Pearl powder has been recorded for nearly 3000 years in skin treatments prized by royalty in egypt and china cleopatra the last queen of egypt and wu zetian the only woman in chinese history to ever attain the title of emperor were famed for their use of pearl powder to maintain and achieve their youthful beautiful skin highly revered during the ancient times modern science has confirmed what the ancient medics have proven to be true that pearl powder stimulates new skin cells increase