Weird Edwardian Beauty Tips

Today I'm reading some really peculiar beauty tips from 1910. Sorry about the abrupt ending, my battery died. Well, not mine. My camera's.
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[@PoisonTheOgres]

Imagine that in a hundred years, people might see the 'kylie lip challenge' or something stupid like that, and include it in a video of *crazy 21st century beauty rituals*

[@brilynnharvey8256]

PoisonTheOgres I sure hope not😂💗💗

[@idalia799]

God or like "recreating my great grandma's outfits on instagram" in like the year 2205

[@noni4315]

I bet girls in the Victorian and Edwardian eras were thinking the same thing about some of the things she mentioned.

[@francestailor7790]

PoisonTheOgres hahaha

[@julijakeit]

sun tanning till one gets melanoma, overfilled 'duck' lips, fake eyelashes that look like legs of a centipede, fake boobs and asses... we have evolved?

[@cyancyborg1477]

I have curly African hair, so I'm not sure how much relevancy my own experiences have to this, but that part about never sleeping in a bun/ponytail is absolutely true, at least for me. It puts prolonged stress on your hair and causes some strands to weaken and break down the middle where the band is.

[@anikethchakraborty3238]

It's good for the skin too

[@BestFriendsWhoLiveTogether]

I have Caucasian hair and I have to say that you are not alone in this!

[@Chillitz]

the hair stuff kinda makes sense, you keep your hair in bun it pulls on the hair making it thinner over time whereas a loose braid wont pull on the hairs. two braids rather than one distributes the weight and stays cooler.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

This is how I sleep at night, just make sure you don't let something snag on your braids if they are too loose

[@bridgetthewench]

I have very thick hair, and two braids is my preferred hair style in the summer. Parting the hair from front to back helps get a little air to the scalp and I can cool off more effectively.

[@gabibraule2892]

Well lemon actually does bleach skin, I use it a lot to take care of dark spots, but if you expose your skin to the sun it will stain where the juice has touched. Eggs are pure protein and great for your hair and scalp, as long as you wash it away after with water I don't think it's gross at all.

[@Mike-zh1ew]

So, if one bleaches the skin with lemon, is condemned to stay indoors?

[@NaBa.O3O]

Just do the bleaching at night, then take a shower or at least rinse the area you rubbed lemons on with water, and by morning it'll be fine for you to be in the sunlight.

[@keyholes]

If you use eggs on your hair, you have to use very cool water. It takes surprisingly little heat to accidentally scramble eggs on your head. Don't ask me how I know.

[@ElwingWitch79]

@@Mike-zh1ew since lemons contain AHA really help"bleaching" the skin and make it smoother,but make a bad reaction with UVB/UVA,so you must use a cream with a protection against the sun...

[@julijakeit]

i use egg and yogurt hair masks all the time, i wash them with shampoo, of course.

[@steverogersthemoderator270]

growing up in a small village in Ukraine, my grandma used to wash her hear with fresh eggs only as the result, she claimed, her hear was naturally shiny, smooth and strong she also used to have it long and plaited my granddad also used to joke that her hair was the reason he fell in love with her

[@thegracklepeck]

aww that's so sweet!

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

@@thegracklepeck Literally what I was thinking

[@irgendwelchedinge]

I love the way people were writing in those days, so elegant!

[@restingsadface]

69th like lol

[@charlottelouise1360]

Same

[@j_fenrir]

*_writes egg in elegant_*

[@LynneWright]

My Nana used to wash my hair w two eggs, then condition with mayonnaise or olive oil, rinse well, then my wet hair was combed out with vinegar. Hair dye and ink was made from the boiled shells of black walnuts.

[@katherinemargeson8082]

Lynne Wright - Glzrbug Olive, avocado, and grape seed oils all make great deep conditioners or pre shampoing hair and scalp treatments. Add a few drops of lavender, rosemary, tea tree, or peppermint essential oil for extra benefits.

[@BStasiya]

Hydrogen peroxide? Perfect for washing blood off clothing~ most ladies know

[@horseenthusiast9903]

BStasiya and vinegar gets deep stains out of you put half a cup in your wash! And half a cup of baking soda in a wash gets rid of smell, but I don’t recommend putting the two together

[@melanieespinoza6982]

Hydrogen peroxide can also bleach hair. It turned mine a much lighter brown than it originally was. Although i don't know the long term effects it will have on your scalp?

[@napoleonicwarfare4621]

It’s great for teeth whitening as well

[@Ladyblue7620]

When I read this comment I thought "why would I know that? I haven't killed anyone before!!". And then I remembered we bleed monthly 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@auraofdoubt]

@@napoleonicwarfare4621 But don't ever ingest it since it's poisonous if swallowed!

[@Princess-zu9eo]

I do the eggs recipe and the lemon one and they work very well. -the egg recipe: you mix raw eggs with whatever nutritional oil you want. and then apply it to your hair after splitting it and brushing it and wrap it with a warm towel. *this mix must be done at least one hour before showering and the longest the better. **remember to wash your hair very well with shampoo. ***feel free to repeat this mask once a week and don't be afraid to be creative when it comes to ingredients. -the lemon recipe: you rub a little piece of lemon in your skin, wait enough time to let the lemon juice on your skin dry. and then immediately wash it with water and your usual skin cleaner. *this mix might sting your skin a bit and it's very normal since it's acid. **this mix is preferably applied at night, because the skin might be irritated in case of sun exposure afterward the application.

Zineb Hamdaoui that's interesting, what are the results?

[@AeriSoondingie]

For the lemon I been doing it for years now, if your skin is sensitive like mine you should do it not so often since the acid can damage, it make the skin lighter or at least uniform. You can do it on the face too for burns, dark spots or scars, but of course being careful of avoid the eyes area and since vitamin C it's effecive for acne it helps a lot, also lemon is a natural antiseptic so keep skin clean, but again, it's acid so can bring dryness. Never leave it exposed to the sun because can burn the skin bad, but its okay to go in the sun if you are bleaching hair, it's more effective that way, just try not spend way to many time on the sun, that will dry out the hair or damage the scalp. After it dry on the skin or it been a while in the hair just normally wash it and apply moisturizing, like lotion for the face and oli for the hair. You can combine little lemon juice with baking soda to make a paste you can apply on the armpits or elbows and knees and it will bleach that as well. Also you can use the same paste to whitening teeth, just brush with the paste like it was toothpaste then use normal toothpaste and do in it once or twice a week it will work as well. I don't know what's with Lemon but it works for everything like magic, the thing I know works too but I have never try it is to use it as natural deodorant, I just can't imagine myself rubbing lemon in the morning Hahah.

[@Princess-zu9eo]

Thank you for sharing informations!

[@Princess-zu9eo]

The egg recipe is supposed to nourish your hair, results may vary depending on the hair type but generally it makes the hair more shiny and stronger. The lemon recipe is mainly used to unify the skin color and make blemishes disappear. It might leave the skin quite dry so it's preferably to use a skin moisturizer. Also, lemon juice can be very helpful is case of having oily hair: you mix a 0.5L to 0.25L of lemon juice (depending on hair length) with water, and then just apply it after your shampoo leave it for 5 minutes and rinse it with water.

[@yyyy622]

I also use these two tricks :) works great, I generally sleep with egg and olive oil on and my hair turns rock hard until i shower xD

[@Cant.run.cantwalk]

Even your face looks like the face of someone from vintage photographs :) thank you for this video with interesting content!

[@brilynnharvey8256]

Eve Bella it really does!!😂😂

[@vacheliiyer5723]

The lemon thing is very common worldwide. And yes it does work. But it stings and isn't for sensitive skin. And the tea dye works as well. ^_^

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Does it fade out with washing? It sounds like a permanent stain, like henna.

[@dianabuck7310]

The bedtime braids completely make sense. Less breakage at the crown and less strain on the nape of the neck.

[@appleblossom5019]

Washing your hair with eggs actually works. Your hair becomes healthier and grows. Add egg to a spoonful of conditioner and apply to your head.

[@elisabethblackwood3921]

Hydrogen peroxide is readily available in any drug store and was used in the early 1900s to bleach hair

[@melanieespinoza6982]

I didn't even know that and had hydrogen peroxide fall on my hair, it turned it a sort of red-ish brown than my original dark brown

[@NovellyBella]

To this day it's still the main ingredient in all chemical hair bleach, actually.

[@julecaesara482]

in Anne Frank's diary she mentions that the women bleached the hair on their arms with hydrogen peroxide. Also to this day in German, if someone has very obviously bleached blond hair, it's kind of an assault to call that person hydrogen-bleached. Leaving out the "peroxide"-part for reasons that escape my understanding.

[@cannibalbananas]

Now you buy it as a concentrated powder to bleach your hair

[@ninaj6051]

I was shocked to hear that she doesn't know what that is. I guess she never had issues with visible facial hair. Girls, like me, who got it in the early puberty bleached it first before we started removing it by various methods.

[@kittecat963]

Reminds me of an article on Soviet beauty tips I read a while back. Women have always done crazy things for beauty.

[@tirzaalberta1146]

This vidéo's colour and soft light makes you look so angelic haha

[@kiraradz5923]

hydrogen peroxide (peroxide of hydrogen) to nadtlenek wodoru, jego 3% roztwór to woda utleniona. A nacieranie się cytryną rozjaśnia delikatnie skórę (zwłaszcza przebarwienia)

[@joanna8971]

About lemons - yes, it would. But you have to be careful, coz after that sun can burn your skin and decolorize it. Thta's why today after dermo acid you can't take sunbath for like month or so :)

[@bipolartorecovery1485]

They were talking about hydrogen peroxide. It's commonly in hair dye and also it's an astringent similar to rubbing alcohol that you can get at a pharmacy. It's very common here in the US but I know in other countries it's not very common

[@AndromedaCripps]

Really interesting! About washing the hair, I'm not sure about once a month, but I wash my hair once a week. Truly, you don't need to wash your hair every day unless it gets dirty every day. Obviously if you sweat a lot on your head or do work that gets your hair dirty, you need to wash it, but it is true that most shampoos are drying and strip the hair of its natural oils. That causes them to be produced in greater amounts to compensate. For some people, washing with vinegar or other materials is better than any shampoo, but I myself shampoo and conduction once every week. My hair never really has a chance to get dirty and (having super long, thick hair) it saves me a lot of time during the week.

[@asyamusina4990]

Dear Karolina, you look stunning as always and you are inspiration for me.I would say that egg shampoo is the best. I have natural extremely soft curly hair and I have to avoid harsh chemicals so this is one option to wash my hair, and trust me it wash out oils better than any shampoo, and yes I wash my hair once for week or 9 days

[@katherinemargeson8082]

Peroxide of hydrogen is now known as hydrogen peroxide. It is for first aid to clean cuts, scrapes, and general debriding. For beauty, you can put some on a cotton swab and apply to pimples or dark spots. When mixed with lemon juice and baking soda, it makes a powerful paste/mask for scars and discoloration. Back in the 70s-80s, it was in a hair product in the US called Sun In. It’s a very strong hair bleach and will leave hair a weird fluorescent orange, so avoid eyebrows or hair if you use it. I imagine the pdf meant it to be used as a spot lightener and maybe to bleach facial or body hair, since bleaching hair blonde was considered cheap until the 1820s.

[@ladyleviathan914]

Thank you for the great video. Draping your hair over the radiator works wonderfully. I haven't been using a blow dryer for a decade and when in an extreme hurry I do just that, because I simply can't sport a meter of wet hair outside in cool weather. You just have to protect the ends with a towel so they don't get super dry.

[@shawnadyment]

I'm sitting here giggling like a lunatic with my boyfriend because I actually have dried my hair over a radiator before, hahaha so watching that part was gold.

[@faith5584]

I love your videos so much, they are very informative and funny. And if you don't mind me saying you are very Beautiful, You look as if you were from that time.

[@shikkithefirst5393]

Yay a new video! I love your videos ^-^

[@tomorrowsroses]

They had some very modern Beauty thoughts wow.

[@saucerfulofpigs6268]

I get so excited when I see you've uploaded 😸❤️

[@spannerclyde6832]

In terms of the hair stuff, I don't use shampoo and my hair is perfectly clean and doesn't smell at all. The only reason we need to wash our hair so much these days, is because shampoo strips the scalp of oils, so the body compensates and makes more. By not stripping the oils, the body realises that it doesn't need to make more. And bam, there you have it, don't need to wash your hair as often!

[@pdk9903]

Yup, same here!

[@TheJeannag]

Eggs work really well as a cleanser/conditioner! Used to do them before, am on to other things now but they worked brilliantly!

[@ferociousgumby]

There is a reference in the movie Gone with the Wind in which Mammy orders Scarlett to throw a shawl across her bare shoulders so she won't "freckle", and I believe she mentions all the lemon juice she had to put on her skin to get rid of her freckles. I will try to find a clip of this.

[@berthaantoinettamason9207]

Have you found it yet?

[@ferociousgumby]

@@berthaantoinettamason9207 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIuao2WFi9pkqdU It wasn't lemon juice at all! It was buttermilk. About 53 seconds in.

[@thecoffeeslayer]

Egg makes your hair stiff (if no oil is added) and is really good for spiking hair into 'dos like a mohawk or liberty spikes. For the Edwardian tip, I'm assuming setting/styling would occur immediately after shampooing, which would allow a complicated hairdo to last a few days longer than normal. Still. Ew. That starts smelling in a few days & is especially horrible when you sweat. I'd imagine using eggs as a rinse, then washing it out with a mild shampoo would give a really good boost of protein to your hair though. I'll just stick to a beer rinse, thank you very much. OH! Also, if you use lemon juice for your skin, put on sunblock. It makes your skin more sensitive to sun. Lemon juice also mildly bleaches hair (ditto with the hydrogen peroxide). It's great for giving blondes/redheads highlights. It turns brunette hair brassy though. Oh geez, so many of these tips are my high school years all over again. LOL

[@dawne5139]

You wash the egg out and use vinegar and water to rince. It is really great for dry hair.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

Eggs can be used for hair treatments, but it needs to be rinsed out (and as I understand is usually mixed with avocado, coconut oil, etc). As far only washing your hair once a month, you CAN get away with that but it all depends on your hair type and your lifestyle, how much you sweat, etc.

[@cleo8665]

Ur content is so interesting and addicting, Karolina! I'm now hooked on ur videos! HUGS from Canada!

[@nimedhel09]

It seems they practiced what is considered a "no-poo" or "sebum treatment" for the second one. It's something I have seen quite a lot these past years. People will not wash their hair with shampoo for a whole month, and, after that, it seems that the hair is softer and healthier, and also less oily as a whole. They will wash the hair only with water, or aromatized water (like with ginger in one video I saw) and brush it thouroughly multiple times a day, and all of them have said that their hair, after two weeks of the treatment, will not look greasy at all, but it will take those two weeks. Of course I'm not sure how well that will go for someone who has oily hair naturally, but I think it's a great thing for people who have very long and dry hair, and people with African type of hair, too. I have not tried this method and don't intend to, because I like to wash my hair, so yeah... The airing thing, I think, is something to help the scalp breathe? And the double braid thing does kind of make sense to me. Oh, and the thinning part of the point, I think, is because, when you make a habit of restraining the hair too tight, it begins to fall and thin out. The egg thing is something that has been done for millenia, honestly. An egg mask is great to nourish the hair and make it soft. I have only done it a few times in my life, but the result is always great for my hair type. You just need to wash out the eggs really well with warm water so that everything is gone. Ah yes, the lemon whitening thing. It's still a tip used in maghreban and arabic countries, because, as you may know, white skin is the beauty standard, there, contrary to the healthy tan trend that is commonplace in western countries. As many have said in the comments, it helps to reduce acne and unify the skin, and it lightens it. If you have sensitive or dry skin, though, I would recommend not using lemon, but tomato instead. I helps to keep the skin clear also, but I don't know if it whitens it or not. Hydrogen peroxide is oxygenated water, for your information ^^.

[@Lo-pe8me]

I love your accents! I know this is late, but I just started watching your videos and absolutely love your work :) !!!

[@calmfulspider]

peroxide of hydrogen is currently commonly known as hydrogen peroxide and is used on wounds. :D 5:35

[@sarahonwheels2125]

it's also great for lightening and whitening stuff. some people use it to whiten teeth.

[@wrysoutar]

TheLizzerd Yeah, I use it to keep my white sheets from yellowin.

[@danyramos8139]

Yes! And it is useful to wash blood off stuff too. Ladies might know to what I’m referring

[@spring1326]

I've tried washing my hair with an egg wash before worked fairly well. I also use to use beer too after the egg my hair was soft but the bathroom smelled lol. I only did it for a few weeks before going back to regular shampoo.

[@selina5598]

I knew they didn't wash their hair much in those days but airing is a bit much. They used rats and pads of hair as well to bulk it out so maybe they thought it was enough to do that instead of washing. For your last question, it just means draping their hair over a radiator to dry

[@nikanokoi]

Have you never heard of AHA (alpha hydroxy acids)? They are commonly used in skin products for exfoliation or whitening (which is basically the same process). Citric acid found in lemons is one of them.

[@Donteatacowman]

The cochineal tincture refers to a crimson dye made from boiled insects known as carmine or E120 today. It would have turned the dry shampoo red, I guess.

[@westindixie]

I use almond and castor oil on my hair once a week to add fullness and help with scalp dryness during the winter. I use organic natural shampoos, so the only way that I can get the oil out is with a raw egg. My hair actually feels wonderful afterwards.

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Nine months after my last reply, yes, egg can absolutely clean the hair beautifully. I now use raw egg yolk (but not the membrane, which is where most of the smell comes from), beaten with equal or greater amount of water, poured along sections of hair, directly onto the scalp, and massaged against the scalp; one section at a time; through very wet hair. rinse vigorously; in the shower if possible. Water temperature should be lukewarm to warm (hotter water will potentially cook the egg). Every hair and skin type is different, and may respond differently to this process. Do not do if you have open wounds on your scalp or hands (wear gloves). My personal hair type & texture responds so well to this process that when my hair dries, it looks and feels as if I had prepared it for styling, with layers of fancy hair products. Unless your hair is absolutely filthy, this method cleans it really well. The egg proteins lift the scalp secretions off. Don't use your nails to scrape or scratch. "Shampooing" this way too often may dry the hair.

[@rondirainibennain5269]

I don‘t know if this has been commented on already, but eggs work better if whites and yolk are seperated and only the yolks are used. Actually, egg whites make a nice facial toner. Yolks Aline work very well as a hair mask if used alone, else they make a beautiful shampoo when combined with cognag.

[@coitusinterruptus1180]

You should play Virginia Woolf in a biopic.

[@madelinebeatlesgirl]

Coitus Interruptus holy cow yes!!

[@catbaril9072]

Lemon juice does lighten the skin. However, it only does remove tan, and your skin will never be paler than your natural non-tanned color. It’s not only drying but also makes your skin more sensitive to uv light so must be used at night. I’m not quite sure, but I think it actually makes your skin cells renew faster more than actually bleach it. I could be wrong however. Anyway, works if you want to get rid of your tan quicker when falls comes, or reduced tan lines and weird tan patterns. Works better with honey and olive oil.

[@alexisaguirre5526]

The egg can work, especially the yolk, it has a good balance of proteins, it also has cholesterol that nourishes the barrier function of the skin (there are creams that include cholesterol today), it has lecithin that acts as a surfactant (it is the responsible for the oil joining the lemon to make mayonnaise) can pick up things like dirt, dead skin or other solids due to its viscous nature, it may also have an acidic pH which is good for the hair. Maybe it is something that people realized by themselves or it was brought from another place, for example there is a video here about traditional embroidery with hair and there to prepare the hair to be embroidered, first it was washed with egg

[@HewwoKewsey]

You look like Belle here! Also love your videos so much

[@isabellagliatta5254]

Can you do hair tutorials??? I know you said in a previous video that you "dont know how to do hair" but i LOVE your hairstyles so much. i want to start dressing vintage but cant do it with the proper hair. all the other popular tutorials are crap in my opinion...

[@KyrieFortune]

"Modern society is so obsessed with this new skin bleaching fad" Edwardian era: ladies, bleach your skin with lemon juice

[@aprilzarychta1912]

Hair and heat before the blow dryer: Women used to sit in front of a fire and comb their hair every few minutes. This does have a drying effect but it can be overly drying and can cause heat damage. They did the same when radiators and furnace registers came into widespread use. Braiding vs. Twisting: You see a lot in period movies how ladies will have a bunch of cloth tied in their hair all over their heads. This is one of the ways that they'd make curls. Too much twisting apparently won't let the hair air out, if the document you're reading is to be understood.

[@Dumb_Fish123]

My grandmother said she used to treat hear with eggs, not shampooing tho regularly. It's because of lipids eggs have, they pick up grime I guess without damaging the sculp maybe? Idk, it was a pretty common thing in Eastern Europe even in 20th century :)

[@pheart2381]

The dry shampoo was used between monthly washings. The liquid was used on a sponge or cloth to freshen up the oilier areas. So a bit like using cleaning fluid on a dirty area of clothing like a coat rather than immersing the whole garment in water.

[@BathoryBat]

obviously I found this video over a year too late but this topic is really interesting to me, so: I think the dry shampoo recipe was meant to dry out before use? I found a bunch of recipes from 1906-1911 and they're all powders, used the same way dry shampoo is still used, for the most part. Most of the liquids were fragrance, and cochineal is an insect ground(usually) for its bright red pigment(though they also made liquid versions, apparently), which was/is used in the making of cosmetics. So I imagine if the mixture dried, it would create a fragrant pink or light red powder. Some other fun dry shampoo recipes I found(from 1911): Salt. Just salt. There was also one that was just cornmeal. Though, Lush literally has a dry shampoo that's plain corn starch, so how far have we come, really? And the making sure not to sleep with your hair pulled tight is absolutely true. Just look at Jojo Siwa's hairline.

[@marwitta5640]

Nowadays it seems really weird that people used to wash their hair once a month but it is only so because the shampoos we use are made so that our scalps reject more oil and make us purchase more shampoos

[@sarahkay5422]

interestingly all these beauty tips I have heard of and mostly makes sense. In fact I used to use lemon to lighten my hair when I was younger and not allowed to colour my hair haha

[@naly202]

Eggs + oil+ vinegar make a good recipe for a shampoo ( not just mayonnaise)! I did try this years ago. Looks a bit .... eggy at first, but it does wash your hair beautifully and helps it regenerate.

[@Toothcollector111]

I actually been doing the two braids thing even before I saw this video and it actually works :D

[@gracebrewer4281]

Peroxide of hydrogen is "hydrogen peroxide." It can be used as disinfectant, remove body odor, whiten teeth/nails, clear acne and more. Thank you for sharing the fascinating book! Love these century old tips.

[@salemthorup9536]

Egg yolks are actually amazing at cleaning the scalp. Especially if you have dandruff. Whenever my scalp gets dry and flaky or just needs better clarifying, I use egg yolks on it. Whites are harder to rinse out and stink worse, but probably help add protein to the hair. I've used egg whites whipped with sugar as a stiff mousse to style my curly hair, but it can be a lot of effort to do regularly.

[@Tatiana_Palii]

An egg recepie from my family: - 2 egg yolks (egg whites can cook in your hair in warm water, it happened to me once, so you'd better apply them on your face as a mask) Opotional: - 1 tsp of olive/almond/whatever oil - 1 tsp of honey - 1 tsp of brandy (for dark hair) - 2-4 drops of rosemary essential oil It really works, but I'm very sensitive to the egg smell, so it's not for me, sadly :( and of course not for everyone.

[@DartmouthProductions]

Interesting video as always!!! Love your outfit!!

[@myersNOTmeyers]

There were actually hairdryers available starting in the late Victorian/early Edwardian period. The Dana Thomas house, built 1904, in Springfield, Ill., USA, has on display its original owner's hairdryer and curling iron, which are medieval looking things that were connected directly to the gas line.

[@KnightButchR04]

Eggs is like conditioner, they’re great for the hair as it has proteins that your hair needs most. Then rinse it out with running water.

[@gillianstapletondressmaker]

Lemon works to lighten your hair! if you sit out in the sun after putting lemon on your hair, it aids the bleaching effect.

[@SnapshotOfASoul]

The egg shampoo thing is a legit method that some people do to ensure thick and lovely hair, it's a common ingredient in luxury salon shampoos.

[@eligil4629]

Eggs are a good hair mask, not sure about a shampoo! And it does work well as a gel, we often use it in our horses manes before we plait them to keep them in place and neat.

[@ЮлияЁлшина-ю1о]

Speaking of the radiator. My grandma told me that in the 50s they would wash their hair, open the oven door, leaned over it and dried their hair with the heat. Maybe once or twice in my childhood I did that too))

[@shewany5343]

lemons are high in vitamin c and vitamin c is brightening.. however it is also highly acidic and can be damaging to the skin

[@charachoppel3116]

For dry hair it is good to whisk an egg yolk and food oil maybe olive or so, blend them and massage into your hair and scalp, let sit for 15 minutes, then wash it out and rinse your hair.

[@marlamae9658]

Cochineal is a type of insect. Soooo tincture of dead bug (usually dried and ground) would be required for the dry shampoo. Cochineal insects are also what the red colored dye carmine is derived from. It's used in food and drinks to this day!

[@jessithompson8539]

I used to use peroxide to help with breakouts & it does temporarily lighten the skin (a few minutes to an hour) but they may have had a higher strength accessible then, lemon can be used for acne too but it is more irritating. Rinsing your hair with chamomile tea or green tea with lemon gives it subtle highlights that builds up with prolonged use so I assume it will do the same for skin; rinsing with black tea builds too & gives brunettes richer color. Lavender water would not just dry hair, but also keep it from smelling.

[@terrigaines1812]

yes they did have blow dryers.

[@amandanicole1279]

Hydrogen Peroxide is a chemical that can lighten the hair if you put it on directly. Now, in the modern era, it is used in the developer of hair color or bleach so that your hair opens up and accepts the color. And it's also used as a disinfectant for wounds and such.

[@julzalta6466]

hydrogen peroxide... it's the same molecule that is use is semi-permanent hair dies.

[@something2493]

the egg idea is great! I tried it!

[@Chillitz]

i donno about egg shampoo but egg hair masks work great lol and yes the lemon does work! it's a natural bleacher but don't rub it directly... it can burn if you have dry skin, so it's best to add it too something like a homemade sugar scrub.

[@giancolabird]

I think you are correct. I have heard of setting hair with eggs.

[@julecaesara482]

there are many people today who shampoo (!) their hair only once a month or less, but that doesn't mean they'd never rinse with water. I personally managed to only wash with rye flour for some half year, but recently my hair has become a little more oily and thus I wash once a week max. with a bar of soap, but I rinse it more often.

[@falcongirly]

The lemon does work but wash VERY THOROUGHLY after because if the sun hits it you can get terrible white spots that don't go away

[@katherinemargeson8082]

Beat 2 egg whites (alone or mixed with a flower water) & apply as a face mask to tighten skin. Plain honey masks are great for moisturizing, plumping, and pimples . Apple cider vinegar is useful for irritation, to calm pimples, to detox scalp, and mixed with water, a natural shine treatment after shampooing. To perk up hair color, add with chamomile tea bags (blonde or light hair,) beet or hibiscus powder or cranberry/carrot juice (red hair or dark hair,) or coffee (dark hair.) You can even make your own vintage lip balm or rogue with coconut oil and beeswax mixed with beet root powder or madder.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Borax is a strong alkaline powder so possibly it was a powdery mixture but I can’t think it did a long to achieve healthy hair. Yes eggs are great as a pre shampoo conditioner. You would otherwise have scrambled eggs in your hair if you went out in the heat, in fact if you sat in front of a fire. Re the lemon thing, my grandmother use to do this, she had skin like leather and she looked as if she needed ironing with the amounts of wrinkles she had. Hydrogen peroxide is bleach. It’s still made out of this. Hence why it fries your hair and turns it into a frizzy mess.

[@loridragon1118]

Hydrogen peroxide was actually pretty commonly used for bleach, and is still used sometimes . It's also good for cleaning cuts and preventing infection.

[@loridragon1118]

Oh, and removing bloodstains.

[@charachoppel3116]

Lemon juice is good for fatty skin but not for dry. If you want your pillow to stay free from tea stains or other stains, just place an old towel over it.

[@gwirgalon3758]

No they're right about not shampooing often. Rinse (why they use orange water for instance) , or a little good vinegar at the last minute and quick rinse. The hair needs a bone comb ( not plastic..) and comb through regularly and thoroughly. Rince out sweat but shampoo very rarely. I had very fine hair that couldn't grow too long. The moment I changed to two weeks shampoos, (used to do almost every day before, mild shampoos) but comb throughs and rinsing, it grew right down to my waist..

[@horseenthusiast9903]

Gwir Galon I use a boar bristle brush and wooden comb, and rinse my hair with black tea and apple cider vinegar, and while it unfortunately still grows slowly, my hair is very healthy!

[@wckd4u]

i don't understand - you shampoo twice a week but you do hair rinses on other days? asking because I'd like to cut down my shampooing and improve my hair health as well.

[@midzyblinkonce7716]

Lauren Brothers wash it with water - have a shower, and clean your hair with the water, but don’t put any shampoo or conditioner in.

[@julieankhan.2801]

Lauren Brothers - you can skip the shampoo. Just rince hair with water and some conditioner on the ends. It doesn't need that muchwashing. Even if You workout everyday. Just rince whilst in shower

[@alexander_yoko]

I tried the egg shampoo and it's very good.

[@laviniasherman448]

The hydrogen peroxide is an intense cleaning agent, food grade is often used to clean wounds, but the heavier stuff is used on vehicles.

[@sof_t_]

I lmaoed when you said "hydrogen peroxide... I don’t know what this is" just like what isn't H2O2 the most common and well-known way to stop bleeding?

[@julijakeit]

if you watched "chicago" with renee zelweger and catherina zeta jones, roxy uses hydrogen peroxide to bleach her hair, it was done and maybe still is used as it bleaches the hair to the very bright shade of blonde, depending on your original hair color, even white.

[@RobertJohnson-fp9jx]

tincture of cochineal? really? take bright scarlet cactus bugs, crush well and mix 1 part bugs to 2 parts alcohol and shake daily for 30 days... and they washed their hair with it? I think I'd pass. Cochineal makes a great dye however.

[@RobertJohnson-fp9jx]

peroxide of Hydrogen is H2O2, its not stable and we now call it Hydrogen Peroxide. when it 'loses' the extra hydrogen atom it has a lightening or 'lift' effect on hair. Its currently used extensively with modern aniline derivative hair dye and decoloration (bleaching) It does a number on the hair cuticle, which for very fine hair can make it easier to manage in 'vintage' hair styles that require much more texture.

[@ferociousgumby]

The Mammy and Scarlett quote about freckles is at 1:30 of this clip. She wants Scarlett to wear a shawl to prevent freckles which Mammy had to put BUTTERMILK on (not lemon juice!). This was the Civil War era, much earlier, but still maybe used in the Edwardian era. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5Ssi2CAjqxsaZY

[@dexidin1335]

Wow you look so pretty in this!!

[@AndromedaCripps]

Careful with the lemon juice, friends, I had a friend who got burns all up her arms just from cutting up limes as then going outside on a sunny day. The acid reacts with the sunlight and lightly burns your skin.

[@dianabuck7310]

Hydrogen peroxide is a common antiseptic. It's also a common ingredient in dyes that lift your hair color.

[@lovelylychee2255]

Okay so not as a substitute for shampoo but eggs in hair? yes! So Indian thing I guess, maybe (my mom told me, were Indian, it’s likely said by a lot of other groups too). But putting egg in your hair for a period of time and then washing it out is supposed to be good for your hair. It actually works, um but since my hair is more dry lately I’ve been using apple cider vinegar if anything (not a lot, and diluted in water) been a while since I’ve used an egg

[@shellyenglish]

I don’t know about it’s bleaching agents (except that I thought it would get rid of my freckles when I was little) but lemon is great for helping you not smell. As a bartender, I would get quite sweaty while working, and if I forgot to wear my natural deodorant, I would take a slice of lemon into the bathroom and rub it on my armpits. Haha It totally works!

[@petra5979]

The reason eggs are used in mayonaise is because egg yolk is a natural emulsifier, so it allows the water and the fat/oil in mayonaise to mix. It would have the same effect on the head I believe, allowing the oils to mix with water and be washed out. Soap is also an emulsifier.

[@ivykelliher110]

you would look so gorgeous in Victorian and Edwardian era clothing

[@nadyarek]

well egg yolks have lecithin that works pretty much as soap molecules do, lecithin is an emulsifier which means it can, like, bond (?) together water and fats. the soap makes the same thing, that’s why it is so easy to wash oils off your hair using it. so no wonder you can wash your hair using eggs.

[@OrlaithPL]

Jajka są bardzo popularne jako maska proteinowa, ale pierwsze słyszę, żeby zastąpiły szampon. Po masce z samych jajek, bez olejków, włosy będą bardzo suche i szorstkie (przeproteinowane) więc może o ten efekt chodziło. Cytryny używała nawet moja mama, jak mieszkaliśmy przez jakiś czas z dziadkami na wsi i pomagaliśmy w gospodarstwie - wieczorami nacierała ręce do łokci cytryną, żeby nie ciemniały od pracy w słońcu. Tak z 20 minut siedzała z lepkimi rękami, przed prysznicem. Ja teraz używam cytryny na trądzik i przebarwienia. Mieszam z cukrem brązowym, który nawilża i działa jak peeling, a cytryna rozjaśnia ślady i goi pryszcze. Po wmasowaniu zostawiam go na twarzy na kilka minut. Poparzenia słoneczne, których nabawiłam się w zeszłym roku zeszły w parę miesięcy tą metodą (normalnie potrafią się trzymać 2 lata).

[@Hinitsu]

You can actually wash your hair with eggs, you use it as a regular shampoo and then rinse with lukewarm water otherwise you will have cooked egg in hair. It actually cleans your hair and makes it super soft

[@yaninasoledad5405]

my sister did the lemon bleaching on a scar and it worked