![It is a common misconception that all Ancient Egyptian women would shave their heads bald and wear full wigs; in actuality most women would wear wigs more like hair toppers to enhance It is a common misconception that all Ancient Egyptian women would shave their heads bald and wear full wigs; in actuality most women would wear wigs more like hair toppers to enhance](https://i.redd.it/bl0a2yozkbj71.jpg)
It is a common misconception that all Ancient Egyptian women would shave their heads bald and wear full wigs; in actuality most women would wear wigs more like hair toppers to enhance
![Natania Barron on X: "2 - We begin in Ancient Egypt (no surprise). Egyptians were wild about wigs in the early days. And b/c they doused wigs in oils & perfumes, sometimes Natania Barron on X: "2 - We begin in Ancient Egypt (no surprise). Egyptians were wild about wigs in the early days. And b/c they doused wigs in oils & perfumes, sometimes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-E5BCTWUAA-PXh.jpg:large)
Natania Barron on X: "2 - We begin in Ancient Egypt (no surprise). Egyptians were wild about wigs in the early days. And b/c they doused wigs in oils & perfumes, sometimes
![In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn](https://i.redd.it/7y5i3g6cxlb71.jpg)
In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn
![Internet Archaeol. 42. Fletcher and Salamone. An Ancient Egyptian Wig: Construction and Reconstruction Internet Archaeol. 42. Fletcher and Salamone. An Ancient Egyptian Wig: Construction and Reconstruction](https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue42/6/3/images/figure3.jpg)
Internet Archaeol. 42. Fletcher and Salamone. An Ancient Egyptian Wig: Construction and Reconstruction
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