Beauty Myths

[speerrituall1]

Have you ever had someone give a beauty suggestion that you thought was just ridiculous? If so, post it here. OK, I'll go first.

One day a neighbor knocked on the door just as I was about to wash my hair. She told me to let her 16 yr old son do it, because it was good luck and would make it grow! I said what??? I don't remember how I avoided it, but her son did not wash my hair. :laughing:

 

[Retro-Violet]

what the..... i would have been like yeah, im gonna close the door now, and pretend this conversation never happened.

 

[han]

maybe he was gonna pluck some out and do some magic spell on you!!

 

[Aquilah]

LMAO! :bs:

 

[halzer]

Mine are two hair-related ones...and both come from my ultra supersitious mother-inlaw..

She always tells me off for having a side parting in my hair. She says that you must part your hair straight down the middle coz that represents the pathway to heaven...:kopfkratz:

Also, according to her, you must never have you hair loose when you sleep or the angels wont bless you because they will think you are a witch...:vogel:

Ooooh I just thought of another! Dont put khol on the inner rims of your eyes or it will go into your body and blacken your heart!!!:tocktock:

Ahhh I could go on....

 

[Thais]

My goodness!!!!!!!!!!

 

[neurotoxicity]

Pretty much everything in real simple magazine is wrong and pretty ridiculous.

 

[mebabygirl86]

my aunt actually mentioned not to put a part in the middle,but i dont know why:kopfkratz:

 

[Satin]

*lol*

 

[MacForMe]

LOL!! These are funny.. I have a few, but nothing 'great'

*Eat lots of jello, your nails will grow. (nope!)

*Don't wash your hair every day, use baby powder on "off" days (um, yeah, this does NOT work)

 

[Noir Sakura]

My mom and grandmom always tell me to burn or flush any shed hair in my comb because if I just throw it in the trash, when it goes to a landfill, a bird might get it and that will give me headaches.

 

[speerrituall1]

I just thought of two more that my Grandmother used to say, God bless her soul. Only cut your hair during a full moon or it will not grow back.

This is going to make some folks sick....do not shower during your menstrual cycle, it will give you arthritis. I'm so glad my Mom did not obide by these rules!

 

[bluebird26]

lol I heard that one too

 

[ivette]

i don't know if this is a beauty myth but some people use to believe that you should brush your hair 100 times before you go to bed

 

[David]

My mother said diluting Knox Gelatin in water and drinking it gives you strong beautiful nails. UGGGGGGH. Never tried that one.

 

[Leony]

LMAO.

I can't think of anything right now.

 

[KimC2005]

I can't think of anything either..But, I am sure I have heard some!

 

[monniej]

i've heard of this one before, but not the bird part. what i heard is that people can use the hair to cast spells on you. (think of cate blanchett in missing)

 

[speerrituall1]

Yes, I've heard this one too.

 

[LVA]

i can't think of any right now, but these are realli fun to read. Keep 'em comin' girls /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />