View Full Version : For you reading pleasure: old OLD school haircare (19th century)
pili
May 9th, 2015, 09:51 AM
(I hope this is the right place to post this, and feel free to move it if it is not.)
So I wanted to see how women used to take care of there hair back when super long was the norm, and my search pulled up this post:
http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/beauty/how-i-take-care-of-my-hair/
This is advice from the woman who invented the salon (and the first franchise!) It was an interesting read, but I think I'll skip rubbing mercury into my scalp, thank you very much!
:eek:
Lightbulb7Seven
May 9th, 2015, 09:58 AM
Awesome! I love ❤ reading about the olden days lol. Good article.
ExpectoPatronum
May 9th, 2015, 10:02 AM
I always love reading these things! Thanks for sharing.
I wonder what she means by "scurf"? I'll have to look that one up. Good to know a healthy dose of mercury cures it, though!
Lightbulb7Seven
May 9th, 2015, 10:08 AM
I was wondering what scurf was too! Going to google now
Lightbulb7Seven
May 9th, 2015, 10:10 AM
http://i.word.com/idictionary/scurf
Seems like it is dandruff.
EdG
May 9th, 2015, 10:15 AM
That is a fascinating read. Washing too often is bad... stay away from heat... some things never change. ;)
Ed
missblueeyes
May 9th, 2015, 10:15 AM
What a great article! Thanks for sharing!:)
ExpectoPatronum
May 9th, 2015, 10:25 AM
I thought it was interesting how she talked about trimming to keep away splits and singeing the ends! shudder: I don't think I'll be practicing that last bit anytime soon.
MoonMaiden
May 9th, 2015, 10:48 AM
It is too bad she wouldnt tell what her recipe was for growing her hair. I would have loved to know lol
pili
May 9th, 2015, 10:51 AM
Now I know why every stylist insists on frequent trims. We found the source!
pili
May 9th, 2015, 10:52 AM
It is too bad she wouldnt tell what her recipe was for growing her hair. I would have loved to know lol
Particularly since nuns are required to cut off their hair and maintain it short…Unless this was a sect I am unfamiliar with.
endlessly
May 9th, 2015, 11:13 AM
Very interesting read. Most of what she recommend (besides the Mercury) are what we talk about constantly on this site - limiting heat tools and washings, being gentle, etc. Very, very interesting. Her hair was also gorgeous in the picture and while I'd love for my hair to be that length, I certainly can't hire a maid to help me brush every day!
Hurven
May 9th, 2015, 11:20 AM
Very interesting! I couldn't help but notice that many of the things she recommended is what many people recommend here. :)
pili
May 9th, 2015, 01:04 PM
Very interesting! I couldn't help but notice that many of the things she recommended is what many people recommend here. :)
That's the main reason I wanted to see how they did it back then. In current time we are having to relearn or re-intent the wheel on a lot of our techniques. Granted, mercury and hair burning are not something I want to do, but they had beautiful hair and so freakin' long that they had to be doing something right. I guess it validates the things that we know work more than anything else.
lapushka
May 9th, 2015, 02:25 PM
I always love reading these things! Thanks for sharing.
I wonder what she means by "scurf"? I'll have to look that one up. Good to know a healthy dose of mercury cures it, though!
Bad translation of "schurft"? Which is scabies, mange, if I translated right.
pili
May 9th, 2015, 05:56 PM
Bad translation of "schurft"? Which is scabies, mange, if I translated right.
*shudders*
Hairkay
May 10th, 2015, 03:10 PM
Particularly since nuns are required to cut off their hair and maintain it short…Unless this was a sect I am unfamiliar with.
The lady didn't say she became a nun only that she was sent to nuns for education. Many schools were run by nuns.
Taenarian
May 10th, 2015, 03:53 PM
She washes her hair brushes every day? I don't wash my makeup brushes every day ....
Madora
May 10th, 2015, 05:20 PM
She washes her hair brushes every day? I don't wash my makeup brushes every day ....
It really does help to keep your hair cleaner if you use a clean brush every day. Helps stretch washing.
Sarahlabyrinth
May 10th, 2015, 06:06 PM
It really does help to keep your hair cleaner if you use a clean brush every day. Helps stretch washing.
Put it this way - It's a lot quicker to wash a brush every day than to wash your hair every day (if it is long).
pili
May 10th, 2015, 06:09 PM
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surruh
May 10th, 2015, 06:39 PM
Thanks for sharing!
I wonder what kind of brush she would have used
pili
May 10th, 2015, 08:52 PM
Thanks for sharing!
I wonder what kind of brush she would have used
I may be wrong, but I think they only had BBBs. Maybe some here knows?...
Smky_Mtn_Echo
May 11th, 2015, 05:26 AM
Thank you for the read! I love how it has all come full circle; we are having to relearn all that was known back then to properly care for our hair.
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