Perhaps it would be better to ask this another way—could a potion that made acne disappear be considered a Beauty Potion?
Once that thought clicked into place, Manus immediately felt that his original thinking had been somewhat narrow-minded.
And by that logic...
What about a potion that healed wounds?
What about a potion that regrew missing body parts?
Other than effects that refined and perfected someone, making them go from ordinary to "beautiful," restoring someone from illness, deformity, or damage to a normal state was also a form of becoming "beautiful"!
If so, why couldn't these Potions count as Beauty Potions?
Perhaps not every treatment for every illness could be classified as a Beauty Potion, but they should be close enough. After all, very few illnesses failed to show any outward signs of sickness on the body.
Still, exactly what degree qualified as a Beauty Potion and what degree did not was probably subjective, something that would need to be determined through specific testing.
Wait—if he counted it this way...
As his initial excitement faded, Manus thought of several more practical key questions.
First, could this kind of "Beauty Potion" work from the outside in?
Almost the moment he thought of that question, Manus realized that the answer was probably no.
Even enhanced by a Beauty Potion, the changes it brought about were still only external.
For problems such as wounds and missing limbs, which were merely external injuries, its effects should be outstanding. But when faced with outward symptoms caused by certain viruses... a potion based on beauty principles could probably only resolve those symptoms.
"But that should be enough."
He had been without inspiration in Potions for quite some time. Trying it out would not require much investment, and he could even have the school reimburse the cost