23 Bizarre Beauty Trends From Yesteryear

    Some stood the test of time–others are better off in the past.

    1922: The Kemolite mud treatment

    1926: The cleansing face peel

    1928: The chrome-plated hairdryer

    1929: Old-School Tanning Salon

    1930: Freckle removal

    1930: Straight razor armpit shave

    Ca. 1930: The hair-curling machine

    1932: The Supreme Pedestal hairdryer

    1933: Facial 'Beauty Calibrator'

    1933: Stimulating neck machine

    1933: Electro-thermal beauty treatment

    1936: The "Macdonald Steam Permanent Waving Apparatus"

    1936: Dimple Machine

    1940: Slenderizing Roller Massager

    1940: Slenderizing leg rollers

    1940: Facial warming mask

    1941: The Glamour Bonnet

    1947: Mirrored back scrubber

    1949: Sun-Tan Lotion Dispenser

    1952: Ionizing Facial Vaporizer

    1953: Lip stencils

    1958: Open air hairdressing salons

    1964: "Ironing" hair