1. Formaldehyde
   Rose petals
2. Alcohol

Yah, the FDA begs you not to get a Brazilian blowout. Do yourself a favor.

1. Little temporary heart tattoos
   Patches to cover the nostrils
2. Patches to create temporary beauty marks or moles

These were widely used in the 1700s and came in the shape of stars, hearts and moons.

1. Australia
   France
2. Myanmar

Neck extension, using various rings, is quite popular in Myanmar, formerly Burma. Unfortunately, you can't ever take them off. You'd die.

1. Kryptonite
   Biodynamic clay
2. Mercury

Yes. Mercury is quite poisonous, and it was once used in place of benzoyl peroxide. Even today, some products manufactured outside of the U.S. contain mercury, in the form of "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercurio" or "mercuric."

1. France
   Germany
2. China

Foot binding makes the feet impossibly small. It's also incredibly painful.

1. Eating raw fish
   Ingesting tapeworm
2. Eating ants

Women actually ingested tapeworm in order to get thin. Who is that desperate?

1. The 1500s
   The '80s
2. Right now!

The '80s were when neon eyeshadow was hot. In fact, pretty much in terms of anything, more was more.

1. The whole foods diet
   The vegan diet
2. The juice cleanse

Juice cleanses aren't natural at all. In fact, they can be dangerous. Ditch this bizarre modern ritual.

1. Rat poison
   Lead
2. Moon dust

Lead was used in ladies' makeup in the 18th century to make them look more pale. Yikes!

1. Make them more slanted
   Dilate the pupils
2. Give them that peppy look!

Italian women used belladonna, a deadly nightshade tincture, to make their pupils dilate. This was seriously dangerous and made them look cray-cray.

1. Wearing a corset
   Wearing high heels
2. Wearing a fascinator!

High heels are not good for you. Let's be honest. They're a cultural trend in beauty, but they're very restrictive.

1. Using mineral powder
   Waxing your legs
2. Bleaching your hair

Seriously. It's bad for your hair. Stop doing it.

1. Sit-ups
   Waist training
2. Tight jeans

Waist training with a corset can actually displace your organs. And it can even fracture your ribs.

1. The 1950s
   When Cher became famous
2. The time of Louis XIV

When the King lost his hair, he got an enormous wig. The trend caught on fire from there.

1. Pearl powder
   Zinc oxide
2. Faerie dust

We all want to apply faerie dust to our faces, but this was not so in the 19th century. The other powders were popular, though.

1. Unicorn dust
   Witches brew
2. Arsenic

Arsenic - a known poison - was once a prime ingredient in makeup. It was supposed to remove pimples and other blemishes.

1. The 1940s
   The 1850s
2. Right now

The 1940s were the time for red lipstick. They applied Vaseline on top for extra sheen!

1. The late 1700s
   Fashion shows
2. The '50s

The late 1700s had some pretty crazy hair, and to hold it all in place they used lard. That sounds like a seriously bad idea. Lard (without powder) has continued to be used by some as a hair conditioner.

1. A contraption that shapes your nose
   A Victorian-era device
2. The 19th-century equivalent of a nose job
   All of the above

The nose machine was the Victorian answer to the nose job. It added pressure to the cartilage of the nose, and thus, shaped it.

1. Shaved legs
   Waxed arms
2. Ombre hair

This is by far the most pronounced beauty trend of our age, and it's here to stay! Everybody has ombre hair these days.

1. Nose extension
   Rib removal
2. Toenail replacement

It is claimed that women used to have their ribs removed to have a smaller waist. Some say that this practice is still going on today!

1. Radioactive skincare
   Dog poo skincare
2. Worm skincare

Okay, there was no dog doo, worm, or tarantula skincare, thank goodness. But there was radioactive skincare. And it was a bad idea.

1. Switzerland
   Britain
2. Japan

In Japan, women would dye their teeth to appear more beautiful. This started in 200 A.D.

1. Ingested for beauty
   Cleaning toenails
2. Given to beautiful enemies!

Women actually ingested arsenic and claimed that it made them more beautiful. Wow. Just, wow.

1. Red beet juice
   Rose petals
2. ground-up beetles

Yup, your lovely blush might owe its glow to ground and dried red beetles. Don't obsess about your face too much, though - you probably ingest the stuff too. It's a common food dye.

1. No, they cannot
   Maybe, if you use the wrong glue
2. Yes, you risk an allergic reaction

You can damage your eyes with that glue. And you risk harm to the eyelid, eye infection and damage to your existing eyelashes.

1. Loopies
   Crinolines
2. Lady armor

Crinolines are enormous hoop skirts that women used to wear. Must have made it hard to get through doors.

1. The 1950s
   The 1990s
2. The late 1800s

In the late 1800s, ladies traced their veins with blue and purple. This gave them the appearance of being more pale.

1. Applying mascara
   Getting a cheap mani-pedi
2. Applying perfume

Cheap mani-pedis are actually not good for you at all. Herpes, fungus, warts, you name it. Pay a little extra.

1. Vomiting for beauty
   Blood purification
2. Coughing for beauty

In one stage of consumption women looked beautiful, and thus, someone was dumb enough to chalk it up to bloodletting.

1. Vinegar
   Vodka
2. Lemon juice

People actually put lemon juice in their eyes to make them brighter. That was a bad idea!!!!

1. The '80s
   The Roman Empire
2. The 1800s

Just another weird thing that women did in the 1800s.

1. Victorian era
   The time of Marie Antoinette
2. The '90s

Ladies of the Victorian era wanted to be super pale, so they bleached their faces. Ouch!

1. 1990s
   The time of Moses
2. Late 1800s

In the late 1800s, women underwent a dangerous and creepy procedure to extend their eyelashes. Let's just say it involved a needle and thread.

1. Laser light
   X-rays
2. Stingrays!

X-rays were used for depilation in the early twentieth century. Bad idea. Just bad.