Old-fashioned hygiene habits that are anything but clean

Urine Was Used to Bleach Hair

If you think modern hair bleach is harsh – just wait. In the Elizabethan era, women used urine to lighten their hair. The ammonia in urine helped to bleach the hair – a highly sought-after look at the time.

The hair was soaked in urine, and the sun did the rest. While the result was convincing, the method is unimaginable by today’s standards. Once again, it shows: the lengths people will go to for beauty are astonishing.