Vintage Hygiene Practices That Are the Very Opposite of Clean

People Would Brush Their Teeth With Crushed Mouse Brains

Modern toothpaste might taste minty and fresh, but in ancient Greece and Rome, dental hygiene was anything but pleasant. People used mixtures of crushed bones, charcoal, and even mashed-up mouse brains to clean their teeth.

It’s hard to imagine the breath that must have followed. Although it was a common routine, this method is one historical habit no one wants to resurrect.