Why medieval people didn't wash their hair, and how it stayed clean

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.

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7 Easy Historical Hairstyles for Naturally Curly Hair

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.

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What did medieval Jews wear? 13th and 14th Century Hair and Veil tutorial
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What did medieval Jews wear? 13th and 14th Century Hair and Veil tutorial

Medieval women in Europe wore veils according to Christian custom, but what about medieval Jews? Jewish women in the middle ages wore veils over their hair too, and were required to wear ones with a double blue and white border in 13th century Italy. As a Jewish woman who likes medieval dress, this seemed like a great addition to the 14th century medieval hair tutorial and veil demo I'd been planning!

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