Women in the past did some very strange things to look good.(20+ Pics)

Since the beginning of time, people, especially women, have done almost anything to look good. That's why the beauty industry is getting bigger and bigger. Many different kinds of cosmetics and high-tech beauty tools are on the market today. Still, have you ever thought about how women used to take care of their looks?

You might think they didn't have as much technology as we do now. They would have some simple beauty tips. You will be shocked by how many strange things they did to look good. We found some old photos that show women in the past doing crazy things to make themselves look pretty. Check by going down.

#1  An American girl of 14 years old getting her hair straightened with an iron (1964)

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#2 Portable hair dryer from the 1940s

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#3  Facial Icebox Mask (1966)

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#4 Miss Lovely Eyes Competition, 1930

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#5  Women at Coney Island beach in 1938 wore their portable bathhouses to change clothes without being seen.

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#6  Bathing suits are made of wood that is supposed to make swimming much easier. 1929, in Hoquiam, Washington

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#7  1920s swimming mask

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#8  Dimple machine

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#9 Suntan vending machine, 1949

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#10  There was a competition to see who had the best figure. The judges couldn't see the contestants' faces so that they wouldn't be distracted. England, 1936

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#11  A race for ankles in Hounslow, London, in 1930

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#12 One of the first electric hairdryer designs. USA 1920s

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#13 Machine to get rid of freckles, 1930

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#14 Women wear rubber masks with medicine to eliminate wrinkles and spots.

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#15 In 1926, a seam is painted on a woman's leg to make it look like she is wearing stockings.

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#16 In Germany in 1929, a Perm

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#17 Women in London in 1941 having their stockings painted on their legs

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#18. A skin treatment mask in 1940

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#19  A French breast washer from the 1930s

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#20 The beauty micrometer was used to get exact measurements of a model's head and face in 1933.

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