Castile soap, mostly.
i've always wondered this. does anyone know?
Castile soap, mostly.
Lady Nemetona of the Blessed Circle in the Order of the Long Haired Knights
Here is a thread about just this on Yahoo.
Last edited by momma smurf; March 29th, 2008 at 08:51 PM.
Lady Theleya of the Everbright Spirit in the Order of the Long Haired Knights
And before that, probably preparations of soapwort and other plants containing saponin.
ETA: momma smurf, your link appears to be broken...
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Lady Wavelengthe of Auburne Waves, Order of Long Haired Knights
I'm pretty sure soap has been used for a long time (2800 years according to something I just read). I also heard about using eggs or hibiscus leaves. Oily hair used to be perfectly normal and acceptable anyway so people probably didn't wash much.
Last edited by sapphire-o; March 29th, 2008 at 09:17 PM.
I would guess that at some point in our history that people just didn't wash their hair at all. In reading about my ancestry, I came across an account that my great grandfather's Native American tribe would just rinse their hair in river water every few days. I'll have to dig out the article when I go home. So, some people probably just used water too.
Heehee.
Lady Xanthyppe of the Moonlith Waves in the Order of the Longhaired Knights
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I read about some interesting methods, such as animal fat mixed with ashes, which would essentially create soap. I am not sure how well that worked though. Eggs, dark bread+water mixture (stale bread gets soaked in warm water, and then hair gets washed with the paste), and various herbs were used as well.
Something damaged my hair in 2017, still not sure what. After having long hair for years, I am growing again from shoulder length.
I read somewhere that some of the more American Southwest Native Americans used yucca root (saponin/sudsy, at least), but I believe it was in a historical fiction piece, so I do not know if there is any factual basis for this.
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