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Hygeine

Dying to be Beautiful

The pursuit of beauty through the centuries has been ongoing and, more times than not, treacherous. The use of make-up was first recorded over 5,000 years ago and not by women. Yup, you read that right – men were the ones who started the cosmetic trend with ground gemstones sparkling at their lips and on…

Filed Under: Hygeine, Interesting History Tagged With: dangerous make up, Elizabethan make up, history of make up, lead make up, poison make up

Smiling Through History, Part 2

After reading the first post on Smiling Through History, you know that people cleaned their mouths/teeth on a regular basis. But sometimes having healthy teeth isn’t enough, sometimes we want more. Whether it be a straighter smile, a smile without teeth missing, a whiter smile or a blacker smile. Whoa…wait…a blacker smile??? Yup, in ancient…

Filed Under: Hygeine Tagged With: ancient dental hygiene, dental history, history of braces, history of mouth wash, history of teeth, history of teeth whitening, history of toothpaste

Smiling Through History, Part 1

How many of you hate going to the dentist? *raises hand* Most of us don’t really enjoy going for dental work. In our minds, those little partitioned cubicles are sterile chambers of torture complete with tools specific for finely crafted cruelty. Unfortunately, we all crave that perfect smile of brilliant white, straight teeth where we…

Filed Under: Hygeine Tagged With: ancient dental hygiene, dental history, history of braces, history of mouth wash, history of teeth, history of teeth whitening, history of toothpaste

Gettin’ Privy with It

If you rolled your eyes at this blog title, that’s OK – it was a crappy pun. >insert groan here< Seriously though, who hasn’t wondered what people did before the modern conveniences of toilets, TP and even pads and tampons. I mean, just because those convenient items didn’t exist doesn’t mean the inconveniences didn’t either.…

Filed Under: Hygeine Tagged With: ancient toilet paper, history of bathrooms, history of toilets

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