More than 50 pairs of tweezers have been found at one of Roman Britain’s largest settlements, providing a link into the deep-rooted history of hair removal practices! Curator examining a pair of Roman tweezers from Wroxeter City. This obsession was not just restricted to the peninsula however, and traversed all the way across to Roman Britain as well. Fortunately, modern hair removal methods are much less painful and excruciating, even though the interest has only been resurrected in the last century or so. In ancient Rome, tweezers served a broader purpose—they were employed to remove all undesirable body hair.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2023 14:05 UTC