I'm a soap maker and a vegetarian but we sell a series of traditionally made soaps where we use animal fats - mostly beef tallow and pork lard - that we get from a local butcher because otherwise it could be thrown away and wasted. Instead we use it to make a really soft and conditioning bar of soap. Same goes for hunting season, I always ask the people I know who hunt for any fat they aren't going to use to render and make soap with because it's so important to use it instead of wasting any part of the butchering process!
Hooray for find a fellow soapmaker in the comments! Repurposing ‘loss’ products is so important. I’m trying my hand at ‘weed’ colorants again and it is always an adventure.
As someone who uses animal products I am a huge advocate for using as much of the animal as possible. A big kudos to those who are able to go completely vegan, but for those who are unable to we need to be sure no part of the animal goes to waste. People were really good this it back in the day, but in the big consumer society of today we need to become better at this.
YES, I feel that if I eat meat, I have a responsibility to make sure nothing goes to waste, if possible. Also, animal-fat based soaps are lovely, feels like a soap made with lots of cocoa butter, very rich and creamy.
@cikufałdka I completely agree with this. I won't buy real or fake fur because since i don't live in the artic circle it has to function for me. But leather is so much more durable than plastic faux leather. I bought some leather boots 3 yrs ago, I think they were like 50 euro so very cheap for boots regardless of material, and I'd seriously say I've worn them every day that it wasn't high summer heat. Still function great after all of that! Got the zipper on one of them replaced a while back which was cheap as well. So yeah this was all just to say that even cheap poor quality leather has lasted me so much longer than any plastic based shoe.
Yup. People these days only eat the muscle meats and are disgusted by offal when in reality meat on the bone and those "ugly" cuts are the most nutritious ones, and it's way more environmentally friendly (and cheap) to consume nose-to-tail. Like all our ancestors did basically. I make my own tallow as well and it's just so convenient for lots of things!
And nobody goes to a cobbler to repair cheap, plasticky, shoes, but a good pair of leather shoes is certainly worth repairing. Same goes for bags, jackets, etc. And nothing feels as comfortable in cold and wet conditions as a good leather shoe. They just hold up so much better.
@@jolienvsndijk As someone who does live in the Arctic my sheepskin coat and gloves have kept me warm in under -24 Celsius! Leather boots lined with wool is also a must in the cold and wet winters
As Abby was showing us the demo, I was like 'that really looks like...but, no, it can't be', and was so excited at the end when it WAS who I thought it was.
This is so neat! As a professional soapmaker though, I would just lightly caution you when adding fragrance without measuring. There's a maximum percentage that most fragrances are safe at- usually somewhere between 3-6% of your total fat/oils. Above that percentage, it can be very irritating to the skin or even damaging to the hair follicle. Even if the scent "burns off" so you can't smell it anymore, you can't keep adding fragrance until you can smell it again for things that will touch your body unfortunately! Edit: all of the soapmakers in the comments chiming in LOL!!!! Where did we all come from?!
This isn’t soap. Abby is a professional 18th century reenactor and scholar who has published a book on making and using 18th century cosmetics. She can likely handle scenting her trillionth batch of pomatum.
@@elizabethclaiborne6461 Yes, this isn't soap. But its still a modern fragrance oil which has modern safety standards and a safe usage rate. This has nothing to do with 18th century cosmetics because she is using materials that soapmakers, candlemakers, and perfumers use NOW. Fragrance oil is fragrance oil and has safe usage rates. Abby is a professional in her field- that doesn't mean she can't read advice from other professionals in similar or adjacent fields. 18th century cosmetic experts and modern cosmetic experts have overlap in their experiences and information.
It really does bear repeating, because a lot of people don't even know, that they're sensitive to fragrance/essential oils (even at appropriate levels). Or that that is even a thing. Especially with 'all natural' ingredients, people just tend to assume, that they're safe and good for your skin and hair. And in any case...a polite 'safety warning' from a well informed person should never be just rudely brushed aside. No one is above making the occasional mistake and getting sloppy with safety precautions, is an all too frequent pitfall for professionals of any kind. It's exactly when people start feeling proficient in something that they often think, they don't need to stick to those 'silly' rules anymore. And that's exactly when workplace accidents often happen, for example. Because people have done something 'safely' a hundred times and don't think, they need to wear safety googles or gloves anymore, or disconnect tools from the power outlet before meddling with them. And there's goes your eyesight. Or finger.
@@raraavis7782 Thank you so much. It isn't rude for a professional to politely offer another professional some friendly advice. It isn't invalidating to that person's knowledge or experience. I'm not claiming to be an expert in Abby's field and above her.... as an adjacent professional with knowledge about this, I'm just pointing out something she may have missed. Its something often overlooked by people!
YEEES!! When Saf was last talking about going to Colonial Williamsburg again in her cross country vlog and really doing it up with a full look you were the first one I thought of and I was secretly hoping for this!! I can not wait for this video, it's going to be amazing!!!!!
Abby starts using the pomade on the model's hair. Me- I KNOW THAT SIDEBURN! When Safiya said she did a Colonial Williamsburg video, and I learned you had a history there, I thought to myself how awesome it would be if you guys collabed for that video, and I'm so excited for you that you guys did. I can't wait to see more.
Hell yeah for powder and pomade! (Don't mind me, I'm just going to be sitting over here squirming in excitement for the video that I know is coming soon 😏)
Safiya called it! "18th century make over; book it". like...a year and a half ago. And it's happening. With the whole crew. I mean, it's fitting. She does love Colonial Williamsburg.
As I British person who is sitting in horror at the direction this country has gone I can honestly say the best bit about this video was you calling Boris Johnson horrendous!
The puff was beautiful! I remember my mom having one on her dresser when I was a child. I can still feel how soft it was on my face. (Things you forget you always wanted)
I just saw Saf's eyebrow from the side and was like, "Is that Safiya?" AND then the surprise reveal! I am excited to see more Pomade adventures! Also, you made the whole thing seem simple and not so scary.
I'm really surprised and impressed at how lovely the hair looks when you've finished powdering. I expected it to look less natural and more caked. Can't wait to see the full video collab with Saf and see the final hairstyle.
I’ve followed you for so long I’ve seen you do pomade and powder before, (plus I have your books) but not in this detail. I was kinda squidgy about animal fats at first, but this pomade feels so much nicer in the hair! I’m one of those 2 hour pomade and powder people…with hair about your length, but crazy thick and curly. I’m definitely going to have to try the rose bergamot scent, though, it sounds wonderful. What a surprise to see Safiya Nygaard! Next week is going to be a hoot! Wishing you safe travels, love, light, and blessings.
Old enough to remember when white-haired women used bluing powder on their hair. I helped one of my grandmas do it once. No idea what chemicals were in it, but it came in a capsule.
Remember this as a rinse that came in a little bottle, gave the hair a silvery shine, prevented yellowing and I think doubled as a volumiser/fixier :-D
@@lisacastano1064 Waschblau... from the times when Adverdising suggested that it is the lifegoal of ever Housewife to have the withest laundry of the whole neighbourhood 😄
When Abby talked about how different fatty acids works and interact with skin, I actually knew exactly what she was talking about. My biology class talked about fatty acids a couple weeks ago and how they interact with our body, I knew I took that class for a reason (other than I need 6 science credits to graduate)
Abby - Fold the top of the plastic bag back over itself (like you're turning it inside out) by an inch or so. The bag will stand open better for you to spoon, scoop, or pour stuff into it.
You can make brown hair powder with Cocoa powder but that's probably modern since cocoa powder wasn't invented until the 1820's. I use it for my Homemade dry shampoo. Oddly enough it was Abby's book that gave me the idea to use dry shampoo in the first place.
I was wondering if the colored hair powders are more for light colored or white hair or if they showed up on darker hair colors? Also I loved the surprise Safiya reveal at the end, I hope you helped her dress up for Colonial Williamsburg. Can't wait to see the collab.
I had wondered if you rendered your own tallow, or bought it, until you showed the jar! Kudos for finding already rendered mutton/lamb tallow. I love using lamb tallow in soap, but it is hard to find, so I just get the fat from a local butcher. Rendering it smells SO bad, way worse than lard or beef tallow. The final product for soap is lovely, and doesn't smell bad, but I can't imagine using it in my hair. I hadn't realized it was washed for so long!
Lol this video reminded me of John Barrett, he was the professor of oriental languages in Trinity College, Dublin (he started there as a 14-year-Old student in 1767 and spent the rest of his life there). John was eccentric and penny-pinching and was known before going to bed after attending a social event to carefully over a piece of paper comb out the hair powder he had used so that he could reuse it another day. He is a great character and well worth a look up. Thank you for sharing this awesome video, with best wishes from the London smogs Lindz x
Abby, I thoroughly enjoyed this video on pomade and how approachable you made it. But oh my goodness, the pun title cards absolutely wonderful. I was cracking up.
You mentioned bear grease and I had to chime in- bear grease was also a traditional hair care product for Native Americans, since with no domesticated animals for harvesting fat the bear has easily the most on it for wild game. The Mohawk and Ojibwe (and other Great Lakes/Northeast Woodlands people) made some pretty crazy styles, using it to shape their hair like a precursor to gel! It also makes sliding those super-narrow bone pipe beads on MUCH easier so you don’t have loose ends constantly poking out on you. Traditionally you would never cut your hair either, so I couldn’t imagine not needing some from time to time to moisturize your hair ends.
Oris powder traditionally is used for drying flowers 💐without flattening them in a flower press.I used to work in a very old fashioned herbalists when I.was at university in the 80' s & that's one reason we sold it.
OMG! Abby and Saf! I can't wait for more videos to come in the future. I like the video and all your research you put into it. Very informative. Many thanks for that.
I squeaked and played back and might have been jumping for joy when my suspicions were confirmed. I am soooooo excited to see the videos that will come out of this meet up. Ahhhhhh!!!!
I pomaded and powdered my hair for Halloween and it was The Softest and Nicest after I washed it out after (might be a once in a while good curly hair routine for me now haha)
Eeek!!!! I collaborated with a friend who bought the book and got wigged out by the animal fat and we never got around to doing this(thanks covid) but I bought the double boiler and scent and jars so watching it done was the next motivating push. Next paycheck I'll buy the lard. Also ohmygosh it's Saf! The collab I didn't know I needed. Squeak!
Abby comparing Boris Jonson to a muppet made my freaking day. Thank you for being awesome and relatable in every video, I don't think I'd watch many people making 1700's hair product but you know I'm here for it when it's Abby making it x)
I've rendered many kinds of animal fats, from tallow (beef kidney fat), lard (pig subcutaneous fat), leaf lard (pig kidney fat, higher melting point and different fatty acid profile than regular lard) to even schmaltz (chicken fat) and rabbit straight from the animal. I also keep bees and purify their wax in a similar fashion. The best way to deodorize and get a clean product is actually to render *in water*, using a crockpot on low setting is most helpful. Just rinsing cold fat chunks only gets the outer layers - rendering it and letting it melt in a water solution lets all of the water-soluble gross bits that are present all throughout to sink to the water layer, and any non-fat crusties end up on their own layer. After first pass in a crockpot, pop it in the fridge so the fat layer (which rises to the top) is nice and solid, then just pluck out from the water layer (usually cloudy and brownish). Scrape off any scuzzy layer on the bottom of the fat with a knife and while first pass is usually fine, for a perfect final product run through one more time with fresh water/crockpot for a beautiful white and smell-free final product.
This is so interesting to me as someone who was in natural beauty/long hair forums/communities back in the day (Livejournal was great for this when it was new. Yes I’m old 😅) and coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil were the main ones used, sometimes with argan oil or neem oil and no one mentioned animal fats really (except maybe emu oil?) and were shouted down if they did. I don’t seem to remember anyone bringing up historical hair care which is a shame as I think there would have been a lot of interest! The “no (sham)poo” communities would often use a baking soda rinse as a shampoo, then would use a cider vinegar or lemon juice rinse as a conditioner. This was very drying so you had to use a boar bristle brush to comb a little coconut oil through your hair. I quickly gave up on the bicarb as it was so drying and often left a residue and switched to solid shampoo. I still use lemon juice rinses on occasion. I haven’t oiled my hair in years now as I found the coconut oil was quite heavy which makes sense now because of the fatty acid profile. I ended up using coconut oil more like a treatment that I would then wash out and it took a lot of shampoo to get it out. It makes so much more sense with a no wash method. It’s interesting how historical pomades are similar but all used lard and mutton tallow and beef fat wasn’t used. I wonder if it’s because beef tallow is much more solid at body temperature? L.M. Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables had another character who used goose fat for chapped hands which I thought was fascinating. I firmly believe it’s fine to use animal products if we do nose to tail use (and encourage sustainable, organic and biodynamic farming which actually heals the environment) so it’s great to see a UA-camr talking about nose to tail! Animal products are naturally biodegradable and can be produced sustainably, it’s just such a no brainer for me.
Such fun! Cooking with Abby! This was a great video. All the things you'd not normally think of to do in your kitchen. I can see having a set of pots and tools just for these experiments. "Oh hubby! No, not that pan! I make Pomade in that pot!"
@@pheart2381 I thought Bain Marie was specifically for an oven, and double boiler for over a stove? Mint a chef here, just curious because that’s how I’ve heard the terms used before. Are they interchangeable?
This is not a perfect suggestion but I've have been deep into soap making and the substitution for lard/tallow for "veganizing" soap recipes is kokum or cocoa butters. I haven't tried anything like this (yet of course - this state of not have tried will not last) but it may be something to try.
It won’t work well. I made this and used it, nothing like putting cocoa butter in your hair. Eww. You can make soap with all sorts of fats, I personally like olive oil soap. Lard or tallow has never been a requirement for soap making, just fatty acids. But - this isn’t soap. You need the chemical properties of animal fats. The chemistry if soaps is quite looser than the chemistry of cosmetics.
On my Mum's request, I tried putting coconut oil in my hair as a pre treatment the night before washing. What I would day is that it goes off so quickly and smelt so bad that I gag everytime I go near it now. I feel really bad coz she bought me this huge jar and it was very expensive. As someone who struggles physically with washing their hair (please no free advice!☺️), getting someone to brush through powder every week sounds like a crazy good idea.🤔
How would lanolin behave? (I know it’s not technically vegan, but from a reputable source, it doesn’t represent any harm at all to the sheep, so maybe it would work as a compromise?) It exists to moisturize and protect the sheep’s hair; would it do the same for a persons hair?
Hi, regarding the pork lard, the yellowish color is due to over extracting from the pork fat tissue. When extracting pork oil from the fatty tissues, one need to remove the 1st portion of clear pork oil before further fully extracting it. The clear pork oil solidifies into snow white lard while the 2nd extraction gives cloudy pork oil which later turns yellow when solidifies. No purification process needed, to have it in snow white state and it naturally don’t smell that strong. Hence in Chinese pastries we use the white lard while the yellow one is for savory food. Hope this explain to you why the lard is yellowish compare to the other one.
You could also just make your own wheat starch from the flour. It's not that hard. Just make a dough, rinse the dough while kneading it, making sure to keep the rinsing water. Do so with fresh water until the dough rinses clean. Let the water sit and the starch will eventually fall to the bottom, at which point just pour out the water on top and dry the starch on the bottom. You'll be left with good starch and a ball of gluten. You can also rinse the starch further by resuspending it in clean water and letting it settle, and THEN pour our the water and dry.
I’m curious how folks with scalp psoriasis fare(d) with the pomade hair cleaning routine Trying dry shampoo led to some serious scalp buildup and inflammation and I would love to hear what folks with similar scalp conditions think of this method as a general routine!
Hi, random tangential response here to an old comment here! I’ve been struggling with a psoriasis flare so badly that I ended up shaving my head to not have to deal with hair while also treating my scalp. And the thing that has helped the MOST (I mean, besides the prednisone and biologic change haha) is beef tallow cream?? The fat might help it be way better than modern dry shampoo?
Orris Root, from Iris Germanica (white German Iris), my absolute favorite smell for a flower!! It is also used as a fixative in so many products, everything from candy to perfume and other things.
I just love your videos. They are such wonderful moments of fun, joy, and ridiculousness. Since I'm in grad school for art history, your videos have helped keep me sane. Don't ever change lol
MIDSOMER MURDERS IS THE BEST!! Love Acorn Edit: I also echo everyone's sentiments of EXTREME excitement for Saf!!! So pumped! Great collab with two awesome humans!
I knew it was Saf from her profile and intentional listening!!!! Man, I canNOT wait ❤️❤️❤️ ....also, y'know, the video itself was super fun and informative, really cool to actually see that in action 😂
Hey! Thank you for this video! Last year for Christmas I followed the recipes in your book and gave everyone 18th century beauty kits for Christmas. It was a fun experiment 🤣. So... In one of these 18th century hair videos could you explain the "love knot" or "love plait" hairstyle? I'm just super curious.
It would have been applied over top of the white/grey powder base and its saturation would depend on how much was being applied as well as how dark the person's natural color would be. I've seen portraits where it was clearly *pink* hair powder being used, and there are a lot of references to how much people think white hair powder looks like garbage 😂- as much as the painters pigments make me *nervous* I am really curious to see how effective some of the recipes are.
@@AbbyCox you should get ahold of Brad Mondo then. He’s a master hairdresser and does all the colors. He even did an 18th century style, just to see if it would work, as it was something he found in a book. He might be able to steer you to something less toxic. I’m curious too, but I don’t need arsenic poisoning.
Some of my favourite soap recipes for hot process soap used lard or tallow with coconut and olive oils. I preferred it over palm oil because I found out that RSPO palm oil wasn't as regulated as it claimed to be. Edit to add: Orris root is used as a note in some of my favourite indie perfumes. Like Ellepiger by Wild Hybrid. It's alder tree, orris root, and vanilla. Very green and soft.
My mom has been making soap for about a decade now and I've assisted her for a majority of those years. Fragrance and essential oils shouldn't be heated over 160°F. They start to denaturize(I think that's the right word). Basically, the oils lose their smell and any benefits gained from using said oils.
I think that they used pig-and-sheep-based fats in earlier centuries because they were generally on the menu far more than cow-based... anything. In Britain at least, sheep and pigs were raised far more as livestock than cattle, because they required less acreage and are cheaper to maintain for the most of the population, the lower classes.
Agreed! I think the prevalence for pork and mutton makes sense with what livestock was around and prevalent during that time. I just find it odd that I have found references to other animal fats and more obscure ingredients (hemp seed oil, for example) but not really anything with beef tallow. maybe one day I'll get lucky...
It really works! I live self-sufficient and only can take a bucket shower outside. It is too cold and windy now so I was looking for an alternative to clean my very greasy hair. I mixed up some wax, mangalica pork fat and beeftallog with some lemon peel and stirred it till it was cold and had a nice texture. Didn't measure anything just bit of common sense. And put it thinly and evenly in my greasy hair. The I dusted it with potatoestarch and then brushed it because I don't have a comb. My hair looks, feels and smells fresh and it looks great! Thank you so much! Will keep doing this at least this fall and winter. I am so happy!!
I’ve found that animal fats moisturise animal skin and hair better than anything else. I use animal fat to moisturise my leathers too. And my skin. It’s a like-to-like thing. Plant fats and oils would be good for wood, cloth, rope or other plant-based items.
I am so excited for this up coming video ^~^ I knew who that was before she even turned around. I was so hoping yall would get together for a decades of fashion video or something omg can't wait
I really can't imagine using this. I imagine what my pillow would look like in the morning if I did 🤣 Great video though and I look forward to seeing the collab 😀
I wonder if you could substitute paint powder that is used for Holi in India--that spring festival where they throw paint powder on each other. Presumably that paint isn't toxic.
Add in the fact that 18th century folk were melting things over literal fires, rather than a controlled burner like we have nowadays, this is very impressive.
You’re hilarious! I love how you go off on different topics like me. And how your videos aren’t completely perfect. I lived in Virginia Beach for 10 years. We would go to colonial Williamsburg all the time. We could rarely afford to buy tickets but walking around was fun. It’s like walking back in history. I miss it so much.
I’ve just stumbled across your channel and I love it! New subscriber unlocked 😁 Top tip: to make re-sealable food bags stand open and be easy to pour into, just roll the top back once (as if you were rolling up a trouser leg or pairing socks). It makes the opening a bit wider by shifting the narrowest part of the bag lower, kind of turning the bag into it’s own funnel.
Wow, normally when watching informative videos I have a rather short attention span, and don't really like to watch things that are much longer than 15 minutes, but your editing and all the little funny bits (I LOVE your sense of humor) made it so entertaining and interesting, that I didn't want to stop 😊 this was great! 😄
This was a really interesting video and omg Safiya! Thought that looked like her head and build, can not wait for the things to come! Best colab ever!!
Okay, but I just found your channel, and I am now binge watching your videos. I love the 1700's to the 1800's (1800's are my favorite though). Anyway, I'm rambling. You do such a great job on your videos!!
Loved this video. The Safiya surprise at the end!! I can't wait. Between this and your video from NYC with Bernadette and the gang, I'm one happy little lady 😍
I just found you...and I'm in love!!! Thank you for the history, education and how to apply it today. I'm looking so forward to doing something with my hair other than a pony and constant washing...this is gonna be great!
Just finished making my own pomade and powder using this recipe! I am now waiting for the pomade to cool ! I scented mine with clove for the pest repelling properties as well as rosemary and mint in an attempt to mimick the scent of my favorite shampoo Edit: I put the pomade and powder in last night and woke up this morning smelling great! I've also been growing out my bangs which has resulted in two greasy rattails framing my face most days, and the powder has totally resolved that issue! I now have full, fluffy curtain bangs! I'm seriously loving this so far, I feel like a princess, thank you Abby ❤
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I'm a soap maker and a vegetarian but we sell a series of traditionally made soaps where we use animal fats - mostly beef tallow and pork lard - that we get from a local butcher because otherwise it could be thrown away and wasted. Instead we use it to make a really soft and conditioning bar of soap. Same goes for hunting season, I always ask the people I know who hunt for any fat they aren't going to use to render and make soap with because it's so important to use it instead of wasting any part of the butchering process!
Way to scout resources!
I love this!
Sourcing materials locally and not wasting stuff!
That's super cool! I love the science of all this and how it gets used when normally it would be tossed away.
I just hope that you get these by-products for free so as not to financially incentivize animal exploitation.
Hooray for find a fellow soapmaker in the comments! Repurposing ‘loss’ products is so important. I’m trying my hand at ‘weed’ colorants again and it is always an adventure.
As someone who uses animal products I am a huge advocate for using as much of the animal as possible. A big kudos to those who are able to go completely vegan, but for those who are unable to we need to be sure no part of the animal goes to waste. People were really good this it back in the day, but in the big consumer society of today we need to become better at this.
YES, I feel that if I eat meat, I have a responsibility to make sure nothing goes to waste, if possible. Also, animal-fat based soaps are lovely, feels like a soap made with lots of cocoa butter, very rich and creamy.
@cikufałdka I completely agree with this. I won't buy real or fake fur because since i don't live in the artic circle it has to function for me. But leather is so much more durable than plastic faux leather. I bought some leather boots 3 yrs ago, I think they were like 50 euro so very cheap for boots regardless of material, and I'd seriously say I've worn them every day that it wasn't high summer heat. Still function great after all of that! Got the zipper on one of them replaced a while back which was cheap as well. So yeah this was all just to say that even cheap poor quality leather has lasted me so much longer than any plastic based shoe.
Yup. People these days only eat the muscle meats and are disgusted by offal when in reality meat on the bone and those "ugly" cuts are the most nutritious ones, and it's way more environmentally friendly (and cheap) to consume nose-to-tail. Like all our ancestors did basically. I make my own tallow as well and it's just so convenient for lots of things!
And nobody goes to a cobbler to repair cheap, plasticky, shoes, but a good pair of leather shoes is certainly worth repairing. Same goes for bags, jackets, etc. And nothing feels as comfortable in cold and wet conditions as a good leather shoe. They just hold up so much better.
@@jolienvsndijk As someone who does live in the Arctic my sheepskin coat and gloves have kept me warm in under -24 Celsius! Leather boots lined with wool is also a must in the cold and wet winters
The collab I never dared hope for 😂 can’t wait!
Ikr? I actually let out a surprised gasp!
Yeah, I was, what really? Wow!
Waiting anxiously!
As Abby was showing us the demo, I was like 'that really looks like...but, no, it can't be', and was so excited at the end when it WAS who I thought it was.
@@curiousfirely I had the same moment!
I didn't know I wanted this, but so fun!
This is so neat! As a professional soapmaker though, I would just lightly caution you when adding fragrance without measuring. There's a maximum percentage that most fragrances are safe at- usually somewhere between 3-6% of your total fat/oils. Above that percentage, it can be very irritating to the skin or even damaging to the hair follicle. Even if the scent "burns off" so you can't smell it anymore, you can't keep adding fragrance until you can smell it again for things that will touch your body unfortunately!
Edit: all of the soapmakers in the comments chiming in LOL!!!! Where did we all come from?!
This isn’t soap.
Abby is a professional 18th century reenactor and scholar who has published a book on making and using 18th century cosmetics. She can likely handle scenting her trillionth batch of pomatum.
@@elizabethclaiborne6461 Yes, this isn't soap. But its still a modern fragrance oil which has modern safety standards and a safe usage rate. This has nothing to do with 18th century cosmetics because she is using materials that soapmakers, candlemakers, and perfumers use NOW. Fragrance oil is fragrance oil and has safe usage rates. Abby is a professional in her field- that doesn't mean she can't read advice from other professionals in similar or adjacent fields. 18th century cosmetic experts and modern cosmetic experts have overlap in their experiences and information.
It really does bear repeating, because a lot of people don't even know, that they're sensitive to fragrance/essential oils (even at appropriate levels).
Or that that is even a thing. Especially with 'all natural' ingredients, people just tend to assume, that they're safe and good for your skin and hair.
And in any case...a polite 'safety warning' from a well informed person should never be just rudely brushed aside. No one is above making the occasional mistake and getting sloppy with safety precautions, is an all too frequent pitfall for professionals of any kind. It's exactly when people start feeling proficient in something that they often think, they don't need to stick to those 'silly' rules anymore. And that's exactly when workplace accidents often happen, for example. Because people have done something 'safely' a hundred times and don't think, they need to wear safety googles or gloves anymore, or disconnect tools from the power outlet before meddling with them. And there's goes your eyesight. Or finger.
@@raraavis7782 Thank you so much. It isn't rude for a professional to politely offer another professional some friendly advice. It isn't invalidating to that person's knowledge or experience. I'm not claiming to be an expert in Abby's field and above her.... as an adjacent professional with knowledge about this, I'm just pointing out something she may have missed. Its something often overlooked by people!
@@raraavis7782 thanks for saying this!
Is Saff's dream coming true?! This is awesome, I love this.
Ikr, wasn't expecting to see her here.
Who remembers Bernadette's video when she went to Abby's American Duchess presentation on 18th century hair?
Meeee I’ve watched like five times now lol
Yep!
Yes! That’s where I first saw Abby!
Lacis!
Meeeee
YEEES!! When Saf was last talking about going to Colonial Williamsburg again in her cross country vlog and really doing it up with a full look you were the first one I thought of and I was secretly hoping for this!! I can not wait for this video, it's going to be amazing!!!!!
SAME!!!
I knew it was Safiya before she turned around! How cool!!!!!
OMG!!!
I squeeled when I saw Saf!! So happy for this Collab!!!
I recognised the back of her head.
SAF AT THE END
IM SCREAMING
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG DREAMS ARE HAPPENING
You've matched my level of excitement at seeing Saf and I'm very appreciative
Safiya!!!!
Abby starts using the pomade on the model's hair.
Me- I KNOW THAT SIDEBURN!
When Safiya said she did a Colonial Williamsburg video, and I learned you had a history there, I thought to myself how awesome it would be if you guys collabed for that video, and I'm so excited for you that you guys did. I can't wait to see more.
I recognized her by her nose! LOL
I kept thinking that profile was familiar and she turned around!
Yes! That was my thought too!
YES. She's got a very distinctive head on her! I'm excited to see more!
Buahahahah! I love that you recognized the sideburn!
Boris Johnson doesn't need hair powder, he's a right muppet already 😉🇬🇧
Bwahaha!!...oh God..I'm gonna die!! If only he knew what we all think of him!!👎👎👎
Literally came here to comment this! 👍👍
True
@@pheart2381 he doesn't care what you think of him as long as you think of him.
bahahahaha xD
That giant powder puff is a whole mood and now I need one!
Yes!
I found it on etsy! I'll post the link in the description - thanks for (unintentionally) reminding me to do that lol
@@AbbyCox OOOOh thanks. I want one.
That aside about your little stool from your grandpa was adorable.
Hell yeah for powder and pomade!
(Don't mind me, I'm just going to be sitting over here squirming in excitement for the video that I know is coming soon 😏)
Morgan, how are you liking your new fuzzy, short cut? It's so cute!
This is totally not fair! 😂😂🥰
Safiya called it! "18th century make over; book it". like...a year and a half ago. And it's happening. With the whole crew. I mean, it's fitting. She does love Colonial Williamsburg.
Hi Morgan! I watch you both!
Literally sitting here doing my hair and spraying the crap out of it with dry shampoo and smoothing leave in conditioner through it.
I would like a candle of that pomade smell, please! So good!
I'll throw the essential oil over the fence if you want some! 😂
I now understand why hats and umbrellas were such a thing. I can't imagine getting caught in a downpour with a freshly powdered and set hair.
I was literally sat thinking of Safiya’s dressing through the decades series when she turned around in the end! Mind is blown. Cannot wait!
As I British person who is sitting in horror at the direction this country has gone I can honestly say the best bit about this video was you calling Boris Johnson horrendous!
Yeah, terf Island has really let itself go recently... so much mixed feelings, lol
OMG A SAFIYA COLLAB! I’m so excited! Can’t wait to see this.
The puff was beautiful! I remember my mom having one on her dresser when I was a child. I can still feel how soft it was on my face. (Things you forget you always wanted)
The most perfect Cliffhanger ever.
I just saw Saf's eyebrow from the side and was like, "Is that Safiya?" AND then the surprise reveal! I am excited to see more Pomade adventures! Also, you made the whole thing seem simple and not so scary.
I'm really surprised and impressed at how lovely the hair looks when you've finished powdering. I expected it to look less natural and more caked. Can't wait to see the full video collab with Saf and see the final hairstyle.
I’ve followed you for so long I’ve seen you do pomade and powder before, (plus I have your books) but not in this detail. I was kinda squidgy about animal fats at first, but this pomade feels so much nicer in the hair! I’m one of those 2 hour pomade and powder people…with hair about your length, but crazy thick and curly. I’m definitely going to have to try the rose bergamot scent, though, it sounds wonderful.
What a surprise to see Safiya Nygaard! Next week is going to be a hoot! Wishing you safe travels, love, light, and blessings.
Old enough to remember when white-haired women used bluing powder on their hair. I helped one of my grandmas do it once. No idea what chemicals were in it, but it came in a capsule.
It's still available and used by some people for laundry if they're picky about the whites.
Remember this as a rinse that came in a little bottle, gave the hair a silvery shine, prevented yellowing and I think doubled as a volumiser/fixier :-D
@@lisacastano1064
Waschblau... from the times when Adverdising suggested that it is the lifegoal of ever Housewife to have the withest laundry of the whole neighbourhood 😄
@@unakiteearthfire8808 Fanciful Rinse… comes in lots of funky colors…I have blonde heading to grey, I use purple to average out the color…
'The Blue Rinse Set' we called them here in Australia, there were pink ones too. We aren't that old, are we? LOL
When Abby talked about how different fatty acids works and interact with skin, I actually knew exactly what she was talking about. My biology class talked about fatty acids a couple weeks ago and how they interact with our body, I knew I took that class for a reason (other than I need 6 science credits to graduate)
Abby - Fold the top of the plastic bag back over itself (like you're turning it inside out) by an inch or so. The bag will stand open better for you to spoon, scoop, or pour stuff into it.
Abby traveling with a bag of white powder: *I swear it's for historic hair care 🧍*
You can make brown hair powder with Cocoa powder but that's probably modern since cocoa powder wasn't invented until the 1820's. I use it for my Homemade dry shampoo. Oddly enough it was Abby's book that gave me the idea to use dry shampoo in the first place.
I was wondering if the colored hair powders are more for light colored or white hair or if they showed up on darker hair colors? Also I loved the surprise Safiya reveal at the end, I hope you helped her dress up for Colonial Williamsburg. Can't wait to see the collab.
For darker hair: white powder then powder with color in it over the white powder 😊
I had wondered if you rendered your own tallow, or bought it, until you showed the jar! Kudos for finding already rendered mutton/lamb tallow. I love using lamb tallow in soap, but it is hard to find, so I just get the fat from a local butcher. Rendering it smells SO bad, way worse than lard or beef tallow. The final product for soap is lovely, and doesn't smell bad, but I can't imagine using it in my hair. I hadn't realized it was washed for so long!
On the 12th day of tallow my Abby gave to me, pomade that is less gamey
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Reading this in the week leading up to Christmas made my heart happy.
Lol this video reminded me of John Barrett, he was the professor of oriental languages in Trinity College, Dublin (he started there as a 14-year-Old student in 1767 and spent the rest of his life there). John was eccentric and penny-pinching and was known before going to bed after attending a social event to carefully over a piece of paper comb out the hair powder he had used so that he could reuse it another day. He is a great character and well worth a look up. Thank you for sharing this awesome video, with best wishes from the London smogs Lindz x
Abby, I thoroughly enjoyed this video on pomade and how approachable you made it. But oh my goodness, the pun title cards absolutely wonderful. I was cracking up.
You mentioned bear grease and I had to chime in- bear grease was also a traditional hair care product for Native Americans, since with no domesticated animals for harvesting fat the bear has easily the most on it for wild game. The Mohawk and Ojibwe (and other Great Lakes/Northeast Woodlands people) made some pretty crazy styles, using it to shape their hair like a precursor to gel! It also makes sliding those super-narrow bone pipe beads on MUCH easier so you don’t have loose ends constantly poking out on you. Traditionally you would never cut your hair either, so I couldn’t imagine not needing some from time to time to moisturize your hair ends.
Oris powder traditionally is used for drying flowers 💐without flattening them in a flower press.I used to work in a very old fashioned herbalists when I.was at university in the 80' s & that's one reason we sold it.
AAAHHHHH!! two of my favorite content creators finally doing a collab?!?! I am so freaking excited!!!!!!
OMG! Abby and Saf! I can't wait for more videos to come in the future.
I like the video and all your research you put into it. Very informative. Many thanks for that.
Despite the musical decision, watching that tallow and lard melt was oddly relaxing.
I squeaked and played back and might have been jumping for joy when my suspicions were confirmed. I am soooooo excited to see the videos that will come out of this meet up. Ahhhhhh!!!!
I pomaded and powdered my hair for Halloween and it was The Softest and Nicest after I washed it out after (might be a once in a while good curly hair routine for me now haha)
Eeek!!!! I collaborated with a friend who bought the book and got wigged out by the animal fat and we never got around to doing this(thanks covid) but I bought the double boiler and scent and jars so watching it done was the next motivating push. Next paycheck I'll buy the lard.
Also ohmygosh it's Saf! The collab I didn't know I needed. Squeak!
Abby comparing Boris Jonson to a muppet made my freaking day.
Thank you for being awesome and relatable in every video, I don't think I'd watch many people making 1700's hair product but you know I'm here for it when it's Abby making it x)
I've rendered many kinds of animal fats, from tallow (beef kidney fat), lard (pig subcutaneous fat), leaf lard (pig kidney fat, higher melting point and different fatty acid profile than regular lard) to even schmaltz (chicken fat) and rabbit straight from the animal. I also keep bees and purify their wax in a similar fashion. The best way to deodorize and get a clean product is actually to render *in water*, using a crockpot on low setting is most helpful. Just rinsing cold fat chunks only gets the outer layers - rendering it and letting it melt in a water solution lets all of the water-soluble gross bits that are present all throughout to sink to the water layer, and any non-fat crusties end up on their own layer. After first pass in a crockpot, pop it in the fridge so the fat layer (which rises to the top) is nice and solid, then just pluck out from the water layer (usually cloudy and brownish). Scrape off any scuzzy layer on the bottom of the fat with a knife and while first pass is usually fine, for a perfect final product run through one more time with fresh water/crockpot for a beautiful white and smell-free final product.
This is so interesting to me as someone who was in natural beauty/long hair forums/communities back in the day (Livejournal was great for this when it was new. Yes I’m old 😅) and coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil were the main ones used, sometimes with argan oil or neem oil and no one mentioned animal fats really (except maybe emu oil?) and were shouted down if they did. I don’t seem to remember anyone bringing up historical hair care which is a shame as I think there would have been a lot of interest!
The “no (sham)poo” communities would often use a baking soda rinse as a shampoo, then would use a cider vinegar or lemon juice rinse as a conditioner. This was very drying so you had to use a boar bristle brush to comb a little coconut oil through your hair. I quickly gave up on the bicarb as it was so drying and often left a residue and switched to solid shampoo. I still use lemon juice rinses on occasion. I haven’t oiled my hair in years now as I found the coconut oil was quite heavy which makes sense now because of the fatty acid profile. I ended up using coconut oil more like a treatment that I would then wash out and it took a lot of shampoo to get it out. It makes so much more sense with a no wash method.
It’s interesting how historical pomades are similar but all used lard and mutton tallow and beef fat wasn’t used. I wonder if it’s because beef tallow is much more solid at body temperature? L.M. Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables had another character who used goose fat for chapped hands which I thought was fascinating.
I firmly believe it’s fine to use animal products if we do nose to tail use (and encourage sustainable, organic and biodynamic farming which actually heals the environment) so it’s great to see a UA-camr talking about nose to tail! Animal products are naturally biodegradable and can be produced sustainably, it’s just such a no brainer for me.
Such fun! Cooking with Abby! This was a great video. All the things you'd not normally think of to do in your kitchen. I can see having a set of pots and tools just for these experiments. "Oh hubby! No, not that pan! I make Pomade in that pot!"
I absolutely love how chaotic Abby has (d)evolved-I jest! I jest!-in her approach to her channel, and I support her fully 😆
I always forget the word for double-boiler and call it a bain-marie, then everyone stares at me funny. Super interesting, thank you!
Thats the correct name,bain marie.
Where I come from we call it a vattenbad which means a waterbath. To me that makes sense.
@@mirachan3177 I love that!
Bain-marie is used more commonly than double boiler where I live
@@pheart2381 I thought Bain Marie was specifically for an oven, and double boiler for over a stove?
Mint a chef here, just curious because that’s how I’ve heard the terms used before. Are they interchangeable?
This is not a perfect suggestion but I've have been deep into soap making and the substitution for lard/tallow for "veganizing" soap recipes is kokum or cocoa butters. I haven't tried anything like this (yet of course - this state of not have tried will not last) but it may be something to try.
P,lease do try! We who listened to the Smiths on repeat in the 80s can't imagine there is no vegetarian option!
It won’t work well. I made this and used it, nothing like putting cocoa butter in your hair. Eww.
You can make soap with all sorts of fats, I personally like olive oil soap. Lard or tallow has never been a requirement for soap making, just fatty acids. But - this isn’t soap. You need the chemical properties of animal fats. The chemistry if soaps is quite looser than the chemistry of cosmetics.
On my Mum's request, I tried putting coconut oil in my hair as a pre treatment the night before washing. What I would day is that it goes off so quickly and smelt so bad that I gag everytime I go near it now. I feel really bad coz she bought me this huge jar and it was very expensive.
As someone who struggles physically with washing their hair (please no free advice!☺️), getting someone to brush through powder every week sounds like a crazy good idea.🤔
How would lanolin behave? (I know it’s not technically vegan, but from a reputable source, it doesn’t represent any harm at all to the sheep, so maybe it would work as a compromise?) It exists to moisturize and protect the sheep’s hair; would it do the same for a persons hair?
Hi, regarding the pork lard, the yellowish color is due to over extracting from the pork fat tissue. When extracting pork oil from the fatty tissues, one need to remove the 1st portion of clear pork oil before further fully extracting it. The clear pork oil solidifies into snow white lard while the 2nd extraction gives cloudy pork oil which later turns yellow when solidifies.
No purification process needed, to have it in snow white state and it naturally don’t smell that strong. Hence in Chinese pastries we use the white lard while the yellow one is for savory food.
Hope this explain to you why the lard is yellowish compare to the other one.
You could also just make your own wheat starch from the flour. It's not that hard. Just make a dough, rinse the dough while kneading it, making sure to keep the rinsing water. Do so with fresh water until the dough rinses clean. Let the water sit and the starch will eventually fall to the bottom, at which point just pour out the water on top and dry the starch on the bottom. You'll be left with good starch and a ball of gluten. You can also rinse the starch further by resuspending it in clean water and letting it settle, and THEN pour our the water and dry.
Bonus: you can make seitan with the gluten
I’m curious how folks with scalp psoriasis fare(d) with the pomade hair cleaning routine
Trying dry shampoo led to some serious scalp buildup and inflammation and I would love to hear what folks with similar scalp conditions think of this method as a general routine!
Hi, random tangential response here to an old comment here! I’ve been struggling with a psoriasis flare so badly that I ended up shaving my head to not have to deal with hair while also treating my scalp. And the thing that has helped the MOST (I mean, besides the prednisone and biologic change haha) is beef tallow cream?? The fat might help it be way better than modern dry shampoo?
Orris Root, from Iris Germanica (white German Iris), my absolute favorite smell for a flower!! It is also used as a fixative in so many products, everything from candy to perfume and other things.
I just love your videos. They are such wonderful moments of fun, joy, and ridiculousness. Since I'm in grad school for art history, your videos have helped keep me sane. Don't ever change lol
Safia!!! Abby&Saf in One Video! On the UA-cam! That's gonna Roooock!
“No way I would ever stop washing my hair - I consider dry shampoo to be for emergencies .”
Oh, look, a video on pomade and powder.
Time traveling is considered a legit emergency though. So now you’re prepared. 🤣
Hahahaha making the regular pomade reminded me of making whipped soap minus the lye water (and PPE to deal with the lye).
I was SO not expecting Safiya right at the end! Can't wait to see the rest of the collab! Super excited!
MIDSOMER MURDERS IS THE BEST!! Love Acorn
Edit: I also echo everyone's sentiments of EXTREME excitement for Saf!!! So pumped! Great collab with two awesome humans!
I am getting curious here ... how long to pomade and powder and set Bernadette's long long hair? Full length vid, pl0x!😃
Or how long it would have taken on Morgan, pre hair cut
I knew it was Saf from her profile and intentional listening!!!! Man, I canNOT wait ❤️❤️❤️
....also, y'know, the video itself was super fun and informative, really cool to actually see that in action 😂
Hey! Thank you for this video! Last year for Christmas I followed the recipes in your book and gave everyone 18th century beauty kits for Christmas. It was a fun experiment 🤣. So... In one of these 18th century hair videos could you explain the "love knot" or "love plait" hairstyle? I'm just super curious.
"Wax! Wax wax wax wax wax wax wax..." was totally Fauna looking for cups stringing to bake Briar Rose's cake!
I add cocoa powder (brown) to reduce the white residue of corn starch /arrow powder which I use as a dry shampoo.
I wonder how strong the colored powder's color was? Would the hair really be BLUE, or just a nice subtle blue undertone?
It would have been applied over top of the white/grey powder base and its saturation would depend on how much was being applied as well as how dark the person's natural color would be. I've seen portraits where it was clearly *pink* hair powder being used, and there are a lot of references to how much people think white hair powder looks like garbage 😂- as much as the painters pigments make me *nervous* I am really curious to see how effective some of the recipes are.
@@AbbyCox you should try it on a manikin head!
@@AbbyCox I am STILL giggling over Boris the Muppet Johnson with blue hair.
No,BLUE!! Sometimes blue powder was used in parliament to make a partisan statement. Charles James Fox for example.
Lol! She just mentioned him!
@@AbbyCox you should get ahold of Brad Mondo then. He’s a master hairdresser and does all the colors. He even did an 18th century style, just to see if it would work, as it was something he found in a book. He might be able to steer you to something less toxic. I’m curious too, but I don’t need arsenic poisoning.
Some of my favourite soap recipes for hot process soap used lard or tallow with coconut and olive oils. I preferred it over palm oil because I found out that RSPO palm oil wasn't as regulated as it claimed to be.
Edit to add: Orris root is used as a note in some of my favourite indie perfumes. Like Ellepiger by Wild Hybrid. It's alder tree, orris root, and vanilla. Very green and soft.
My mom has been making soap for about a decade now and I've assisted her for a majority of those years. Fragrance and essential oils shouldn't be heated over 160°F. They start to denaturize(I think that's the right word). Basically, the oils lose their smell and any benefits gained from using said oils.
The collab weve been waiting for! I could tell it was Safiya from the back when you started applying the pomeade.
The surprise at the end got me! Can’t wait to see the other videos!
I think that they used pig-and-sheep-based fats in earlier centuries because they were generally on the menu far more than cow-based... anything. In Britain at least, sheep and pigs were raised far more as livestock than cattle, because they required less acreage and are cheaper to maintain for the most of the population, the lower classes.
Agreed! I think the prevalence for pork and mutton makes sense with what livestock was around and prevalent during that time. I just find it odd that I have found references to other animal fats and more obscure ingredients (hemp seed oil, for example) but not really anything with beef tallow. maybe one day I'll get lucky...
omg I just realized that Abby reminds me a lot of Lorelai Gilmore (personality wise and sense of humor) and I couldn't be happier
I literally screamed I can't wait to see this upcoming collab!
I especially loved your hair powder advice about what to do in case we get stuck in the 18th century doing weird things with Jamie Fraser!! 😆
It really works! I live self-sufficient and only can take a bucket shower outside. It is too cold and windy now so I was looking for an alternative to clean my very greasy hair. I mixed up some wax, mangalica pork fat and beeftallog with some lemon peel and stirred it till it was cold and had a nice texture. Didn't measure anything just bit of common sense. And put it thinly and evenly in my greasy hair. The I dusted it with potatoestarch and then brushed it because I don't have a comb. My hair looks, feels and smells fresh and it looks great! Thank you so much! Will keep doing this at least this fall and winter. I am so happy!!
Ooooh that sneak peak into the upcoming video(s?) with the face reveal at the end was just perfection!
I’ve found that animal fats moisturise animal skin and hair better than anything else.
I use animal fat to moisturise my leathers too. And my skin.
It’s a like-to-like thing. Plant fats and oils would be good for wood, cloth, rope or other plant-based items.
My absolute favourite moisturiser is one that has Emu oil in it. The oils mimic the sebum we produce naturally, so it just works.
Saf at the end is me after combing out my hair after I've used Batiste for a week straight and it's finally time to wash 😂
I am so excited for this up coming video ^~^ I knew who that was before she even turned around. I was so hoping yall would get together for a decades of fashion video or something omg can't wait
I really can't imagine using this. I imagine what my pillow would look like in the morning if I did 🤣
Great video though and I look forward to seeing the collab 😀
That's why they had nightcaps (or sleeping bonnets).
You comb it out. Of course, you don’t use much, it isn’t like pie crust or something.
Well, we now use leave-in conditioners, hair serums, and styling stuff (gel, mousse, spray)... so it can't be all that different for the pillowcase.
I wonder if you could substitute paint powder that is used for Holi in India--that spring festival where they throw paint powder on each other. Presumably that paint isn't toxic.
I jst made some powder and used mica powder designed for cosmetics. It works great
Add in the fact that 18th century folk were melting things over literal fires, rather than a controlled burner like we have nowadays, this is very impressive.
Getting weird with Jamie Fraser is the name of Claire Beauchamp Randall's cover band. Lol.
I screamed!!! at the end!!! i’m so excited!!
You’re hilarious! I love how you go off on different topics like me. And how your videos aren’t completely perfect.
I lived in Virginia Beach for 10 years. We would go to colonial Williamsburg all the time. We could rarely afford to buy tickets but walking around was fun. It’s like walking back in history. I miss it so much.
The audible GASP I had at the end of the video. Abby you giant tease!
I’ve just stumbled across your channel and I love it! New subscriber unlocked 😁
Top tip: to make re-sealable food bags stand open and be easy to pour into, just roll the top back once (as if you were rolling up a trouser leg or pairing socks). It makes the opening a bit wider by shifting the narrowest part of the bag lower, kind of turning the bag into it’s own funnel.
Wow, normally when watching informative videos I have a rather short attention span, and don't really like to watch things that are much longer than 15 minutes, but your editing and all the little funny bits (I LOVE your sense of humor) made it so entertaining and interesting, that I didn't want to stop 😊 this was great! 😄
You're not 'short', you and Morgan are 'Fun Sized'.😀
The suprise with Safia at the end really got me. I smell a collab coming! (or at least I hope for one)
This was a really interesting video and omg Safiya! Thought that looked like her head and build, can not wait for the things to come! Best colab ever!!
Okay, but I just found your channel, and I am now binge watching your videos. I love the 1700's to the 1800's (1800's are my favorite though). Anyway, I'm rambling. You do such a great job on your videos!!
Loved this video. The Safiya surprise at the end!! I can't wait. Between this and your video from NYC with Bernadette and the gang, I'm one happy little lady 😍
Why is the double boiler time lapse SO SATISFYING?!
OMG THE TEASER AT THE END 😱🤯 AHHHH SO EXCITED!!! My brain can't totally process this crossover yet 😆 I'm so excited!!
I just found you...and I'm in love!!! Thank you for the history, education and how to apply it today. I'm looking so forward to doing something with my hair other than a pony and constant washing...this is gonna be great!
Wow, that reveal at the end was brilliantly done!
Just finished making my own pomade and powder using this recipe! I am now waiting for the pomade to cool !
I scented mine with clove for the pest repelling properties as well as rosemary and mint in an attempt to mimick the scent of my favorite shampoo
Edit: I put the pomade and powder in last night and woke up this morning smelling great! I've also been growing out my bangs which has resulted in two greasy rattails framing my face most days, and the powder has totally resolved that issue! I now have full, fluffy curtain bangs!
I'm seriously loving this so far, I feel like a princess, thank you Abby ❤
that reveal absolutely got me, looking forward to the final video(s)
I gasped at the end! Is this happening?! I've been wanting Safiya and the historical costuming side of youtube to come together for years!!
Omg Saff!!!! Whaaaat!!! You women made my day!. Love it.
OMG!!!!! Congrats on the upcoming collab!!!!!! So excited for you