14 historical Bizarre Beauty Treatments
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 18-08-2014
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Foot BindingConsidered to be a symbol of beauty in Chinese culture, foot binding was an incredibly painful art that dates back a thousand years.
Young girls would have their feet soaked in hot water or rather undesirable substances like urine and animal blood to soften the tissue and bones. After a quick massage, every toe except the big one was broken, folded under the sole and tightly tied up to prevent future growth.
After binding it took between two and ten years to achieve permanently dainty feet.