Animal Fat Hair Gel and Other Bizarre Hygiene Trends from the Past

From Lysol and moss to mice and mercury, maintaining the beauty and health standards of the past was certainly burdensome at times — not to mention off-putting. In the past, wine wasn’t just for drinking, and a bath could leave you dirtier than when you started.

Take a look at some of the strange, repulsive and downright nonsensical hygiene habits deemed sensational by past societies.