Beauty Tips

9 Most Horrifying Beauty Tips Ever

Think waxing sucks? Wait until you hear the terrifying beauty tips your ancestors were subjected to

by Anna Jimenez

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Red hair at any cost During the reign of the great Queen Elizabeth (1558 to 1603), women of England were determined to mimic the Queen's royal red hair color and stopped at nothing to achieve it. Of course they didn�t possesses the hair dying technology of today as they resorted to concoctions of lead, quicklime, sulfur and water to dye their hair and wigs. This particular blend commonly caused nausea, headaches and regular nosebleeds. That's a high price to pay for some ginger hair if you ask us.

Next: See how those wigs of theirs caused even more problems.

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No way! Over the top!

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 08:14AM Report as inappropriate

ew haha

by aishak55 Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 09:03AM Report as inappropriate

Pretty disgusting but interesting. Thank goodness we don't do that now!

by Lamexicana1 Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 09:09PM Report as inappropriate

The history of beauty kind of! Very fascinating!

by Chris213 Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 06:35AM Report as inappropriate

Great history lesson.

by nicky22 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 07:57AM Report as inappropriate

awfully funny!

by asiagirl4ever Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 02:32AM Report as inappropriate

Uggg, although it was a great read !

by applepiealamode Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 05:20AM Report as inappropriate

I agree with all of these except for the last one. I got this done when I was in singapore and it was really fun! It left my feet extremely soft and I only felt a light ticking sensation. I really wish you could get this done in Canada or the USA

by EmiLaine333 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 12:21PM Report as inappropriate

Disgusting.

by robyne00 Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 08:20AM Report as inappropriate

Wow these are crazy.

by beautybody Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 10:27AM Report as inappropriate