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Dry Thin Skin Remedies From the Past

Reading the skin beauty recipes from history often shows us that we are using a lot of the same ingredients that our ancestors used when…

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Hair Care Recipes From 1919

Before we had the internet to share hair care recipes, there were newspapers that published articles specifically for women. The article below was originally published…

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Cream And Lotion Recipes From Over 100 Years Ago

Published in 1913, the article below is about the creams and lotions their grandmothers and great-grandmothers made. In other words, the recipes originated in the…

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Hand Care For Beauty From 1898

Hands and nails, clean and soft, were a sign of beauty a hundred years ago. The article below was published in 1898 and gives hand…

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1911 Article On How To Be Beautiful

What were women told about being beautiful over a hundred years ago? The answer might surprise you – and sound very familiar. How To Be…

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Cucumbers And Lettuce For The Skin – 1914 Natural Skin Care

Cucumbers, lettuce, and lemons were commonly used to soften and whiten the skin back in the early 1900s. Here is how women used these three…

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5 Things The Good Old Days Had To Say About Wrinkles

Worrying about wrinkles is nothing new. In fact, women from a century ago seemed far more worried about the signs of wrinkles than many of…

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Olive Oil Anti Wrinkle Treatment from 1899

Does olive oil anti wrinkle treatment sound familiar? At home skin care was no different over a hundred years ago than it is today. The…

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1922 Advice For A Bigger Bust

Looking for a more bustful figure? Well, according to this 1922 newspaper article, all you really need to do to fill out your bust-line is…

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Old Advice for Perfect Shoulders

I would love to be able to poke fun of this 1911 beauty article on how to get perfect shoulders, but I just read up…

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