In the time period between 1800-1900, there was a complete anti-cosmetic attitude that bore the idea of importance of an individual’s inner beauty. For the women of 19th century, their morals and physical hygiene demanded that their nails should be properly trimmed and shaped with the nail tips as bright as they could be. The use of lemon juice and vinegar together was a homemade treatment to achieve a brighter glow on the whites and this was a rather wealthier style statement of the time for a common man had no extra time to impart it on such a leisurely activity.

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