What Hygiene In America Was Like 100 Years Ago

What's considered hygienic can change quite a bit over time. The ancient Romans cleaned themselves with oil and a big hook, for example. In the 19th century, Americans believed a layer of dirt covering them served as a protective shield against illness.

The trend toward cleanliness started with the advent of germ theory in the mid-19th century, but the hygiene business really caught on in the early 20th century, with all kinds of products that promised to make people smell better, look better, and be safer. Of course, not all of it was safe, and some of it was downright weird by today's standards. Here's what hygiene in America was like 100 years ago.

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Say no to B.O. | 0:00
Dark ages of dentistry | 1:29
A sudsy revolution | 2:30
Shampoo of the future | 3:42
Ask for them by name | 4:36
Toilet paper goes mainstream | 5:39
Lysol for feminine hygiene | 6:44
Goodbye, straight razor | 7:46
Shamed into shaving | 8:47
Radioactive hygiene | 9:48
Impossible routines | 10:56

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