“I allow you to look at your face in a mirror or in a bowl of water if you have a disease.” At that time the monks from the group of six used facial ointments, applied facial creams, powdered their face, applied rouge to their face, wore cosmetics on the body, wore cosmetics on the face, and wore cosmetics on the body and face. People complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” “You shouldn’t use facial ointments, apply facial creams, powder your face, apply rouge to your face, wear cosmetics on the body, wear cosmetics on the face, or wear cosmetics on the body and face. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” Soon afterwards a certain monk had an eye disease. “I allow facial ointments for those who are sick.”