Experiencing the Beauty Methods from the Past

Through the history women have done just about anything to achieve beauty, even if some practices killed them literally. This is due to the fact that at the time, the beauty education wasn’t grounded on a solid knowledge of the techniques and the theory behind. Also, another reason could be the fact that there was no available education on the matter, as it is offered today for example in Arizona beauty schools. And fortunately, for every potentially dangerous ancient beauty regime, it is a much safer and modern approach used today.

As an example, once upon a time the ladies of the Middle East used to grind up lead and apply it to their eyelashes, eyebrows and eyelids, which is an obvious metal poisoning element when consumed. Today there are much safer ways to make your lashes, brows and lids look great.

Women in England used to ingest arsenic for the purpose of achieving a certain glow to their skin, although arsenic is deathly poisonous. Luckily, people learned a lot over the past couple centuries about what affects the look and texture of skin. Simple things like cleansing, exfoliating, consuming fluids and maintaining certain diets, in addition with modern skin creams can help keep skin beautiful and glowing.

Venetian women, instead, used to pour lion urine on their hair and sit in the sun to achieve their beautiful blonde highlights. Fortunately, the methods for highlighting hair have evolved during the years.

It is safe to say that the days of using animal urine, insect remains and poisons as beauty products are behind. Just remember, the next time you’re putting on your makeup or opening a new hot red lip stick, to thank all the dedicated beauties of the past, who sacrificed themselves to make today’s products realities.