What’s the worst beauty tip you’ve ever received?

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Inspired by the “what is the best beauty tip you’ve received” thread, I wonder about the opposite….

What is the most useless, unhelpful beauty tip you have ever received?

I’m torn between being advised to sit in the sun with tomato ketchup in my hair years ago to bring out the highlights (it didn’t and was v sticky), and the first time I fake tanned but didn’t know to wear mitts when applying and ended up with conker coloured palms for 2 weeks.

I haven't tried it, but apparently sheep placenta can tighten the skin! I'll pass thanks. 😬

I'm the same as you OP, I immediately thought of the lemon juice on the hair to make it sunkissed and blonder (70s) and basting yourself in some sort of plain oil with no SPF to lay and frizzle to a crisp in the sun.

The only think good to say about the lemon juice is that it sounds a lot less messy and unpleasant than ketchup!

I literally use mine daily and would be lost without it. I have just below chin bob and the volume I get from it is amazing 🤩. I have never had so many compliments since chopping my hair and going ginger.

Completely disagree! Its one of the purchases ive made that actually does what its supposed to do.

Man farms

How do we know that they don't, as some sort of secret ingredient and sperm banks have a sideline?

I'm going to stop there. The thought turns my stomach a bit.

I read it in some book once. I wonder if I still have it.

@tattoonewbie another one who tried the egg on hair thing and ended up with scrambled egg - just say no to diy hair tips!

Don't know if it counts as a tip as such, but many years ago L'Oreal made an anti aging face cream that in the advert mentioned it contained ginger. My mum thought sod spending ££££ on face cream, I've got some fresh ginger in the fridge I'll put that on my face. Apparently it's a bad idea... 😂

enough hairspray to spackle a badger to a tiled wall

I love that phrase! Never come across it before but it sounds like something my MiL would say.

Salmon sperm facials are a thing. I don't know who's wanking the fish.

Use vinegar in your final rinse if you have dark hair.
No, I just smelt like a chip shop.

Me too, plus people genuinely ask me why my hair is so shiny and in good condition (no, it's not vinegar 😁!)

Oh my god, it smells disgusting. Really expensive, but I put it in the bin.
Also, don't read about Harry's usage in "Spare" 🤮

I used to re-apply my eye shadow quite a lot as a teen and my brother suggested I use pritt-stick to keep it on all day so I tried it and it did the job so I kept doing it for ages.

Mostly hair related instead of using those useless Toners which did not colour hair just make it dry. Or Sun In not any better than lemon ie ruins your hair.
Being hard up in the 70s egg shampoo was popular so I mimicked it by putting a real egg on my hair. Nearly got pneumonia from washing the damn stuff in cold water then when I tried to wash it with hot water I ended up with scrambled egg hairdo.

This is the same as taking collagen supplements

Yeah. The bloke that wrote it was a bit of a knob. Liked tying up naked ladies amongst other things. Not surprising he came up with that.

I absolutely love 8 hr cream. But I buy it from savers or body care for about half the price. And I'd say I buy 1 a year so I'm happy with that!

We were not thinking that by 2025 our skin would look like Tollund Man.

Another hater of EA 8 hour cream here. Snake oil. Almost literally, in fact. It's like gloopy vaseline with an old-lady scent. The only possible use I ever found for it was for rubbing onto dry elbow skin. It was far too thick and greasy for anything else and I really don't need to spend that much money on a dedicated elbow cream.

Talking of elbows... cutting a lemon in half and rubbing it on your elbows to de age them. No, it just burned and turned them red.

Apparently anusol is good for tightening the the lines around the eyes. I've never tried it.

Your poor mum @thejadefish

I bought one too - still have it and it’s total crap. Maybe I should try it again 🤔🤣

Using coffee grounds as an exfoliant. No, and the shower looked like the bins at Starbucks.

Anyone who read Jackie in the 70s and 80s will remember that if you had acne you should not eat chocolate or chips or any fatty foods. What an absolute load of old cobblers. No-one in the history of ever managed to avoide acne by avoiding chocolate and chips, or encouraged acne by eating them.