Tea at Trianon: Rose Skincare Benefits

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Rose Skincare Benefits

From the Trianon Health and Beauty Blog:

Rose water is one of the basic ingredients in the Trianon Bouquet products. From The Zoe Report:

Mention the words “anti-aging” within earshot of a dermatologist, and a retinoid prescription will suddenly appear, as if by magic. I’m exaggerating, but only a little: The lab-isolated vitamin A metabolite is the most-prescribed medication in the industry, and has long been lauded for reversing and preventing wrinkles, fine lines, and age spots. Lately, consumers have started second-guessing the retinoid script (it usually involves some pretty intense side effects) and seeking out gentle, natural alternatives. Bakuchiol is the big one, but experts say rose’s skincare benefits include some serious youth-preserving power, too.

This isn't your typical anti-aging ingredient, though. Whereas retinol and bakuchiol work to repair and reverse the signs of aging (or, you know, signs of a long life well-lived), rose essentially keeps them from showing up in the first place. “Roses are filled with antioxidants that help fight free radicals caused by pollution and UV light,” Dr. Lily Talakboub, M.D., F.A.A.D, a board-certified dermatologist with McLean Dermatology and Skincare Center, tells The Zoe Report. Many of the things perceived as symptoms of getting older — loss of collagen, dull skin, hyperpigmentation — can also be symptoms of long-term environmental stress; so antioxidant-packed rose "helps prevent the signs of aging" by neutralizing the effects of pollution particles and UV exposure, according to the dermatologist. (Read more.)