Sulfur Was Used to Remove Freckles

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Freckles weren’t always considered cute. In some eras, they were seen as a flaw—and people tried to get rid of them with painful methods, such as rubbing sulfur on the skin.

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This harsh remedy often caused burns and skin irritation. All in the name of a questionable beauty ideal that, thankfully, is now a thing of the past.

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