Whenever I would walk through the cosmetic section at a store my dad used to tell me that the women wearing the white coats (like at the Estee Lauder counter) dealt with toxic chemicals. His tactic worked, I stayed away for years.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy
- When I was little I believed little men and little women worked inside my body to make everything work.— Ashley
- My visual representation of GOD was Mr Clean wearing a white robe... but his skin was a green/yellowish color.— Ryan Williams
- I used to think that 'non toxic' was a color. I always did wander why is was written on every crayon.— Maddy
- I used to think you had to be an adult to drink household chemicalsAnon
- I used to believe that only brown eggs came from chickens. I thought white eggs were made at the store— Destiny