"As a child of the 70s, sunscreen was unheard of. We used baby oil, cocoa butter, and tanning oil (some of those were SPF 4). We'd lay in the sun for hours. It's a miracle we didn't burst into flames." - 56, Pennsylvania
"We used to slather ourselves with baby oil and lay out in the sun just hoping and praying to get that 'tropical golden glow,' but instead, we always ended up with blisters, second-degree burns, and peeling shoulders." - 62, Texas
"My college roommate spent so much time curling, teasing, and SPRAYING her bangs into the perfect shape that she only washed her bangs once a month."
"My mom would use a lighter to melt her eyeliner pencil for a more intense color (before liquid liner, I would assume)."
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