Fatal Beauty Trends From the Victorian Era
The Victorian Era lasted throughout most of the 1800s. This period of time was known for its technological advancements and for its increased social mobility. And with that came new beauty trends that spread from Britain to the United States by word of mouth and publications aimed at women – some beauty trends that would never happen in today’s world.
Not all of these trends were good – many of them had deadly consequences.
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@Backto1800
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Behind the glamour was a whole arsenal of chemicals ā the price of Victorian beauty was truly terrifying.
@jacquiarmando
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Lol look at the shit today, botox, fillers, plastic surgery.
@kiknguyen579
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Where r the "look is not that important" folks?
@summerrichards4618
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
My eyes are permanently dilated due to non cancerous cyst.
@pooryorick831
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Nothing like rubbing pouson into your skin to make you fashionable. It sure works for me. I rub strychnine on my face every morning. It has the added advantage of keeping rats away. š
@SpookySoullBleach
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
The majority of corsets were fairly comfortable to wear, so the idea that they suffocated women was somewhat of a myth. There were a small group of people who went to extremes with tightening their corsets, but this was considered extremely dangerous and highly discouraged even back then. There were pamphlets made warning of the hazards of wearing your corsets so tight.
@vinnnymora-w1i
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
I ate night shadeššš
@Whoremembersusa
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
People are willing to sacrifice a lot for beauty.
@Himaperera14
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Wait i didnt know white people used to LIGHTEN their skin more ā¤š
@AirinMMilf09
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
My mom got a little Botox here and there. She really didnāt need it but sheās in her 60ās now and still has absolutely no wrinkles bc she always took good care of her skin.
@bruhistantv9806
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
The entire turberculosis thing seems like a cope because that stuff got so atrociously bad in some places that the people just decided "fuck it, we ball"
@nothingworksworks3511
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
What will we look back on NOW as absurdly toxic? "Humans used to sit in front of computers, listless & catatonic for HOURS"
@no1up
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
This might actually be the answer to the age old questionā¦āwhy women be trippinā
@MaraJadeSkky
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
9:05 holy jump scare!
@Ritamarshal270
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
No one knows the actual count of women who died trying to look beautiful š. . I feel really sorry for them
@drecion1
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
You mock Victorian women for using cochineal in there lipsticks but we still use them as a food additives
@Zoe-x7y
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Chat corsets are comming back
@trivia.and.history
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
https://youtube.com/shorts/2dVrWfyeYz0?si=emCOCzXgDRzI29uH
@TaraElaine1982
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
A little education correction nightshade, also referred as belladonna, is not completely poisonous. Parts of the plant is actually used for medical purposes and is good for you.
@kori1701
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
2:58 You neglected to expand on tapeworms being used for the "consumption diet." The most important reason you should inform people about this crazy-dangerous "diet" is because people are still using it today. Or rather, it should be said that it has achieved a counter-cultural resurgence in today's fad diet market.
Tapeworm eggs are sold to scientific researchers and others with similar occupations, so it's very difficult to obtain these eggs, but all things are possible on the dark web. Yet another good reason to stay away from it.
Then (and now) people literally put a tapeworm egg inside pill capsules and women would swallow them. These fads are no longer the domain of women because men have caught the "diet bug" and are falling victim to disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and far more besides.
One of the biggest dangers with a tapeworm is that you can not control where it attaches itself. A tapeworm can attach itself to other organs or tissues outside your digestive tract and cause serious damage. When this happens, itās called an invasive infection. It can cause unpleasant symptoms, like: diarrhea, pain in the abdomen, nausea, weakness and fever.
Dangerous complications that may occur with a tapeworm diet, potentially resulting in death, include: blockage of bile ducts, appendix, or pancreatic duct, neurocysticercosis, (a complication of the brain and nervous system which can cause dementia and vision issues), and disruption in the function of various organs including the lungs and liver.
Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage to the host. They may also be called vermifuges (those that stun) or vermicides (those that kill).
Anthelmintics are used to treat people who are infected by helminths, (the collective name for any species of worm) a condition called helminthiasis. These drugs are also used to treat infected animals, particularly small ruminants such as goats and sheep.
Believe it or not, this is the one time ivermectin would actually be useful to you.
So if you have any left over from your Covid-19, you can use it to help get rid of your tapeworm (but while it was designed to be used in horses, if you were vapid enough to take it for Covid, you might as well give it a go)
@Geechee_Chick
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
The only time corsets could cause permanent damage is if the wearer tight laces frequently. I honestly can't stand when people spread misinformation about corsets, please do your research instead of regurgitating what you've heard
@1337fraggzb00N
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Putting nightsade into the eyes was common at least since the Roman Empire. The latin name of Nightshade is "Atropa belladonna" and belladonna means "beautiful woman".
@victoriagoforth9748
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Donāt forget to mention the āRadium Girlsā that worked in the watch factory. They put radium on their teeth so they would glow in the dark. It was all the rage.. Untilā¦.š®
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