I made 250-year-old Hair Products Using Original Recipes (and animal fat...)

📺Try Acorn TV for free by going to https://www.acorn.tv and use my promo code "abbycox"! Thanks, AcornTV for sponsoring this video! So how did Maire Antoinette and all her besties take care of their hair during the 18th century? How did people keep their hair clean in the 1700s? How were they able to make such large, complicated hairstyles? How can *you* recreate Marie Antoinette's hairstyles today? hint: it wasn't wigs. (if you're typing that in the comments just...shhhhhhh 🤫) 18th-century hair care and hair hygiene was founded on the idea of dry washing and conditioning using hair pomade and hair powder (basically a deep conditioner with a dry shampoo applied over the top of it). Not only would hair pomade and powder keep the hair smelling and feeling fresh, but they were also used to create those complicated hairstyles that we so often associate with the 18th century. So in this video, we're going to begin, what will, without a doubt, be a long rambling series on 18th-century hair care, with making hair pomatum and hair powder using historical recipes. For reference here are the ratios I used for the common pomatum recipe: 14 oz Lamb Tallow (https://fatworks.com/collections/single-jar/products/grass-fed-lamb-tallow-8-0z) 4 oz Pork Lard or Leaf Lard (https://fatworks.com/collections/single-jar/products/copy-of-1-jar-14oz-pasture-raised-leaf-lard) As much essential oil as I, or, you, want (I used: https://www.edensgarden.com/products/rose-bergamot) The Original C