Beauty
The Craziest Beauty Practices Throughout History
Diets that come with a risk of serious infections, deadly cosmetics that drive you mad before ultimately killing you, and extreme body modifications may sound strange to us, but these were perfectly acceptable beauty hacks throughout history.
By Simone Sydel5 min read
There are plenty of modern cosmetic practices that run the gamut from physically painful to medically risky. But most don’t hold a candle to the hazardous cosmetic techniques of earlier periods.