Vintage Hygiene Practices That Are the Very Opposite of Clean

X-Rays Were Used for Hair Removal

Nowadays, when people want their hair removed, they usually opt for various services like threading, waxing, and laser treatments. But these services weren't always available, so what did people do years ago? The answer is X- rays! In the early 1900s, X-rays have used as a means of hair removal. You would sit in front of the X-ray equipment and be done within a few minutes. Little did they know just how harmful the radiation was.

People were blissfully unaware of the harmful effects X-rays caused, like ulcers and radiation-induced cancer. It makes you wonder what people are doing today that will be deemed horrific in a few decades.