פירוש על אסתר 2:3

And let his majesty appoint officials. Since every commissioner is familiar with the beautiful women in his province.²Rather than appoint commissioners from Shushan, he should appoint local commissioners in his provinces because they would be more readily able to find the most beautiful women in their own provinces.

Their cosmetics. These are substances that cleanse [the skin], as in, “that shall be purged [וּמֹרַק] and rinsed.”³Vayikra 6:21. These are perfumed oils, various ingredients and spices that cleanse and soften the skin.⁴Maseches Megillah 13a.