The Strangest Beauty Practices of Ancient Women

Saturday, May 09, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Recently, an image has been published showing the traditional practices used by women in the past to enhance their physical appearance.

The Strangest Beauty Practices of Ancient Women

According to Saed News website, citing Young Journalists Club, beauty has long been something women have pursued in an effort to make themselves more attractive. It has always been established worldwide that a person’s inner beauty and character hold greater value than appearance; however, competition among women to look better has always existed.

This was also true in the past, where unusual practices were used by women to achieve beauty. Since modern surgical procedures have only recently become advanced, women in earlier times used different methods to enhance their appearance.

Recently, images have been published showing some of the methods women used in the past to achieve beauty.

Facial heating mask; 1940

Portable hair dryer; 1940

Cheek dimple-making device; 1936

Ice mask by Max Factor; 1931

Portable tanning device; 1949

Hair styling device in Germany; 1929

Teeth blackening in Japan as a beauty tradition; from the 17th to 19th century

Anti-wrinkle masks; 1920

Fruit mask; 1930

Manual beauty measurement device; 1933