In kohl there's lead sulfide. Arsenic was used for a fairer complexion(Ok, that's more the Victorian era), Atropa bella-donna for erotic dilated pupils. If her rouge is made from cinnabar, there's mercury involved. So much for "dangerous beauty"!
In the sense of brewing beer with a violation of technology, the use of random horseradish as ingredients due to budget constraints and poor storage conditions. A recipe for catostrophy leading to mass poisoning of tavern visitors. Since Louis Pasteur was still half a millennium away from being born, spoiling beer was considered equal to witchcraft.
Also yes, breast milk in the brew is also serious violation.
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