The Things Women Will Do...for Beauty

[Odalisque]

Oh my goodness... that must have been horrible.

It was usually taken in small doses, so the risk of poisoning was more long-term.
Apparently, it was enjoyable at the time and highly addictive. Like smoking cigarettes I guess.
But yes, horrible effects long term.

 

[miss_elise]

i was horrified by tales of victorian cosmetic surgery where they would inject hot parafin wax into their faces (or other body parts that required re-shaping (breast, anyone?)) and then mould it to suit a new shape (say if you wanted a new nose)...

however it would move about under your skin, particularly if you went out in the sun and give you paraffinomas or "wax cancers", plus was dangerous and difficult to remove


blerch... It was shown on the Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery documentary series

 

[sweatyspaghetti]

SH*T THATS GROSS!!!!!!!
yuck all the stuff they did in the victorian days were insane!!!! no wonder all these victorian chicks lasted only 40 years.
i made my fiance read all the wax injection and belladonna stuff,and the look on his face was PRICELESS.
lol

 

[Lily Powers]

SH*T THATS GROSS!!!!!!!
yuck all the stuff they did in the victorian days were insane!!!! no wonder all these victorian chicks lasted only 40 years.
i made my fiance read all the wax injection and belladonna stuff,and the look on his face was PRICELESS.
lol

He'll never be able to enjoy a candlelight dinner again!lol

 

[laurakitty]

It is not natural to ingest that much of it at once. Everyone already has a certain amount of it growing in their intestinal tract, and if you get too much, ot takes over and makes you very ill indeed, as I was for THREE YEARS! Please do not get a yeast overload! It is not worth it!

I have candida! How did you get rid of yours? It's such a nightmare.

 

[Lareesie Ladavi]

i was horrified by tales of victorian cosmetic surgery where they would inject hot parafin wax into their faces (or other body parts that required re-shaping (breast, anyone?)) and then mould it to suit a new shape (say if you wanted a new nose)...

however it would move about under your skin, particularly if you went out in the sun and give you paraffinomas or "wax cancers", plus was dangerous and difficult to remove


blerch... It was shown on the Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery documentary series

Makes me think of the I Love Lucy episode (L.A. at last), where she meets William Holden. It's the one where she puts the putty on here nose to disguise herself, and it lights on fire, while Ricky lights her cigarette....classic.
:eusa_clap

 

[Lareesie Ladavi]

I have candida! How did you get rid of yours? It's such a nightmare.

Oh man...that sucks. I had a friend that had it. She went to a health food store and had gotten a bunch of products that were yeast-free/low in sugar. The doctor can give you medication to rid of it. It's probaby an antifungal, that you take orally. The doc suspected I had it (from years of antibiotics) and told me what they do. I lucked out though, and tested negative for it.
I hope you get better. I can imagine it frustrating!

Also try Web MD, to look it up.

 

[Corky]

Good article in current LA WEEKLY:

The Follies Sisters' Past Lives: Tap Dancing Around the Antimodernity Movement
Why live your life in the past? Because the present kind of sucks

http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/463794

 

[Laura Chase]

I have candida! How did you get rid of yours? It's such a nightmare.

There's definitely no other way to get rid of it than going to the doctor and getting something for it. I got a suppository + some cream, which got rid of it in a matter of days.

 

[cherry lips]

Thanks for posting that article, Corky!

 

[Emer]

::shudder::

i was horrified by tales of victorian cosmetic surgery where they would inject hot parafin wax into their faces (or other body parts that required re-shaping (breast, anyone?)) and then mould it to suit a new shape (say if you wanted a new nose)...

That's horrifying! Although, it might explain a few things about Michael Jackson...