19 Everyday Health Practices from the Past That Would Raise an Eyebrow

We sincerely hope and believe this was a highly peripheral practice, but individuals once claimed that drinking or soaking in bleach had purifying effects on the body (define “purifying”…) Utterly unthinkable and suicidal by today’s standards, it comes with little surprise that drinking or suffering prolonged exposure to bleach will cause both internal and external damage.