Vintage Hygiene Practices That Are the Very Opposite of Clean

 
Lead Makeup Was Commonly Used by Royalty

Queen Elizabeth I was known for sporting an unnatural appearance and often used lead-based makeup to appear extremely white. During this era, pale skin was sought after, and many copied her, trying hard to replicate her pale skin. The act of smearing lead on your face to achieve this was far too common and incredibly bad for your health. It is even believed that Queen Elizabeth ultimately died from lead poisoning.

Many thought the Queen caked her face in this lead-filed face powder to cover scars from smallpox and blemishes. Ultimately here's another example of beauty being a pain, or in this case, just death.