The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

Facial Buffing

This automated service would literally buff a person's face like a human car wash machine. Sometimes this would go horribly wrong. That's why people just clean their faces with devices that they can hold nowadays. 

Electrical Treatments

Back in the 1930s, ladies would get their eyebrows zapped off with an electrical stylus. This process is similar to today's laser hair removal treatments, just a bit less refined.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.