These Past Hygiene Practices Will Shock You

Sulfur For Freckles

Did your mom ever encourage you to take pride in your freckles, perhaps reminding you that “a face without freckles is like a sky without stars”? Mothers of ancient history may not have been so encouraging. Freckles were considered an unattractive blemish, and many women rubbed sulfur into their skin every day in an effort to fade the unwanted facial feature.