In 1910, a craze for radium-infused beauty products emerged, with creams, tonics, and waters marketed for their supposed health benefits and ability to promote glowing skin. This trend followed the discovery of radioactivity and reflected the era's fascination with science and modernity. However, the eventual recognition of radium's harmful effects raised important questions about safety, regulation, and consumer protection in the beauty industry.

The radium beauty products craze in 1910 inspired modernist poetry that critiqued scientific hubris and fleeting radiance. Poets began to explore themes of beauty and danger, paralleling the anxieties of the atomic age and the ephemeral nature of life, reflecting societal obsessions with appearance.