Weird Practices From The Victorian Era That Make People Beyond Grateful To Be Living In Modern Times

Grateful

Living in the modern world gives us more opportunities than people that lived before us had. Not only that, they had some weird traditions back in the Victorian era.

Toothpaste

In the Victorian era toothpaste wasn’t a thing. They used Dentifrices that included bleach and chalk. Some mixtures were also honey and charcoal. We’re sure that couldn’t have tasted good.

Arsenic

Arsenic wasn’t known as a poison in the Victorian era. People actually used it as an aphrodisiac and even an anti-aging agent. Imagine the problems!