The Real-Life Rapunzels | The Seven Sutherland Sisters

[@smorgasbroad1132]

Can you imagine trying to wash that hair before the time of water pressure from a showerhead or hose? I'm surprised they didn't suffer from headaches from the weight of it all. Fascinating story!

[@rhiannas1355]

Oh I gotta assume they did because my aunt has hair down to her knees and she complains of headaches all the time.

[@racerx4152]

@@rhiannas1355 I met a lady one time who claimed that she had to cut her long hair because it was making her eye sight go bad. She wore glasses as a result.

[@Mr_x_19922]

Yeah, but they became rich after

[@buckeyedav1]

My sister's sister in law had gorgeous long black hair below her knees but suffered from back pain all the time.. doctor told her it was the weight of her hair so she cut it off and the back pain went away. Anna In Ohio

[@bwj4893]

@@Mr_x_19922 Money isn't everything.

[@ilanamillion8942]

I had photos of them at one time. My grandma remembered seeing them in the late 19th century in Simcoe, Ontario. They were in a shop window advertising their hair tonic.

[@melissaarellano5177]

As someone with very thick and long hair,the amount of people that find long hair fascinating is amazing and frustrating at times. I've had some strangers,more often men, come up to me and touch my hair without asking which was upsetting but I've also had some good experiences too,once a little girl stopped me in the grocery store and said she loved my hair and that it was long like a princess' which was really sweet and made my day. People assume all sorts of things when they see something different about a person,even now. The Sutherland sisters story is bittersweet for sure,it's a shame their wealth wasn't managed better so it would last them longer.

[@winglessfairy564]

Yes, their hair was sure something else. And as a girl with wavy/curly hair reaching my literal knees, all this is completely true. You get SO much attention from it. Especially guys, but it’s nice hearing the compliments sometimes as well. But they treat you like, a different being or something?? I appreciate all the compliments I get, but some people end up not respecting your boundaries and that’s when it gets annoying. Then of course, there’s the wind and the maintenance of it 😹😹😹

[@anonnymouz6826]

Its disgusting

[@KoreaMojo]

When people touch you out of nowhere is bad enough and maybe it's just my experience but hearing men do it seems extra dirty. I've seen so many not wash their hands after all kinds of things and touch their junk randomly inside the pants to adjust etc. That needs to be off other people especially their hair. It's hard to take care of and time consuming. I think that's why more people don't see trying to find their genetic limits and the like. I didn't know people treat you differently. When I let my hair grow out I keep it up though.

[@elizabethingram9784]

Yes, I cut off my hair as a teenager because I was getting too much unwanted attention, guys would follow me to my car at the mall, etc. Better safe than sorry.

[@judilynn9569]

Understood. My hair hangs just past my butt and I once had a man in line behind me at a store ask me if it was all mine. When I turned to look at him, he had my hair in both of his hands! I gently took my hair from him as I assured him it was. RUDE. On the other hand, I had a woman hurriedly catch up to me in a grocery store to tell me my hair was beautiful. It was odd, but really nice of her. Sadly, I’m currently losing my hair to medically induced alopecia and will probably be cutting it all off soon - after 23 years of growing. I’m very sad about it and trying to embrace it.

[@richardw3470]

I can remember my grandmother and unmarried aunt washing their long hair on the back porch using rain water which had been caught in barrels.. Their farm didn't have all the modern plumbing. It was a real hassle and typical of the country way of life. My grandmother went blind and my married aunts convinced her to cut her hair to make her life easier. My aunt followed suit. Grandma missed it at first but agreed it was better short. It also got lighter and greyed practically overnight after a failed eye operation. My aunt's hair stayed the darker red til she died. I've always wondered what the connection was.

[@ContactsNfilters]

Very interesting! The red hair gene seems to affect a person's tolerance to anesthesia drugs as well.

[@dude8273]

Wow, interesting. my late grandma’s hair turned grey almost overnight too but it was from a really bad food poisoning. she always had dark short hair, and lost so much weight, so she was almost unrecognizable when she got out of emergency center.

[@AGDinCA]

Hair that long and thick is actually quite uncomfortable. Head and neck problems are an issue!

[@kymo6343]

Forreal. My hair is naturally thick and fast growing, I never let it grow longer than just a bit past my shoulders for longer than a year or two before I cut it short. It feels so great to be able to scrub my scalp clean with just a lil bit of shampoo instead of struggling to clean a bunch of hair...

[@gracelove886]

What rubbish. My hair is butt length and not cutting it anytime soon.

[@kymo6343]

​@@gracelove886 Pft. Okay. How does that make it rubbish? Most ppl cut their hair when it gets too long because there's a whole host of problems that come with it. People who let their hair grow as long as you aren't common anymore because most people find that long hair DOES give them neck problems and all kinds of other discomfort.

[@igitha..._]

@@kymo6343 People who grow their hair like this naturally DO NOT necessarily have back pain and \or similar issues you insist on having to be present as their muscles and body adapt to the weight as it grows. This is even more the case if the individual has not cut their hair their entire lives as they have never known anything different. Some people have larger breasts and some people have stronger core strength. Some people have a proportionate body that allows them to keep their head less tilted. It is a gross overgeneralization to say that all people with long hair have back pain!! What gaul to pfft at someone who is speaking from experience! These individuals have the ability to get off their feet and rest you realize! Also the ability to change their hairstyle to a different position so it is less cumbersome on the follicles. "Most people" - come off it.

[@kymo6343]

@@igitha..._ ...Wow. You actually threw a whole tantrum like that and expected to be taken seriously. You really reacted to "Long hair can give you neck problems" as if that statement was the same as calling someone a slur... You've been on the internet waaay too long, dear. Go get some grass between your toes. My statement stands because in case you overlooked it, I WAS SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE AS WELL. :)

[@sally8708]

Hair like that is its own full time job. At the longest, mine was about to my knees, but I would have my mom “trim” it maybe twice or three times a year, usually cutting off between 3 and 8 inches. I know that the math on hair growth doesn’t quite line up for that, but that’s just how my life was for many years. I had to follow all of the rules for “virgin” hair, a term I am definitely not making up, including no heat of any kind, no blow drying even on cool, no dyes or chemical treatments, shampoo every three to five days, conditioner daily, and vitamin supplements for skin/hair/nails. I’d also only brush it with my fingers so as not to damage anything, and I kept it inside a satin nightcap overnight so it didn’t get damage from rubbing against the pillows. It’s intense work to keep it nice as damage adds up over the years that it would be on my head. The key incentive for keeping it as undamaged as possible was that it was easier to work with and tangled less. Some people follow a regimen like that because you can make pretty good money selling long hair, but I just found it easier to deal with when I followed those rules. I never intended to go on that little journey of nearly a decade of crazy long hair. It started with me procrastinating setting an appointment to get my hair cut. I’d always had it fairly long (middle to lower back), but somehow procrastinating for like a year or two led me down this whole path of having ridiculously long hair. I finally chopped it all off in the fall of 2019, final count before the cut was 3ft 4inches from root to tip. I got a sharply angled bob cut that I quite liked as it was an angled bob but still had no Karen-type appearance to it. I had meant to have it made into a wig to be given to someone struggling with trich, as it is a disorder close to my heart, but after contacting a few wig makers, it just didn’t go anywhere. My hair is still in a Manila envelope (was completely dry and product free at the time, so no mold). I don’t think I’ll go back to keeping it that long simply because life with short hair is so much easier.

[@debracornwall6016]

Would love to see it at that time

[@jinisteffani8035]

There is a group people donate their hair to for cancer patients....they make wigs for free for them...I know a woman who grows her just for this cause

[@janebrown7231]

Thank you for that interesting account. I can quite see how it could start with a single procrastination over a hair appointment. Glad you are enjoying your haircut now.

[@LowejaDogs]

No matter what I have done to my hair, it never got longer than shoulder length. I think it must be in the genes if one has been able to have long hair. I have just had mine cut for the very first time and it sticks out like a poodle at a dog show. LOL. Im 66yrs old to.

[@DawnOldham]

A good piece of advice: always live below your means, if it all possible! These women could have been extremely comfortable their entire lives, with this mindset.

[@jmallett6081]

Yes. Unfortunately those women did not learn the life skills of budgeting money, saving, or investing. If all in a sudden you attain wealth and are not used to it, it is easy to spend it all until the time the money isn't coming in anymore. This is a common thing that happens with lottery winners.

[@sharonsmalls6846]

They drugged their money up. The video showed them in drug dens. That is sad.

[@ladyjuliette8004]

What an extraordinary story. I really like this channel, telling about special and interesting human beings from the past. People one never heard of, or just heard very briefly , turn in to be so fascinating. I always wish a happy ending for everyone, but in the real life, it's very rarely. Thank you for bringing them to life! I look forward to every video, you are really the best to tell 🌹

[@lisaalane7694]

I've heard of these sisters, but did not know the full story. It's a reminder that even now human nature is still basically the same. Sports stars, lottery winners, business tycoons and celebrities to this day make unfathonable amounts of money and end up penniless at some point.

[@rae4540]

"a lazy, do-nothing turkey farmer" 🤣 "follicle prowess"

[@kimberlymclees8189]

How interesting! I'd never heard of these ladies before. I'm going to look for a book or more information about them. Thanks for sharing this!

[@memanuel5299]

Rapunzel was not an american fairy tale-it was German based on a French fairy tale- originally written by Friedrich Schultz and then recorded/ taken by brothers-the Grimm brothers.

[@krystalrobin3164]

This was a super fascinating video. The sisters had such beautiful hair. Thanks for sharing this story with us!

[@amysbees6686]

Thank you for such a well done video on our local "celebrities"! This is an object lesson on what is accomplished when eccentricity (mother) + sloth/greed (father) come together with regards to their children. A truly sad and bizarre tale!

[@Dihechuwa]

I very much appreciate your ability to convey the stories of lives past with such consideration and warmth. Thanks!!

[@brendaholliday6866]

I enjoyed this story about the, Sutherland sisters and their "extremely" long hair. They had a "despicable" father who used them for his own personal financial means. It was sad how the sisters lives ended, having once been rich and famous. I would have liked to have known did their only brother have a full head of hair? And, did any of the Sutherland sisters write an autobiography? Great investigating, presentation and photos, too.

[@nonprofitgirl]

Excellent question! I’d definitely read an autobiography by any of these ladies!

[@moondancer4660]

I can't believe how careless they were with their money! They even lost the house! Goodness, didn't they have ANY business sense? I guess not. 🤷‍♀️

[@louisewilliams4676]

@Brenda Holliday and their hair was long too

[@rachelmdiamond]

@Cinde didn’t have much of a choice back then. And given how much work they apparently did in his place, seems like they deserved it, no?

[@angeliapittman4776]

@@moondancer4660 That's what I said some where in this opinion I agree with you Wonder if anyone's hair grew with this fake hair growth?

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

I have heared many versions of the story about these sisters, but yours is the best !!!

[@catherinestevenson9523]

Well done ! You really are an excellent storyteller, do your research meticulously for these videos and make your characters come alive again. This one was particularly interesting - thank you !

[@angeliapittman4776]

I agree

[@Lolliegoth]

You know he is stealing others work right?

[@thankyouverymuch]

He's ok, but he's hard to listen to. Between the Burger-King-foot-lettuce cadence and the frequent mispronunciations of words he could easily look up how to pronounce, his reading is too distracting to listen often. I keep giving him another chance every few months or so, but he never improves.

[@cherrycherrylady1700]

The way you narrate is just the smoothest and how did you found all of this information? You’re the best. Xoxo 😚

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

I knew nothing about the Sisters, wow what a story, very entrepreneurial selling hair tonic and hair products, shame they could not keep hold of their fortune :(

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks Bc 😊

[@mollympls]

hair like that is genetic, so the one sister likely would have been the biological daughter of at least one of the parents. most people can''t grow hair that long, no matter how much they try.

[@angelbabysqueaky3985]

Another fabulous biography of the sisters. You always tell us these stories, that are so fascinating. These sisters were a sad story of a shady father and how he used them and their hair. The sisters didn't know how to live outside of the circus. May they RIP 🙏 now and forever.

[@Sandra-ww6oz]

Really enjoyed this Story. Typical isn’t it? Father acts as Manager rips off his Daughters - just ask the Jackson 5. What about the free loading brother? Suppose he was in on the exploitation in some way - I reckon he should have contributed buy growing a 7’ moustache! Thanks FL it’s a relief to find a well researched presented and narrated video with unusual content. Thanks to you their lives are no longer forgotten. Well done young man 😀💗🙏☮️🐨🇦🇺 Best wishes and positive vibes from Sydney Australia.

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

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[@aprilgraham-tash1124]

I've heard of them before....your coverage of their story was the most thorough I've heard tho. Well done. 🖒🖒💕

[@bungarraoz254]

My father always said," A woman's hair is her crowning glory".

[@robinpanei154]

My grandmother would say that.

[@jillhensley4919]

It’s in the bible

[@ellamaeloftus3493]

So glad for the freedom the cut it if desired

[@ELKE-]

Thank you FLives! Another great work of yours. Loved the details on this fascinating story

[@annalisette5897]

What a peculiar story! Only some women can grow hair like that. The elabourate styles through the centuries have largely been accomplished with wigs and hair pieces, starting with Queen Elizabeth I, and Mary Queen of Scots, through Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. The side curls of the early 1800's were often fake and pinned on. Empress Sisi was remarkable for naturally long hair. Most women cannot grow hair like that.

[@quester09]

makes you wonder what was in the foul smelling ointment.

[@annalisette5897]

@@quester09 It was mentioned in passing in the video. Most of the ingredients sounded harmless or even decent folk medicines like witch hazel. I use that on my skin. The last ingredient mentioned in this video was, as I recall, hydrochloric acid. I do not know the percentage or what it would do with the other ingredients. Hydrochloric acid can do a great deal of harm if the solution is strong enough. Customers did not complain of going bald so it must not have been a strong concentration of HCL.

[@gwendolynbien-aime1536]

@@annalisette5897 The ingredients mentioned were in the father’s ineffective snake oil formula. The ingredients in the “foul smelling” hair tonic was never mentioned.

[@shifajamaima7173]

Even Maria Antoinette 😮 And those Queens too. wow am so surprised. Thanks for the info.

[@mary-louellenaroberts3932]

My hair gets to my shoulders and splits and cracks off

[@bananapanic4213]

I love your flourish on the words “moreover” and “however!”

[@chelsea-t]

Recently discovered this channel and I've not been disappointed once!

[@tislyworrell2446]

Neither have I!

[@janstaz]

Just washing hair must have been so hard. Then drying it. I know they brushed it an awful lot. So glad we have proper shampoo and hair dryers. So many women had such frizzy hair right up to 1940s needed conditioner as well

[@loretta_3843]

I remember having hair down to my waist when I was a kid and it was a pain to wash and take care of. I can't imagine dealing with hair as long as these ladies. I doubt they had anything to help detangle their locks!

[@kristenungstad3252]

Women back then would always wear their hair up in braids and buns, so it was out of their way for the most part. (A woman's hair loose was considered borderline erotic and hair was grown as long as possible, so their act was definatly sexual.)

[@eh-i1841]

@@kristenungstad3252 but to no avail.

[@shannonm.4087]

i has the very same thought! i couldn't imagine combing all that hair!

[@lorimiller4301]

my Granny was the youngest so all her sisters wouldcare for her hair. my dad at 92 still hasa full head of curly grey locks. Some parts are dark grey and some are light but no white yet. My mom had thick red hair but she was always dyeing it black. She got brain cancer in her 70s. Some of the dye was in our closet. It fell over and ate a hole right through to the sub floor. Accept what colour you have, it may help you live longer. 😉

[@ekramer2478]

Mom had hair to just about her knees until almost fifty. Mine never went much past my waist no matter how hard I tried.

[@jennydonnelly4436]

Just story of the past..,those people forgotten...love it...thank you

[@talmadge1926]

Really inreresting. Thankyou. I guess this was a prime case of "Hair today, gone tomorrow" !!

[@KatyWatson173]

Big age gaps were not uncommon in the mid to late 19th Century even in the early part of the 20th. My maternal grandfather was the youngest of nine and his eldest sister was 21 years older than he. Seven of the nine made it to adulthood. I have seen other stories over the years about these sisters your telling was much more informative. 🙂

[@sackettfamily4685]

I mean.....I never think of it like that.....but my family has age gaps too. The oldest is born in 89,and the last child was born in 2015. It happens in large families, because every 2 years there was a baby.

[@towerofresonance4877]

My father is 70 and he has 6 brothers. All born in July or August spanning 16 years. That's a lot of Leo ♌️ 😆

[@bwj4893]

That's so true. I have a friend who will be 59 this year. His paternal grandfather was born in 1839! His grandfather married a much younger woman who had my friend's father in 1908--and my friend's father then married a much younger woman, who had my friend in 1964.

[@carmenrico4945]

you’re the best these videos are my favorite. lol i’m a history nerd and absolutely love these!

[@headishome8452]

Always a man living off of women!! Their lives were sad in the end. Thank you for this Episode.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

history is full of"kept women" albeit not always voluntarily

[@thefockn3831]

As usual women take absolutely no agency and therefore responsibility for their actions. Did the father come up with a deceitful but lucrative idea to capitalize office success of his daughters yes he did. Did he create maintain and manage successfully a business that would sustain his daughters after his death yes he did. The daughters had to be well aware that that tonic was a bunch of crap but they didn't say anything they continue to make money off of it in the end the Apple did not fall far from the tree additionally as soon as the man who takes responsibility was no longer in the picture the daughters fell apart and ran a very successful company that could have remained lucrative into the ground because they wanted to be little princesses in a castle instead of responsible women...

[@user-fc7yi4ud3m]

@@thefockn3831 Tell me what other choice those women had? Growing in poverty, no education because women weren't allowed to have such even the richer ones, few prospects of jobs? Lol. They did what was best for them at the time, with the conditions they were given.

[@katescott8214]

What an amazing story. Hair today, gone tomorrow.

[@CubanMami4]

Thank you for this story! I’ve never heard of them ! Fascinating !!

[@gailcbull]

So basically they were the first Kardashians -- famous more for their appearance then any talent and founders of a beauty empire.

[@igitha..._]

Unfortunately no this is incorrect

[@x77punk77x]

Ewww; what a horrific comparison…

[@gingerdurbin2726]

I hope they were not that icky

[@mollypinto4666]

Love these stories. Just goes to show life is an endless circle of repeat shows😔🙏💕stay blessed everyone 💓

[@angelbabysqueaky3985]

You always gather so much. interesting material and you present it with such a great manner. Keep up the great work. Thank you for your very hard work in providing us with so much knowledge. about these people.

[@blondeenigma3882]

Can you imagine how they all smelt ? The ' foul smelling ointment ' covered long hair would be washed very infrequently due to the sheer effort of doing so.

[@Eiramilah]

probably had sulfur in it. It kills fungus

[@nonprofitgirl]

Oh my holy HAIR!! Thank you so much for sharing this story…unlike other viewers, I’d never heard of these sisters. I have longish hair and it’s everywhere. I can’t imagine how the bedrooms and bathrooms looked! THAT’S not that’s important, I understand, I just can’t help but laugh. As always, you have done a touching, thoughtful and amazing job. It’s clear the care and respect and research that you into incorporate into your uploads. Cheers to you from California xo

[@shannonm.4087]

i know exactly what you mean. I have thyroid issues and before I found it out I shed hair like crazy. Everyone sheds hair daily- an avg. of 150 hairs!! I cannot imagine!!their hair must have been everywhere- i couldnt stand sleeping surrounded by all that hair either!

[@nonprofitgirl]

@@shannonm.4087 Shannon, I think we are soul sisters. I love my longish (mid-back) hair but I HATE dealing with shed hair....ewww. And I’m about to cat sit for 4 cats and TALK ABOUT HAIR! Pray for me! Ha ha!

[@jojobunny02]

I always fall asleep watching these videos! Even though I find the content interesting your voice puts me to sleep 😂

[@brookeseimears4887]

This was awesome....I had never heard of these girls before

[@igitha..._]

The ointment may have been fenugreek which is still quite a stinky approach to hair retention and preventing hair loss - an ancient ayurvedic remedy utilized by the Indian civilization for millennia. I'm actually surprised there has been no mention of the link between these ladies and the women of Vrill. I do adore this channel the narration and everything it stands for - keep it up brother! kind blessings to all always

[@rmaddwilliams5064]

That's what I use for my natural type 4 waistlength hair....

[@IDance4joy2]

I wondered if there was a Vrill connection as well

[@jmallett6081]

Yes, I have researched the vril women. All but one had long hair and they all were beautiful. They channeled and unfortunately went to men in the Thule society and helped the Nazi cabal gain technology. What happened in real life can be weird. Some of these women had hair almost all the way to the ground.

[@billieduff8118]

Sad story I never heard of these sisters it was very interesting to hear of them. Thank you

[@nerys723]

Great story thanks. Are there more stories about women from the early beauty products?

[@lisa8744]

Interesting story! This was the first time I heard from them! Please make an episode on countess Marie Larisch, she was the go-between for the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera who chose suicide and left the emperor with no heir, which is also known as the Mayerling incident. I think it’s interesting to observe how her high rank by birth gave her access to the top of royal society, which after the Mayerling incident dropped and led step by step to her downfall where she allegedly had to beg ppl to pay for her in exchange for marriage at a point, with other drama with the royal family and in her love life as well. I’m not sure if I pity her or think she deserves the downfall, anyways, she had quite a life but is often only mentioned briefly as the go-between that caused the Mayerling and I would love to hear your take on her story.

[@teenieneenie630]

I'm surprised they didn't suffer from headaches as the very weight of such long hair can cause. Maybe that's why they took to opium, for the headaches.

[@2degucitas]

Good point. I realized putting my longish hair in a ponytail was the source of my headaches. So, I cut it into a shoulder length shag . Headaches stopped!

[@teenieneenie630]

@@2degucitas Good for you,dear. My sister found the same thing happened after she cut hers. No more headaches!

[@shiningstar1869]

One or two of the sisters did suffer headaches. Some think it could have been from the alcohol a couple of the sisters drank. Or from their hair. I read the book by Brandon Stickney. I was always fascinated by this story!

[@tarandondesigns6956]

@@shiningstar1869 So there is a book about them? Thank you or that information! Do you know the name of the book?

[@shiningstar1869]

@@tarandondesigns6956 Yes, "The amazing seven sutherland sisters biography" by Brandon Stickney. Amazon books.

[@WhitneyDahlin]

To be fair I also wanted to mention that the shorter you are the longer your hair will look. For example if you are only 5 ft tall and you have 3 ft of hair that's hair that's almost knee length hair but if you are 6 ft tall and have 3 ft of hair it will be belly button length. I just wanted to mention that since it's kind of hard to get a read on just how long someone's hair is by just looking at them. Their hair is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!

[@danchinoloves7804]

When your hair is to the floor it doesn't matter how tall you are...ur hairs long even a baby crawling hair touchs the fall hair is long

[@WhitneyDahlin]

@@danchinoloves7804 Very true but to me there's a big difference between someone who's 6 ft tall having floor length hair and someone who's 4 ft tall having floor length hair.

[@beginnerbuglady]

When me and my three sisters were growing up we all had at least ass length hair and my sister had hair past her knees 😁 we were always teased and called"hippies"by the boys in our estate until they got to about 16 and realized long haired 'hippy' girls werent all that bad 🤣 I loved the long hair but you literally couldn't do anything with it but plait it o put it in a bun xx

[@vawest2052]

I lived close to a family of really strict Penocostals in the 1990s, the woman never cut their hair. All of 'em had hair to the floor or to the back of their knees. Even now, they still have insanely long hair, mine stops growing right below my butt, I can't stand it getting any longer than that.

[@2degucitas]

A very religious boyfriend coaxed me into growing my hair long. He never touched it or complimented it , so when we split I cut it short. Never let someone else dictate your hair length!

[@sophieruby9135]

It's part of controlling women. I came from a church where women were expected to have long hair and wear hats to services. I'm an atheist now and I used to ask myself why God would would take so much interest in the length of women's hair. Now I know it was the men.

[@c.joyceb.8991]

Both parents raised the children and both were strange. The girls had a good adult life from being celebrities and earning all the money from their hair. And they lived in luxury. Very interesting video. I wonder what happened to the brother?

[@LowejaDogs]

So many rags to riches and back again. So many riches and loss to. So sad that money and how it changes people. Great story, great channel.

[@myunknownland9272]

I think I had one of the empty bottles. I live down under. What a history! I Wish I'd kept it. Xo

[@Oonagh72]

Why didn’t he just sell the stuff the mother made? I’m sure she gave the girls the recipe. Most likely they were the ones who had to make it.

[@jblade347]

Neem oil smells bad

[@cindychristian1700]

@@jblade347 I keep hearing people say neem oil grows your hair but I can't get a before and after pic of any dramatic results even after 6 months to a year! I'd use it and doctor up the smell if I could see that it actually works!!

[@chezamoonangelaiemma497]

@@cindychristian1700 I have ethnic curly wavy hair close to my tailbone. I use Neem oil and coconut oil together before washing it every two weeks. It helps with breakage, has manageable hair, and retains the growth. I only cut my hair every 6 months a little trim but this time I will cut once a year until next July 2023. I do use a blow dryer to comb my hair and then braid it. This stuff does work I get my Neem oil and coconut oil from Amazon. Just make sure it is organic. Hope this helps ☺️👍

[@cindychristian1700]

@@chezamoonangelaiemma497 Thanks!

[@chezamoonangelaiemma497]

@@cindychristian1700 you're welcome I also take St Tropicana hair growth pills were a major game changer. Good luck 💕

[@finolaomurchu8217]

Even then, the drugs were used. Was their good hair down to genes, I wonder. Great video☘🇮🇪🧚‍♂️

[@igitha..._]

There was cocaine found in Egyptian Mummies

[@chezamoonangelaiemma497]

I didn't know about their story but I always see the sisters as lovely Rapunzels. I have ethnic curly wavy hair that reaches close to tailbone length. I recently cut a few inches to do a unicorn cut to give it shape. But won't cut it until next July😁 I use Neem oil and coconut oil together and it works for me. Loved your video💕 new subscriber

[@nancyhammons3594]

I can't imagine the number of headaches they had, hair that long and thick is heavy and can cause headaches.

[@lorilewis4447]

Yes. When I got my long hair cut off for Locks of Love my headaches stopped. I broke many hairbrushes on my hair.

[@nancyhammons3594]

@@lorilewis4447 Back in the mists of time when I was in high school my hair was so long, I was sitting on it.

[@lorilewis4447]

My hair would get hung up in my car door and in my seat belt. I had stage 2 invasive ductal carinoma breast cancer. I lost all of my hair during my chemo treatments. I went through 14 treatments. The doctors and nurses said my hair would come back straight. I said no, it is too long and wavy. My hair is still growing back after one and a half years. It is very wavy. Will see when it grows all the way back out.

[@nancyhammons3594]

@@lorilewis4447 I'm very glad that you have survived the cancer and I hope you remain healthy.

[@MissMollyCohen]

This was a great video! Never heard of these sisters before, now I am wise to them and their incredible story ❤️😀

[@primesspct2]

wow what an amazing story of the sisters! A glitch in you tube keeps stopping your videos from coming up in feed. Its great there are so many I haven't seen! You can bet those sisters were tight, I am with my sisters and in that day and age, they had to be. Beautiful women all!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching!! Maybe subscribe again and turn on notifications 😉

[@0therun1t21]

The Seven Sutherland Sisters sang and sold snake oil for circuses. Somebody help me out here and make a better tongue twister.

[@unhiddenhistory]

Seven Sutherland sisters sullenly sold circuses snake oil?

[@0therun1t21]

@@unhiddenhistory I like yours better, thanks!

[@bobbyrutherford9359]

It is always a great day when Forgotten Lives uploada another great case his cases always has great content

[@susannebrown3255]

Thanks for this. You should check out the Dionne sisters. It’s tragic 👏🏼🇨🇦🐉👩🏼‍⚖️

[@lindabuck2777]

Ooo! Sounds intriguing 🧐🌟 I SECOND the motion-YES PLEASE😝🙏🏻❤️

[@djr6876]

1920’s was the most fashion liberating time for women,short hair,short dresses,no corsets.

[@sashaconrad3939]

@Wiiing Saus after watching this, I’m more grateful than ever to have a medium length blunt bob-type cut.

[@Uapa500]

Corsets were just like bra and supported the body and the dresses, no costriction 💖

[@sophieruby9135]

@@Uapa500 A lot of women took the lacing too far. My grandmother told me that her grandfather could put his hands around his wife's waist and his fingers would touch.

[@oooh19]

One of my friends growing up had really long thick hair very pretty

[@erinniccoinn1gh]

2:51 love your narration as always, but i must say if anyone ever remarked on my 'follicle prowess' i'm pretty sure i would flee the earth...

[@addie_is_me]

That father was so selfish that the sisters ended up with no money and nothing to fall back on and no husbands which was a big help then. I hope they enjoyed the celebrity while they had it.

[@cypher7648]

I've never heard of this story before , and found it really enjoyable and interesting. My first time watching your channel. Subscribed immediately! Thank you so much for such a great video. Perfectly narrated too!🙏👌👍✌

[@robinmarks5638]

Had never heard of them. What an interesting story! Thank you

[@jcrow236]

Very interesting, never heard of them and they are only an hour away from where I live.

[@franciebelcher4594]

Wonderful work! This was absolutely fascinating. Love your channel ✌😁

[@texadonkey34]

Cholesterol for hair works great. Purchase at drug store or hair supply. It feels like vanilla pudding. Place on hair weekly, cover with shower cap for 2 hours and your hair will grow thicker & longer. Eat eggs and nuts too, it helps 👍.

[@buzzzzzz69]

That was absolutely fascinating; can't believe I've never heard of these women before. It seems like such a sad end for all of them; the last one to go must have been terribly lonely. It sounds like they didn't have marriages, children etc(?) There must have been some great genes behind that hair length in particular. I personally rarely cut my hair but I've never been able to get it past waist length before it simply seem like it stops growing; I know it must still be growing but it gets so thin by then! I have many female family members who can say pretty much the same thing. That being said I have lived with reasonably long hair most of my life which of course requires quite a bit of care - especially as my hair is naturally curly when shorter it seems to tangle very easily if I don't braid it etc. Sadly now in my 50s my arthritis in my shoulders etc is making it too difficult to keep it so long. So next week it's off to a hairdresser- for only the fourth time in my entire life- & get it cut up to my shoulders... I used to wonder when I was younger why so many women of my Grandmother's generation had short haircuts with bad curly perms. I thought was because the perm chemicals had ruined their hair/scalp but I now know it's bcz it's too hard to care for.

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Very interesting , thank you for this piece of history .

[@grammiesspirit2667]

Amazing presentation. Every element. Perfect 👍. Thank you

[@WhitneyDahlin]

Also... I NEED TO KNOW WHAT WAS IN THE OINTMENT THE MOM PUT ON THEIR HAIR!!

[@Ashley-vs8nu]

Right? I know this is serious but....

[@gemstone5994]

It's probably the diy bone marrow mask. 🤢

[@siamsadie]

I guarantee it was neem oil!

[@staceykersting705]

The narrator listed many ingredients right in the story! I recommend Rogaine...it works, but u won't see results for a couple months. Taking a biotin supplement, magnesium and zinc can also help.

[@igitha..._]

@@siamsadie Neem oil doesnt smell nearly as bad as Fenugreek

[@Daisy_L999]

Excellent story telling! you are amazing.

[@anjachan2]

You should always think about what you can do if your career stops.

[@igitha..._]

*passive income*

[@m.f.richardson1602]

Always interesting. Thank you. Peace 💕🇺🇲

[@scronx]

Great fresh subject and production!

[@ladyadarathecrone7494]

My hair is very long, not as long as these women, and it is not easy to manage. My grandmother and several of my great aunts had hair like this. I mean, literally, to the floor but they kept it braided and twisted up most of the time. I love looking at all of the old pictures of them when they were younger women.

[@margaretcorriher1000]

I love your sight on you too I love the history you come up with it's very interesting and very educational it's things that you would not imagine it's part of the culture and the early 1700s 1800s 1900 and today and I thank you for a very well documented and explained payment history and I appreciate this app I'm always going to be coming back thank you 💞

[@del3681]

Oh!! So they were the original 80's hair band!!

[@kathleen1499]

Thanks for an unusual and interesting story. I still wonder what their mother put into the pomade which made it so foul-smelling.

[@igitha..._]

probably fenugreek possibly curry ointment (or a combination of the two) these are classified as ancient indian vedic beauty remedies of which the recipe may have reached England and the "new world" after the East India Trading Company's establishment

[@chezamoonangelaiemma497]

Or Neem oil

[@unhiddenhistory]

If it was made of animal fat, the fat would have gone rancid, which would likely explain the smell.

[@tandin199]

There should be a movie on this fascinating story

[@haileybalmer9722]

I think of the Sunderland sisters often when I'm taking my hair down and combing it or putting it back up. I don't have hair like they did, but it's down to my hips and it's quite a nuisance to keep out of the way. Maybe I should take it down and unbraid it while I sing songs and make some money off of it.

[@marcoaureliofernandezreyes1413]

Interesting story, FL. 👍

[@cinders1128]

I would love to know there mothers ointment hair recipe!! 😁 ime sure they would have been onto a winner with that one 😬👌💕

[@noodlesderose]

So happy to hear this local history

[@JJW77]

Good job as usual!!!

[@oileengrace8228]

This teaches us something about greed. Very interesting video, Thank you!

[@TipsyShipsy]

Great work, my favorite post so far:)

[@ButterflyWings1900]

They had short bits at the front so look like long amazing mullets!

[@magpiesneedle2575]

“Follical prowess” Great. Really enjoy your videos.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@Angel-nr8td]

My grandmother mother had hair to the floor and six feet long along the floor, so I decided to grow my hair to see how long it would grow its only down to my waist

[@bobbergirl111]

I am curious about their Tonic. Is the recipe lost and did it work? Very interesting story 🍁

[@conningdale8805]

Am glad I found this interesting video. Thank you for posting it.

[@tarandondesigns6956]

Very Interesting video! I have subscribed and am now bing watching your channel!