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9 Most Horrifying Beauty Tips From History
OK, so we've all heard those WTF beauty tips, right? You know, the tips that sound either totally bizarre (hot sauce makes hair grow?) or just completely disgusting (urine clears up acne?). When hearing these tips, usually one of two things happen: You scoff in shock and dismay and question some women's sanity OR you scoff in shock and dismay and find the soonest opportunity to secretly road test the tip. Hey, no judgment either way.
While the beauty tips we hear today might seem weird, they are completely sane compared to the horrifying beauty tips of the past. After doing a little research into what our ancestors were doing back in the day to look beautiful, we quickly realized that we really don't have it that bad.
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