noun
skin damage from white face powder
Historical term referring to skin damage caused by lead-based white face powder (ceruse) used in traditional Japanese makeup.
江戸時代の女性はおしろい焼けに悩まされることがあった。
Women in the Edo period sometimes suffered from skin damage caused by white face powder.
Compound of おしろい (white face powder) and 焼け (burn/damage). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to the skin damage historically associated with lead-based cosmetics.