{"id":26186,"date":"2019-12-02T01:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesigninspiration.com\/news\/?p=26186"},"modified":"2019-12-03T02:38:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T02:38:23","slug":"old-as-dirt-you-wont-believe-these-crazy-vintage-hygiene-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesigninspiration.com\/news\/trending\/old-as-dirt-you-wont-believe-these-crazy-vintage-hygiene-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Old As Dirt: You Won\u2019t Believe These Crazy Vintage Hygiene Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"thede-2631010928\" class=\"thede-proper-below-img-2-2 thede-entity-placement\"><div data-ad=\"thedesigninspiration.com_fluid_sq_2\" data-devices=\"m:1,t:1,d:1\"  class=\"demand-supply\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"thede-3379715970\" class=\"thede-proper-below-img-2 thede-entity-placement\"><div data-ad=\"thedesigninspiration.com_fluid_sq_2\" data-devices=\"m:1,t:1,d:1\"  class=\"demand-supply\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Land Before <s>Time<\/s> Toilet Paper <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1466\" height=\"1134\" class=\"wp-image-26280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-29.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-29.png 1466w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-29-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-29-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-29-768x594.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Among the many things we take for granted in the 21st Century is toilet paper. Before 1888 folks made do with all sorts of things from sticks wrapped with cloth and dipped in water, leaves, or an unlucky right hand.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Two in One <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1470\" height=\"1348\" class=\"wp-image-26282\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30.png 1470w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30-1024x939.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-30-240x220.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1470px) 100vw, 1470px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Turns out, there was a time where being a barber also required being a dental practitioner. That\u2019s right: there were two types of barbers, ones who were surgeons trained to perform complicated operations and others focused on basic grooming. And yes, you guessed it, the tooth-pulling barbers were considered part of the second group.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Skip The Wait <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1472\" height=\"1380\" class=\"wp-image-26286\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-31.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-31.png 1472w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-31-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-31-1024x960.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-31-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s had to face the challenge of getting up in the middle of the night of fumbling to the bathroom. Centuries ago, people had a much more practical solution: mini toilets, known as chamber pots, under their beds.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Not Up To Code <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1130\" class=\"wp-image-26288\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-32.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-32-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-32-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-32-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Until the 19th century, even the most knowledgable doctors had no conception of bacteria or what causes infections. If they decided something needed to be removed from your body, it was done with a freshly unsterilized knife or forceps. And don\u2019t expect any anesthetic when you go under that germ-infested knife either!<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5. The Real Reason for Wigs <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1468\" height=\"1124\" class=\"wp-image-26290\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-33.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-33.png 1468w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-33-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-33-1024x784.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-33-768x588.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1468px) 100vw, 1468px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The real reason for the ever-popular wig in the 16th and 17th century was much more sinister than a simple fashion statement. Nobility and aristocrats suffered from Syphilis during this time en mass, thanks to a massive outbreak in 1580. The disease is now easily treatable with antibiotics but in past centuries people would endure open sores, blindness, memory loss and hair loss. Hence, the wigs. Most notably, Louis XIV began wearing a wig when he started going bald at the young age of 17, likely due to syphilis. Years later, his cousin King Charles II followed suit, and it became a fashion statement among aristocrats.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Old Timey Birth Control <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1462\" height=\"1134\" class=\"wp-image-26292\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-34.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-34.png 1462w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-34-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-34-1024x794.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-34-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Even modern history has its ugly health secrets: in the early 20th century, women would resort to Lysol in place of conventional birth control methods. Women would simply treat their private area with liquid Lysol and was considered gentle and safe to freshen the area. Obviously, neither was true. Needless to say, Lysol didn\u2019t prevent conception. In a 1933 study, half of the 507 women still got pregnant. Further, many women suffered from inflammation and burning, even death due to the toxicity of the substance.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">7. 100% Authentic <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1116\" class=\"wp-image-26294\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-35.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-35.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-35-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-35-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-35-768x571.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Nothing beats the real thing. In the 18th century, when people lost their teeth or they rotted out, it was desirable to have them replaced. Obviously, people wanted them to look real, but they took it a bit far by sometimes using real human teeth. Before porcelain dentures were introduced by Alexis Duchateau in 1774, folks would make dentures from human teeth, called \u201cWaterloo Teeth\u201d, after the battle of 1815 when teeth were taken from fallen soldiers. The most celebrated false teeth of all history actually belonged to George Washington, which were made up of hippo ivory, horse and donkey teeth, and human teeth.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">8. Beauty Takes Pain <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1470\" height=\"1130\" class=\"wp-image-26296\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-36.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-36.png 1470w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-36-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-36-1024x787.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-36-768x590.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1470px) 100vw, 1470px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The name \u201cBelladonna\u201d means \u201cbeautiful lady\u201d in Italian, and refers to a poisonous nightshade. As it happens, women used the plant in the 16th and 17th centuries to dilate their pupils, which was considered beautiful.\u00a0Women also rubbed it on their cheeks to cause a red irritation, which was also desirable. Symptoms included congestive heart failure, hallucinations, stomach ulcers, rapid heart rate, and GI infections.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">9. Self-Torture <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1414\" class=\"wp-image-26298\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-37.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-37.png 1524w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-37-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-37-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-37-768x713.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>While one of the most painful and recognizable effects of cancer treatment is hair loss. In the past, people would willingly spend up to 20 hours under X-rays to make their hair fall out. In the early 1900s, folks didn\u2019t have laser hair removal as an option so the dangers of radiation exposure seemed worth the trouble!<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">10. The Original Highlights <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1458\" height=\"1206\" class=\"wp-image-26300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38.png 1458w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38-1024x847.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38-768x635.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-38-400x330.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Beauty products have come a long way over the ages, and certainly hair products are no exception. Women frequently used urine to lighten their hair. This was made popular by the stylish Queen Elizabeth I of England with bright orange curls. She used a mix of toxic chemicals including urine to keep the desired shade.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">11. Interesting Pain Management Approach <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"1412\" class=\"wp-image-26302\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-39.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-39.png 1508w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-39-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-39-1024x959.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-39-768x719.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Childbirth was a very messy and dangerous event throughout much of history. In the middle ages, it was not uncommon for women to die in the process and pain management was basically impossible. Some tried eagle dung on the thighs of women having painful cramps. It is, for obvious reasons, doubtful that such approaches were effective.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">12. Explosive Brushes <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1466\" height=\"1432\" class=\"wp-image-26304\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-40.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-40.png 1466w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-40-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-40-1024x1000.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-40-768x750.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Many items in the late 1800s were made of a cheap alternative to ivory called celluloid. It is highly moldable and lightweight, however it is also combustible. All it would take is semi-close proximity to any heat source and it would explode. Many groomers lost their lives while combing their beards or hair.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">13. Dripping in Honey <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1506\" height=\"1192\" class=\"wp-image-26308\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-41.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-41.png 1506w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-41-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-41-1024x810.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-41-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1506px) 100vw, 1506px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Most of us are familiar with the annoyance of flies. Mosquitos and flies can be serious pest whilst trying to enjoy time outside, with or without a yummy snack or beverage. In ancient Egypt, slaves would dip themselves in honey to repel flies from their Pharaoh.\u00a0The practice was made popular by Pepi II Neferkare, who ruled from age nine to over one hundred years old. At least the slaves got the skin benefits of honey!<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">14. Mouse Skin Eyebrows <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1176\" class=\"wp-image-26310\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-42.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-42.png 1488w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-42-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-42-1024x809.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-42-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The 18th century is known for an overconsideration of appearances. It conjures images of ladies in large wigs, puffy dresses, and red cheeks and lips. Women would also, as it happens, shave their eyebrows off and replace them with mouse skins in the shape of fuller brows.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">15. Tastes Chalky! <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1432\" class=\"wp-image-26312\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-43.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-43.png 1400w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-43-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-43-1001x1024.png 1001w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-43-768x786.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Still commonly used in beauty products today, powdered chalk is often used as a setting powder for ladies\u2019 makeup. Though limestone is toxic to ingest, women in the 18th and 19th centuries would eat chalk as well as smothering their faces with it.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">16. A Cure to Balding <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1430\" class=\"wp-image-26314\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44.png 1544w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44-1024x948.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44-768x711.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-44-1536x1423.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Baldness has never been trendy. In the old days, men would rub chicken poop on their follicles in order to grow hair again. Clearly, that didn\u2019t work! It was probably the original case of \u201cdon\u2019t believe everything you read\u201d.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">17. Birth Control <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1120\" class=\"wp-image-26316\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-45.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-45.png 1524w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-45-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-45-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-45-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Native Canadian women in the 16th century used a potion made from beaver genitals to supposedly prevent conception. That\u2019s one way to do it!<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">18. Mouthwash <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1510\" height=\"1422\" class=\"wp-image-26318\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-46.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-46.png 1510w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-46-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-46-1024x964.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-46-768x723.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Humans have come up with many ways to handle morning breath. One of the more unique approaches: urine as mouthwash. That\u2019s right: Ancient Greeks and Romans would gargle their own urine to keep their mouths fresh. Don\u2019t try that at home!<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">19. \u201cBig Hair\u201d <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"1346\" class=\"wp-image-26320\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-47.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-47.png 1376w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-47-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-47-1024x1002.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-47-768x751.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Before the crazy 80s hair trends, women in the 1800s would use lard in their hair to keep their hair standing up. This way, they could forgo washing for weeks at a time. Unfortunately, there were some negative side effects to this practice like attracting insects and scalp infections.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">20. Pearly Whites <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"850\" class=\"wp-image-26322\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-48.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-48.png 1376w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-48-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-48-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-48-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Tooth brushing hasn\u2019t always been a pleasant task: Ancient Egyptians would brush their teeth with ash from ox hooves and egg shells while Greeks and Roman s would use bone, oyster shell, bark, charcoal, and mouse brains as a sort of toothpaste. It wasn\u2019t until the Persians discovered that abrasive powders like herbs, crystallized honey and burnt snail shells would scrape away tooth enamel build up in 1000s A.D. that people enjoyed anything close to what we associate with tooth brushing.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">21. Silphium as birth control <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1372\" height=\"1174\" class=\"wp-image-26324\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-49.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-49.png 1372w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-49-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-49-1024x876.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-49-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1372px) 100vw, 1372px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Although now extinct because the Romans consumed all of it, Silphium was once used as birth control. It was so popular among promiscuous ancient civilizations that they printed it on coins. It was also used for curing madness\u2026perhaps the \u201cmadness of love\u201d?<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">22. Pearly Not-So-Whites<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"1176\" class=\"wp-image-26326\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-50.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-50.png 1384w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-50-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-50-1024x870.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-50-768x653.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The process of \u201cohaguro\u201d in Japan included dying teeth black with shiny pitch in the late 20th century. This has continued to be popular in tribes of Southeast Asia and was seen as a sign of beauty and maturity. It is pretty obvious why it\u2019s not popular, though there were benefits: coating teeth in lacquer protects them from cavities.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">23. Feminine Hygiene <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"996\" class=\"wp-image-26328\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-51.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-51.png 1370w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-51-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-51-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-51-768x558.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Before cotton and latex pads and tampons, women used moss. Just think about that.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">24. Gingivitis For the Privileged<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"940\" class=\"wp-image-26330\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-52.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-52.png 1350w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-52-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-52-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-52-768x535.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>In Britain, people could literally \u201ccheck their privilege\u201d by checking their mouths: Gingivitis was seen as a mark of the upper class as sugar damaged gums and sugar was expensive, ergo, only wealthy people had gum disease. Apparently, the impoverished would attempt to replicate this by damaging their own gums with chemicals in the Elizabethan era.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">25. Laundry Day <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1232\" height=\"980\" class=\"wp-image-26332\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-53.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-53.png 1232w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-53-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-53-1024x815.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thedesigninspiration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/word-image-53-768x611.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1232px) 100vw, 1232px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Before Gain was around, folks used urine to clean clothes. We don\u2019t even want to imagine how they smelled when \u201cclean\u201d, let alone a few days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Land Before Time Toilet Paper Among the many things we take for granted in the 21st Century is toilet paper. 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