Another book I've found, from 1901, recommends washing the hair with just water and alcohol, very simple. You are the…
No prob. I've got some other books you might like, for future posts in this series, too.
I'm going to need to try the baking soda! I tried washing my hair with Guinness once and it just…
You are absolutely right. The chemicals in our hair products today are just synthetically produced, and probably safer (in the…
You bet! Switches were used constantly - that is for a future post 🙂
Absolutely, and Edwardian women also bleached and used heat dryers and styling irons, as well as a technique called "singeing"…
YIKES! I believe it - after reading about the effects Witchhazel and Tincture of Cantharides has on the skin, if…
Thank you so much for all the Edwardian hair information. That book is fantastic! I inherited a stove top curling…
If you look objectively at some of the photos, especially when the hair is down, these women have fried their…
The more I read this blog the more I learn about grandma. She always used Witch Hazel. I found this…