How did people centuries ago deal with greasy hair when most of them only took very periodic baths?

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They probably put powder on it as they did for their faces. Talcum is sometimes used these days - not sure why when there are so many shampoos around.

1 ALL their hygiene sucked! Greasy hair was probably the least of their worries! This user has been banned from Askville.

1 ALL their hygiene sucked! Greasy hair was probably the least of their worries! .

ALL their hygiene sucked! Greasy hair was probably the least of their worries!

2 They used talcum powder on their hair to absorb the grease.

They used talcum powder on their hair to absorb the grease.

3 Persons of the male persuasion (and maybe the female for all I know) cut their real head and body hair very short (or removed it entirely) because of fleas and lice. Hence the ubiquity of wigs and hats. The less affluent loaded their hair with tar or other substances to kill the critters.

That's why sailors were called "tars". They used ship's tar on their hair.

Persons of the male persuasion (and maybe the female for all I know) cut their real head and body hair very short (or removed it entirely) because of fleas and lice. Hence the ubiquity of wigs and hats. The less affluent loaded their hair with tar or other substances to kill the critters.

That's why sailors were called "tars". They used ship's tar on their hair.

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