Strange Hygiene Habits From Medieval Times

Early Toothpaste

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Mass-produced toothpaste wasn’t a thing yet, so to clean teeth and freshen breath, people of the Medieval era mixed their own pastes made of salt and sage. They would also use twigs from hazel trees or small pieces of wool to clean their teeth. It helped that they rarely developed cavities since their diets included almost no sugar. 

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