It wasn't just Egyptian beauty Cleopatra who was wise enough to know the skin enhancing benefits of milk: she apparently bathed twice a day in scented asses milk, ancient Romans and Greeks and women of Medieval Britain would combine sweet smelling herbs such as lavender, rosemary and thyme with milk, often goats, to create a bathing milk that helped to condition and soften skin.

In India, age old beauty secrets have been passed down from mother to daughter and beauty routines are practised from the early years of life and often include yoghurt and eggs that are combined to make skin and hair treats. You can try combining the mind-soothing benefits of the amino acid tryptophan found in milk with a pinch of antiseptic Indian herb turmeric to encourage beauty sleep.