Laundry in the middle ages was as bad as you think.
Yes, medieval people washed their clothes, and (for once) the historical myths are real medieval facts. I love historical myth busting and medieval history myths are rarely true, but the history of doing laundry will make you very grateful you are not washing clothes in medieval times!
Why medieval people didn't wash their hair, and how it stayed clean
Medieval people didn't bathe or wash their hair, right? Hair care in the middle ages involved no shampoo, but they still kept their hair clean. As a professional hairstylist, I think this historical myth needs to be debunked. Busting this myth comes down to understanding what resources Medieval people had for personal care, and reveals that historical people were actually quite clever about working with what knowledge they had.
7 Easy Historical Hairstyles for Naturally Curly Hair
Two easy Victorian hairstyles, Medieval braids, Renaissance hair taping, simple 18th century hair, a Regency updo, and an Edwardian Gibson Girl, all on naturally curly hair! This tutorial for easy everyday historical hairstyles is perfect for historybounding and historical working women, and will work for straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair textures.