear. This could indicate Book 2 Chapter 21 - which does not exist, or Chapter 2 Section 21, the question being of which book this comes from. Could there be an amendment to this reference to be more specific or a removal of this unsupported claim. 209.93.166.59 (talk) 13:49, 6 April 2017 (UTC)