Not exactly a hack, but a gypsy superstition is that if you wash your hair in May it "washes one of the family away" (they fuckin die lol). I think a few of my oldest relatives believed that.
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I swear to god everytime I read about gypsies it's either something criminal or insane.
We're colourful characters lol. To loosely go back to beauty, the gypsies who lived on the meadows here had to use a pump for water up until about the eighties or nineties; one time the pump stopped working so the non-gypsies would bring water from their houses to them so that they could wash.
Most gypsies are settled now, and adapt the chav's way of make-up: fake tans, fuck tons of highlighter, and oceans and oceans of cheap Ted Baker spray. They literally fucking paint themselves with foundation, and then they turn to dumb hacks for their acne.
For years my older relatives have pushed various home remedies as cures for things. Like one wherein you rub Vick's VapoRub on your feet and put socks on before you go to bed. For some reason that "cured" your night time cough. That's just the stupidest one I can remember off the top of my head.
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Obviously that wasn't going to work. You have to put someone else's semen on your face for acne. Duh.
My mom would always recommend this for both cough and sore throat.
I also remember my grandma recommending garlic on your feet for the same things.
That's because a long time ago, people believed that your feet getting cold is what made you sick every winter. I think I remember reading something like that in Laura Ingalls' books (so a loooong time ago).
Of course, it's not correct. You come into contact with a virus through your face region, most likely, and it gives you a cold. Sometimes it's bacteria. Treating your feet is an inefficient way to get to your insides.
If you want something weird that actually works, I find that pure oregano oil is the ultimate cold-killer. Seriously, I haven't gotten sick in years since I started taking it.
Granted, it's probably not ideal for young children because it's really potent stuff, and if you're pregnant, it can make you miscarry your baby.
