DIY Dental Hygiene
Toothpaste used to be made by combining burnt herbs and creating a paste out of it. These kinds of toothpaste tasted like rosemary and mint, which doesn’t sound so bad until you hear that wine was used as mouthwash!
People’s Hair Combs Were Explosive
People used things called tortoiseshell hair combs, but they actually weren’t made from tortoiseshell, they were made from an extremely unstable celluloid compound. These combs didn’t need to actually catch fire to explode; simply being near heat could set them off with no warning.