Let me tell you ladies, hair care has come a long way. We have research, chemicals, oils, and all kinds of technology to make today's hair products. But, think about it this way. People have been around as far back as about 3.8 billion years ago! There had to be someway they cleaned their hair, but I bet you've never known how weird they were.
Back in about 4000 BC, the Egyptians made combs out of fish bones. By 2000 BC, they had shampoo made of various citruses and conditioner from fats and oils. Royalty used to have people curl their hair using heated iron bars(imagine getting burnt by that, ouch)! By 35 BC, hair accesories and coloring was pretty much in use all over.
And let me tell you, If you still think hair solutions today smell bad, think of the 1300’s European ladies who used hair conditioners derived from a mixture of dead lizards boiled in hot olive oil. Yuck! However, this is actually the period that saw the emergence of ladies’ hair salons. The first one is probably the one named Champagne in Paris France in 1635.
Changes in hair care products accompanied the industrial revolution in the 20th century with the first chemical hair color formula called Aureole which was invented by Eugene Schuller in 1907. This brand become very popular and is now know as L’Oreal. There were over 25,000 beauty parlors in the US by 1925!
And that leads us to the 21st century! All the fruity, floral, sweet smelling hair products you desire. Hair salons are all over the world in huge amounts, and the list of professional products, drug store brands, and home remedies are endless.