Humans have been fussing with our hair for ages. In 4000 B.C., Egyptians crafted combs out of dried fishbones and in 2000 B.C., created shampoo from citrus fruits, animal fat, and plant oils. Thank you, Egyptians! In 1500 B.C., Assyrian kings had their hair curled with hot iron bars. And who can overlook Cleopatra's trend setting ways in 35 B.C. ,when she adorned her Raven locks with jewel-studded Ivory pins.
Many of our high expectations that leave us all whimpering blobs of insecurities from time to time came about from our ancestors, also. In 35 B.C., Roman prostitutes were forced to color their hair blonde. (makes you wonder if blondes really have more fun, right?) And in the 1400's, Machiavelli set the standard for women's hair with his announcement that women should be crowned with hair that is "loose and blonde, sometimes the color of gold, at other times honey, shiny as the rays of sun, wavy, thick, and long, scattered in long curls, and fluttering on the shoulders"
....hmmph now that explains a lot!!
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