Don’t Try This At Home!!! Weird Beauty Trends Women Followed To Look Beautiful

Would you paint your teeth black or bath in arsenic or even use lard on hair to enhance your appearance? Obviously No!!! If you find these ideas dangerous and awful what would you say about these weird beauty trends of the past? And don’t get surprised if we say these are still practiced around the world.

Let’s take a time leap and travel through history when wearing lard wigs, foot binding, and urine mouth wash were normal.

Extremely Weird And Dangerous Beauty Trends Women Were Not Afraid To Follow In The Past

1. Black Is Beautiful For Japan

Anyone with stained teeth is considered ugly and unhygienic in the present world but Japanese people consider it as beautiful. Ohaguro or teeth darkening practice was popular since the 3rd century but got banned in the late 19th century.

However, Ohaguro did not end completely and it’s used as a part of the tradition during festivals, plays, and performances. Earlier, it was used as an identity to define the marital status of a woman. A mixture of tea and diluted iron fillings was used to paint the teeth.

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2. Shaved Brows And Hairlines

Queen Elizabeth, I was a trendsetter and every woman wanted to look like her. She had thin brows and a large head. In order to re-create Elizabeth, women used to shave their brows and hairlines. But this was not the only reason, those with high hairlines were considered intelligent.

This might not seem weird but the hair-removal products were undoubtedly bizarre. Bandages were dipped in vinegar and applied on the face to remove brows. Wondering whether men find these women beautiful or not?

They do, not sure about the past but surely in present because from Angelina Jolie, Miley Cyrus to Rihanna, several celebrities have tried this trend too and they are damn gorgeous.

3. Crushing Corsets

Every woman wants a slim waist but we don’t bet anyone would take a risk for it like women from the past did. They were crazy about wearing metal corsets that they were not even scared of breaking their ribs. Organ failures, broken bones, and even miscarriages were thus common during that era.

And if you think corsets are banned, you are wrong. Only metal ones are not used now but women still wear them as a fashion garment to shape their waist.

4. Foot Binding

Not just tiny waists, but people of the past were fond of tiny feet too. This 19th-century custom was popular in Dragon country, China, where a girl with small feet was deemed to be attractive, beautiful, and royal. Thus, parents tried to make their daughter’s feet as little as possible.

But it was dangerous as the process was painful and often resulted in a permanent deformed shape.

5. Toxic Hair Care Products

A woman’s hair is her crown which should always shine for which we highly rely on chemical-laden shampoo and hair care products. Women of the past went the extra mile and did not hesitate in trying toxic agents link lead and silver nitrate to dye their hair.

The Incans during pre-Columbian America were even weirder. Their anti-dandruff formula was made of urine because it contains urea which can treat conditions like eczema and corns.

And men were not behind, they used to apply iron oxide, pigeon droppings, and even lead to growing their hair.

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6. Deadly Skin-Whitening Formula of Europeans

Pale skin was the symbol of royalty and European women experimented with their skin to fake their status. They used to rub lead and even tried bloodletting allowing leaches to such their blood so that their skin looks pale due to blood loss.

This is the dangerous of all in our list of weird beauty trends. Don’t try this at home

7. Fake Stockings

You may not find this beauty trend dangerous but it is weird because women used to paint their legs with fake stockings. It was common among British women during Second World War. One of the reasons for this trend was the scarcity of supplies used for making stockings.

Not just these, bathing in arsenic water, using acid as toothpaste, diluted eyes, and mercury sulfide as blush, tapeworm pills, and painful dimples join the list of weird beauty trends. They were high in demand because women of the past thought that these tricks enhance their appearance.

And as a result, most of them suffered organ failure, skin problems, and even died following these dangerous beauty trends.