This Hygiene Methods Of Old Are The Weirdest You’ll Ever See

Published on 02/11/2020
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Smelly Hair the Trend

So many times we wish our newly done hairstyle could last for a long time without it losing its touch. Getting that one style excites everyone, especially women, and they don’t want it to fuzz or go loose. Well, to make you not feel too bad, it was a similar obsession for women in the 18th century. However, the only difference is that their style went for a long time as it would have been too complicated to pull out easily.

Smelly Hair The Trend

Smelly Hair The Trend

As such, women didn’t worry about washing their hair so regularly. But, there was a major problem as lard would be used to keep the hair intact, and with that much grease, dirt, and sweat, we can only imagine the funk it sported. For sure, after just a day or two with the lard, the hair would attract a disgusting smell.

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Fly Bate

We must have heard the phrase “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar” and have seen some signs of it, especially when we put out our sweet treats. During the early days, Egyptians would take the phrase literally than we do now and use the exact elements to their benefits. Honey is a sweet delicacy made by bees from pollen they receive from flowers and is considered a household and medical product.

Fly Bate

Fly Bate

However, taking the phrase literally saw an act of cruel being portrayed against the innocent and humble. Egyptian Pharaohs used honey to keep flies away from them by pouring it on their servants so flies would swarm them instead. That sure was a heartless thing to do, and even if the servants were beautiful, the flies alone would be a major distraction.

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