12 century hair advice - not for the faint of the heart and not for lizards

[MasCat]

Ask the past has some hilarious advice on many topics. Among them: hair.

http://askthepast.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-wash-your-hair-12th-century_10.html

I learned about the page when somebody shared the "How to impress ladies at a dance" post :>

[Inching Along]

Very, um, interesting! :) I would love to learn more...provided there are other ways to wash one's hair, of course.

[jacqueline101]

That's neat article.

[faellen]

That whole blog is pretty funny :D thanks for sharing!

[Hootenanny]

Wow, Mary Magdalene is looking a little rough in that picture. Her head-hair is awesome, but what's up with the 5 o'clock shadow? :laugh:

[RavennaNight]

Hmmm. I wonder if lizard smells better than indigo. I want to do an experiment! :rollin:

[Teufelchen]

@RavennaNight:
Would you please let me know if it is as permanent as indigo and smells better, if you try. ;)
I would also love to escape the indigo smell.

[Mayihuan]

Not convinced (dead) lizard could possibly smell better than herbs, even if it is indigo we're talking about. :D
Medieval images are hilarious. Talk about adding long hair over a dude's face to turn him into a lady! ... Unless this is a side-effect of lizard potion...

[10000days]

Haha that is a great website!

[1nuitblanche]

Well, that would make for a bit of preparation! I also enjoyed reading about how to change a diaper on that site.

[embee]

Thanks for the link - since I am WO or NW/SO I won't be trying the lizard treatment any time soon.

Sure do appreciate the entry on dancing - wish some of the guys at university had read it before the parties... (rolling eyes at horrendous memories) :)

[melusine963]

Poor lizards. :( I'd also love to know who actually tried this back in the day.

[Leeloo]

I wonder if lizard oil covers up greys :bigeyes:

[AnnaB]

haha! made me chuckle!

[rosey4exclaim]

That is so awesome! I love learning about things like this. I wonder what sowbread is ...

[RedStripe]

Well, that would make for a bit of preparation! I also enjoyed reading about how to change a diaper on that site.

Not to mention How to Garden With Lobsters.

[Anje]

Very nice, and awesome blog in general!

However, I think I would rather keep bleeding. (http://askthepast.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-stop-bleeding-1664.html)

[Alun]

Wow, Mary Magdalene is looking a little rough in that picture. Her head-hair is awesome, but what's up with the 5 o'clock shadow? :laugh:

If that's the Last Supper, some say that "she" might actually be John the Baptist!

[jel]

No, actually it's Mary Magdalen in the desert, penitent and dressed only in her hair.

I'd also like to know what sowbread was!

[The-Young-Maid]

... this is a unique website to say the least.:p

[Night_Kitten]

Wow, thanks for sharing, that site really made my day :D

[chen bao jun]

The Trotula is a real medieval book, but I am seriously suspecting mistranslation from Latin here. Also, I've never seen a medieval picture of a woman look that rough before...

[Anne10]

Hahaha! That site is hilarious.

[Teazel]

That is so awesome! I love learning about things like this. I wonder what sowbread is ...


I'd also like to know what sowbread was!

Google tells me it's a wild cyclamen; pigs like to eat the roots, hence the name.