the women of ancient history , including mary queen of scots , who washed herself in white wine , had some fascinating methods for beautifying themselves .
the famed egyptian beauty famously bathed in donkey-milk baths , which she believed had anti-ageing and skin smoothing properties thanks to the alpha hydroxy acids , apparently required over 700 donkeys to accomplish .
she often mixed donkey-milk with crocodile dung to create a face mask .