Maintaining good personal hygiene is vital. It keeps us clean and healthy, and supports a strong immune system. Indeed, keeping your body groomed and brushed helps prevent illness and infection from bacteria or viruses. But how did they cope in antiquity? Soap was rare, and toothpaste hadn't been invented. There were crude versions of deodorant being passed around but, frankly, staying scrubbed was a chore. So, how exactly did early civilizations wash and cleanse themselves?
Click through this gallery and find out how antiquity kept itself clean.