This Hygiene Methods Of Old Are The Weirdest You’ll Ever See

Published on 02/11/2020
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Lemon for a Contraceptive

Lemons have been in history from the Old Testament and used as a contraceptive method up to the 1700s. Women were only required to cut the lemons in half and put it on her private parts. Just imagine the extent of the burns they must have experienced as we know a little lemon juice can cause terrible pains on even small cuts.

Lemon For A Contraceptive

Lemon For A Contraceptive

This practice was widespread because of a womanizer named Casanova, who believed women did this action to avoid getting pregnant by him. So, the lemon juice was seen as a cap for men and may have been the inspiration for many of the contraceptives of today.

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