I followed 1940s Frugal Cleaning & Beauty Hacks... and rated them

In this video, I explore the ingenious ways ordinary people improvised during shortages in 1940s Britain, testing everything from household cleaning methods to wartime beauty tricks to see whether they still hold up today. And honestly, you may be surprised by the hack that scored the highest. We begin in the home with crushed eggshells used as an abrasive cleaner, applied with a makeshift dishcloth fashioned from old nylon stockings, before trying tea dregs from our classic Brown Betty teapot to restore shine to polished wood. I also test powdered milk as a substitute for the great British cup of tea. Then we move onto wartime beauty and self-care: bicarbonate of soda dusted under the arms as an antiperspirant, olive oil as a skin softener, soot from the fireplace as eyeshadow, and beetroot juice as lipstick (or perhaps more accurately… lip stain). And of course, no 1940s beauty experiment would be complete without the infamous gravy browning used to mimic stockings, complete with an eyebrow pencil seam drawn up the back of the leg! Some of these hacks were surprisingly effective, others perhaps best left in the past, but all of them reveal the creativity, resilience, and make-do spirit of our grandparents and great-grandparents during an incredibly challenging era. Timestamps 🎞️ 0:00 Intro 1:11 Elbow Grease Required! (Crushed Egg Shells and a Makeshift Dishcloth) 7:17 Tea for Two? (Tea Dregs to Restore the Shine to Polished Wood & Questionable Powdered Milk...) 15:00 Cleanliness is Next to... Bicarbonate of Soda? 16:58 Hands Like a Baby? (Olive Oil & Beeswax as a Skin Softener) 18:23 When I Was a Young Boy (Soot from the Fireplace as Eye Shadow) 21:18 Pucker Up (Beetroot Juice as Lipstick) 23:17 Oxo Legs! (Gravy Browning as Stockings & an Eyebrow Pencil Seam) ✨ Which hack surprised you the most? ================================= If you'd like to support me further, then check out my membership website: www.realvintagedollshouse.com 🫖 ================================= 🔥 Stay Connected: Subscribe for more content:    / @realvintagedollshouse   Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real_vintag... Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realvintagedo... Pigeon Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@comeonlittlep... ================================= ☎️ Contact for inquiries: [email protected] ================================= 📢 Engage With Me: Comment below with your thoughts or questions! Like and share this video if you found it helpful! ================================= 🎥 Credits: Intro music: By Caine Laskowski ================================= 📅 Schedule New video every Wednesday at 7pm GMT– don’t forget to hit the notification bell! ================================= 🎧 Podcast Listen to my podcast, with more episodes to come: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WeVsCn...