5 Most Bizarre Beauty Practices Ever
Not every beauty tip that you receive is guaranteed to make you look beautiful. Some tips can be quite harmful and dangerous too. So make sure that you do not follow beauty tips blindly. Here’s a list of most harmful beauty tips ever. Make sure to stay away from trying such things!
1. Crocodile excreta for fighting against aging
Believe it or not, but ancient Greeks and Romans actually believed that crocodile excreta mixed with mud could help them fight against aging. That’s why the crocodile dung and mud facials or baths were extremely popular. Today’s mud baths probably have their origins from this ancient ‘beauty’ practice.
2. Nightingale ‘droppings’ for beautification
The belief in beautifying properties of excreta/ droppings is not restricted to ancient times. It has many believers in modern world too. That’s why it is often claimed that many Hollywood celebrities use Nightingale ‘droppings’ mixed with other ingredients to use as ‘facial’. What’s more, you can even get ‘Nightingale’ Facial for a price in New York City. It is very common and popular in Japan too. There it is given the name of ‘Geisha Facial’.
3. White Lead and Vinegar Makeup
This harmful combination of white lead and vinegar was used as makeup in ancient times. Needless to say, it did irreversible damage to skin instead of beautifying it, as it was believed.
