Vintage Hygiene Practices That Are the Very Opposite of Clean

 
Freshen Your Breath With Pee

After eating garlic or maybe drinking a cup of coffee, you may want to freshen up your breath. What do you reach for? Most likely a mouthwash that contains some alcohol and mint flavoring. But there was actually a very different sort of mouthwash popular in the 18th century. It contained pee because the ammonia would also act as a disinfectant. This type of mouthwash can even be traced back to Roman times.

This urine mouthwash was said to clean your mouth and whiten your teeth. Who knew urine could have so many disgusting uses?