Answering Your Most Asked Questions about my "I tried a 300 year hair care routine for a year video"
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Great video Abby! Additionally, if Cheney ever decides to make a video about the hair practices of black people in the 18th or 19th century I would absolutely watch it.
Same here. I'm very curious
Love her channel!
Same
Oh! I wish she and abby did more stuff together
Cheny has a video about Black American hair styles during American Slavery.
Pro tip: If Abby calls and asks you to edit a video for her about pomade and powder, you should do it, cause then you'll get to smile as much as I am knowing that so many people enjoyed it!
Because I had lice as a child with long hair due to a neighbor who was not the most careful with her hair, for the longest time I would scoff at the idea of not washing my hair daily.
A few years ago, I had some time off and started only washing my hair every other day. Guess what, my routinely itchy scalp started to itch less! turns out I was drying out my scalp lol.
I'm just the opposite, the longer I go without washing my hair, the itchier it gets.
Lice like clean hair. Lice is nothing to do with poor hygiene
@J B Now you tell me! Lol.
Well, whatever it was, this girl or her parents just didn't care and she was always infested. And I guess my young self interpreted as that and hence my compulsion to wash.
@Dances with Dust Bunnies gotta love that diversity is humans!
@@FlagCutie It's what makes the world go 'round!
I mentioned this on SnappyDragon not too long ago. I haven't used shampoo for about a year now. My daily hair routine is to comb and brush my hair twice daily with a bone comb and a boar bristle brush. The comb removes dead skin and hair as well as dirt. The brush redistributes the natural oils from root to tip. Once a week, I will powder my hair (generally on Wednesday) with a homemade hair powder or 50% corn starch and 50% baking soda; when it's nice and 18th-century looking, I'll run my fingers through it enough to braid it and sleep on it. The next day, I'll brush the crap out of it so it doesn't look grey and go about my day. On Sundays, I'll do a warm water rinse, usually with a tea of lavender, rosemary, and/or sage, until all the powder is off my scalp. I'll do some sort of air dray or heatless curl method and repeat every week. As long as I keep up with this (sometimes I skip due to illness), my hair looks and smells just as clean as if I were to use my old modern method of washing every day with shampoo, a 15-minute conditioning treatment, a leave-in conditioner, and a twice a week 30-minute mask.
Do you mind if I ask what colour your hair is? I want to try this but I’m unsure if my hair colour will make it really noticeable!
Where did you get your comb and brush?
@@chrystenq It's kind of a mousy blond going steely grey. You can always add the extras, as Abby mentioned; cocoa powder for darker hair, cinnamon warms it up, and play with it until you get a good color for you. You can also make a face powder by omitting baking soda.
@@My_mid-victorian_crisis As an addendum on boar bristle brushes, I've noticed that a lot of brushes are actually plastic bristles with a few hairs in between so they can correctly claim there are boar bristles in there. So be skeptical of brushes that are cheap.
I've found a small specialised shop that sells only brushes, for cleaning, for brooms, for hair, for anything and everything. But only brushes. I bought a horse hair brush for my hair, and almost bought the softest goat hair baby brush I've ever felt. And while chances are slim that there are a lot of those types of shops, they do exist, and some sell online as well. :)
@@My_mid-victorian_crisis thank you so much ❤
Time to make your way to Louisville for the closest Trader Joe's!
Fingers crossed Cheyney does the POC hair history video. Even if it's just dispelling the idea that Black hair was dirty (dehumanizing efforts still hold today)
I think SnappyDragon also did a historical haircare thing, discussing curly hair and how it was kept clean etc prior to modern shampoos. If anyone is interested
Since it is on the Southeast side, it might be closer for her to head North toward Indy.
After I saw the hair pomade video, I found the Trader Joe’s dry shampoo. It did a great job!
That was fun. As long-haired people, both my eldest daughter and I wash our hair once every three to four days. We both sport what is charmingly called "Irish Wool," she more than me. My younger daughter has a pixie cut and straight hair and washes it every two to three days. None of us get the "wash your hair every day" crowd. That's why they need hair products!
Exactly! Americans and Western Europeans call me disgusting when I tell them that in Albania, we don't wash our hair every day. And here they are with their dry scalp and two flat pieces of hair on their head. Meanwhile, I have thick, puffy, wavy hair and a slightly greasy scalp.
After Hurricane Ian destroyed my area we were under a boil water notice (and no electricity) for a month and I couldn’t wash my hair with shampoo.
I used that Trader Joe’s dry shampoo to try to absorb the sweat and oil and just ick for that whole month. It worked pretty well considering I didn’t have any pommade to try to actually clean anything
This isn’t related to this video, but I wanted to tell you: the new Broadway Sweeney Todd revival has a bunch of female ensemble members in period-accurate wigs and I am living for it!
i personally don't recommend cocoa powder: I tried the marechal powder recipe during quarantine and it gave more of a mousy blond so i decided to add cocoa powder (vanhoutten sugar free dark chocolate) and it went from a good neutral color to a cake batter and the cocoa never mixed well with the rest of the powder even after passing it through a sieve it had a tendancy to form clumps, it's still perfectly useable and it smelled a bit better imo (i find 18th century smells smell way too strong so having the cocoa to soften that spiciness was welcome) but it made for a less effective less comfortable powder oh and even after a metric sh*t ton of cocoa powder i got a very light brown powder
tl;dr: cocoa powder is theoretically an option but makes for an inferior quality of powder and it requires a lot of powder to get the proper shade
I wonder, if just plain pigment would be an option. I got some, from an art supply store and it's extremely effective for making your own paint. You would have to check, if the available pigments in your color of choice are safe to use on skin, obviously.
@@raraavis7782 pretty sure that historically they would mix painting pigments with starch, using it on its own looks like hell to clean up afterwards and would stain everything you come in contact with but if you make sure it's safe and you do it in a well ventilated area I don't see the harm in trying out why they would mix it in
@@raraavis7782be very careful because paint colours can be made from so very toxic materials!
Cocoa powder has a lot of fat in it, so it is not the best for drying away fat and oils, because you are essentially adding more fat with it.
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Oh, definitely. As I said..one should check first, what exactly one is dealing with and if it's safe to use on skin. Personally, I'm not planning to do this anyway - regular dry shampoo for dark hair works just fine for me.
Genuinely the temporal whiplash I got from seeing that clip from Another Cinderella Story in the Year of our Lord 2023! I will be sending you the bill from my masseuse!
The Crossfit picture is my favorite picture I've seen in a long time
I can't imagine using these products. I admire your willingness to test these out for us!! With 37" of hair, I can barely do much with it!
That’s the perfect length of hair for historical hairstyles though!
Most women in history only rarely cut their hair, and most historical styles actually work better with longer hair like yours.
@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 You are correct, but I quickly run out of patience! 🤣 I need a full-on tutorial on Edwardian womens hairstyles!
@Anna-Catherine Sendgikoski have you watched any of Katherine Sewing? She has hip length hair. She focuses more on the 1800's historical haircare.
hair pomade seems to be like the VO-5 from my child hood, I looked at the ingredients and it is mostly lanolin. I use Bag Balm for my dry skin since I had it and ran out of the expensive stuff during COVID...it is mostly Lanolin too...I like this Bag Balm better than the $100 a jar stuff too.
I got a really great dry shampoo with a pump/spray applicator at Sprouts, and in California it's about $11 (I think), and the bottle says there's 38 grams of product. It's called Giovanni: Dry Shampoo 2-in-1 "powder power". :)
It's so nice to see folks in the comments rounding these up! Kristen Ess also has a dry shampoo powder in a pump. It's fragrance free and is $13 at Target in the US (2023).
Yeah I literally will not pay more for dry shampoo than I will for cornstarch. I powder my hair with cornstarch and a blending brush.
that is exactly what i do too!
I adore the Trader Joe's dry shampoo!! It really works!
Batiste also do a low cost travel dry shampoo with no aerosol, which is just like the old poofy powder dispensers.
So glad to see you mention Cheney. I really hope she makes a video. Also, I couldn't help but notice the American Duchess book plug after years of silence on the AD front. Hast thou both now settled thyne beef??? 🤔 (📖%💲)
I used the book to put my hair up in a hedgehog (no pomade or powder, used socks for a cushion. Everybody in WalMart was impressed!
I mean, I got it to work so wore it to get groceries. Test run. Also good for stay/corset testing.
Excellent bonus doggo footage
Congratulations on the 4 Million Views! I loved that video and was very intrigued with the experimentation aspect of it.
P.S. Shoutout to Kenna who looked through all the comments.
Pupper!!! Hey Griffie! Thanks for the Vid Abby! Now I need to go watch the original again lol.
18th century crossfit Abby is a new favorite of mine. That picture was so unexpected 😆
Cosmetic clay might be a good option to color hair powder brown if you don't want to deal with cocoa or stain yourself with pigments. I haven't tried it personally but I've seen some modern diy dry shampoos use it.
Thanks for a lively and informative video! 😀
Very fun and informative! I'm not ready to try the yet as my hair goes past my hips and it's not even sort of cut into the historical mullet. But it's good to have the information tucked away for later!
Thanks for answering questions!!
Loved that clip when talking about acne on the back - that always plays in my head whenever back acne comes up
Lovely fire' mantle and table behind you! Great video as well.
Not me in Bloomington, Indiana, literally complaining to my friends all of the time about not having a Trader Joe’s!!!
I was half paying attention when the dog appeared so when the screen changed to pomade hair, I thought it was dog fur getting pomaded. 😆
I love your books so much and reference them all the time.
Lol I love that portrait painters included the dusting of powder on clothes
The only reason I have not switched to a historical hair care routine is because my hair breaks every time I try to use anything finer than my wide-tooth comb. Because curly hair is stubborn af. At least my beloved beautician mother keeps me supplied with the fancy shampoo and conditioner?
Yeah, naturally curly hair has a mind of its own, as you know. Back when it was long I combed it once a day--in the shower after putting on conditioner. Other than that, no comb, no brush, no implement of any kind came near my hair! It's short now and I've lost a lot of curl with age, but I still won't touch it with a brush. Just in case you aren't aware of her, Snappy Dragon has some videos on historical styles for curly hair.
@VeretenoVids I love V, and I also haven't used a brush, other than for elaborate updos, in years. Lesson my mom (even curlier than I) tried to teach me in Jr high. Took me until late in high school to listen.
historically women didnt use brushes as often or in the same way as we do now, using only ones hands or a wooden comb was good enough for most of human history in fact. Sometimes I feel like the problem with modern beauty practices is an overabundance of materials and a lack of understanding for the purpose of the practices
Thank you, Abby! We all need to stand up against enslavement and marginalization.😊
TJs is down the street from where I work🙃! And I have their dry shampoo. I have tried none others. But I like this one. I wash my hair properly like 3-5 times a month because of this stuff.
Side note to everyone - WASH YOUR HAIR BRUSHES YALL! They get really, really gross sometimes!!😅
I really enjoy both the American Duchess books and I am so thankful for them existing on the market of historical fashion/beauty resources. I very often pull them out as additional resources whenever working on a project; it's just a pair of books really useful on their own or as cross-references to double check. I also really love all of the hair accessories / hat things in the beauty book, because they are fun little projects that work as a great way to deal with scraps of lovely lace and trim and ribbons that otherwise are no longer big enough to use on clothing projects. Recently I did something crazy; I took apart and put back together a fine-wale corduroy dress that was too big for me in some places and too small in others; I used the Dressmaking book to draft and cut out a "stomacher" piece that I appliqued (first by matching thread on machine, then went back by hand with contrasting thread for decorative purposes) on top of the dress after I had otherwise completed construction. It turned a really plain-looking piece into something a little different, a little history-bounding. I can't quite put in to words how it is, but since I actively tried to set aside my own sewing knowledge and try the "18th century method" of constructing garments, even though I make contemporary garments, I just like the process more; I love using more hand sewing in specific spots and being more daring with drafting and draping and "eyeballing".
Omg! Abby, I love your videos! I, too, live in Bloomington, IN, and I also find it frustrating that we don't have a Trader Joe's. I think the closest Trader Joe's is in Fishers, Indiana.
I've been interested in costume history for many years. I love seeing how fashion has changed throughout the centuries. I used to make a lot of medieval and Renaissance clothes when I was an active member of the society for creative anachronism.
I love learning about others things related to, such as people's hygiene habits. The video about 18th-century hair care is really fascinating. I always wonder why their hair was white, and now I know. Thank you for making that video. I you busted some myths and shed some light on how people kept themselves in that time period.
Lol😂 I MUST be at least on Santa's "nice" list. We are 3 miles away from Trader Joe's! Downside? Smallish parking lot and it's tough to shop unless you ride a bike with the ability to carry items!
Yes! That Trader Joe's dry shampoo. Reasonably priced and comes out in a puff 😍 highly recommend
i really like the non-aerosol version of klorane's dry shampoo with oat milk. been using it for years. it's 20 bucks, but it lasts for months. the aerosol version is maybe even better, but it doesn't last half as long, and it's an aerosol, which isn't great, ofc.
I use straight corn starch. I often mix in a few drops of lavender oil, & I put it in a small container when I need it on the go.
Well, shoot! Seems I missed your most recent video, Abby. I've been playing catchup since "discovering" you recently. I can't really imagine not washing my hair, though I do it only once a week. At one time I had hair nearly to my knees that I kept in a braid. Still, fascinating facts. Kudos from Plainfield, Indiana!
Enjoyed the video! Now I want the book 😊
Woohoo Bloomington! Hello from our ranch on the border of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest 😊
I loved your book!
I didn’t know you were in Bloom!!! Love to find other Hoosiers in the wild😂
If the main point of a greasy substance is "similarity to human grease"… has anyone ever tried jojoba oil?
6:10 I appreciate an ABBA cutaway. The audience wanted this 🔥
Thank youuuuuuuuu!!!!!!~
I love your books and your yt videos!
I've been following you for years now (since I started on my historical clothing journey, coming from making fantasy, bit of cosplay and LARP clothing 🙂) and I have tried some of the recipes in the book,not the powder, (well not yet 😆) I tried to make a pomade inspired by your recipe(s) but without animal fat in it. I absolutely loved it! I use it for my hair (I have very curly hair btw) when I don't have time to wash it or my health issues are playing up and I just... can't..., also as a solid perfume and sometimes as a skin salve (it's great for dry spots on my feet, lol!).
I just loved experimenting with it. And I am planning on making the powder too, soon 🙂
Do you have plans on adding to your book(s). I would love to see some more books from you on clothing (and beauty) because your book (and the separate patterns) have helped me so much on my historical and history bounding journey 🙂
I just love what you do and make, it's so informative and thoroughly researched, and even more than that, watching your videos always puts a smile on my face because you are so relatable and funny as F!
Love from Belgium! 💜🖤💚
Honestly, I've tried this a few time with vegetable oil (either plain coconut oil or mixed with olive and argan oil) and plain starch and it has worked just fine. I also have a jar of cornstarch mixed with cocoa and a second jar where I've added ground rose petals (they have a grainier texture) that I use as dry shampoo, they also work just fine.
Can you do a video on how to do “historically accurate” ways to wrap a headscarf? I would like to use them, but I am hesitant to because I’m white and I don’t want to appropriate wrapping methods from POC cultures.
I would 100% listen to a podcast made by you.
This is my petition for them to open a Trader Joe's in Bloomington
Great video!! I, too would love it if Cheney made a video about Black people hair care in the 18th and 19th century.
glad I stayed for the puppy cameo
Abby is manifesting a video with Cheyney and you know what? The Algorithm Deities will be happy.
9:15 Hahaha a cinematic masterpiece. When Microsoft Zune had a place in cinema.
You can use corn starch and apply it with a blush or powder brush. It doesn't smell pretty, it doesn't smell like anything, but it's cheaper than a poofing bottle.
I apply my home-made powder with an antique sugar-shaker. I section hair, shake a little powder, then pat it to distribute evenly. Works fine, doesn't get too much everywhere. ( I do it over the bathroom sink.) Rosemary oil can promote hair growth, so I put a few drops in the hair powder. I like the scent of oil of bergamot, also. Oil of cloves is a natural bactericide, so a natural deodorant.
Oh cool, I've been wanting to find some darker powder to use on my hair when it's greasy and I don't feel like showering - my mom always used baby powder, and while my hair is somewhat gray already, it's still kind of obvious on me, I try to hide it by fluffing but I was wondering what brown-ish powder I could use! My only thought was cocoa powder, so I laughed when I realized many others have had that thought. I don't think I have any spices dark enough for my dark brown hair, sadly.
I always pin my hair up and leave a clean cotton handkerchief on my pillowcase....
9:13 OMGGG i still think about this so often
I tried a cocoa powder based dry shampoo once. It was like walking around with brownie batter on my head all day. Do not recommend.
Cocoa powder is less neutral, chemically, so it might get funky, and it's also not super absorbent, so using it on hair might not be great.
Actually, I'm here from the 18th century clothing for 5 years video.
I also have that book and now I am planning a gingerbread queen outfit.
Kenna is a boss... and yes, we love Kenna
Petition to see more of Crossfit in Historically Accurate Clothing Abby!!!!
waittttttt so i went to maurer. but before i decided, i did a cross-country grad school tour with my dad, and we stayed with a friend of his in chicago the night before my interview. this friend's ENTIRE selling point was that there isn't a TJ's until indy haha. i did not listen to her advice, and i regretted it sometimes! at least there's always.... menards?
The Trader Joe's Dry shampoo is A++++++ Buy them all!
I love your books. I bought them in case I ever decIde to do 18th century.
10:01 OMG best référence ever.
Doggo so beautiful 🥰
I used Emuoil or ostrigr for my face. So good on my skin but so hard to find amd my 2 companys that had that stopped make it. Think both places closed or changed who cam buy or something. Was a while ago so don't remember
Also might be good for canada 🇨🇦
It’s actually really nice being one of god’s favorites, thanks for asking. 🙂
What happens with swimming? Ofc not a big thing in the 1700s but would it all go claggy in a chlorinated pool?
It would be bad soup
Swim caps may not be in fashion anymore but they are still around.
Swim caps may not be in fashion anymore but they are still around.
Yes. But people didn't swim at the time
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haven't been to a Trader Joe's since i was in college on the northside of Indy, so...yeah...it's been like almost 15 years. (why all the cool stuff has to be on the opposite side of town from me?! don't even have a Red Robin down here!)
i've been tempted by using powders and pommade on my hair, however, i'm leery about whether it will bother my sensitive skin or make the rosacea worse.
Lol anyone else currently watching this while procrastinating on washing their hair the modern way?
Lol, come to Fort Wayne. We have a Trader Joes! 😂
Watching you and your dog, I have to ask, do dogs and cats smell the animal fat, even though you processed it to remove the smell?
Yes they can still tell it’s animal fat but they also love the hair powder lol so 🤷🏻♀️🤣
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Hello from Spencer IN
60 miles from Trader Joe's. One of God's 'Eh, whatever' people
Bahahhahahahahahha 😂😂😂😂
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What about moderate to severe dandruff? Were anti fungals used? Did animal fat/corn starch help or make dandruff worse?
I've got seborrheic dermatitis so I'm also wondering if this is helpful.
Depends on what is causing the dandruff. If it's from scalp being too dry, the fats in pomade might be exactly what's needed. If dandruff is caused by overgrowth of microscopic yeasts which feed on skin oils, giving them more food will aggravate the problem. Squalane (not squalene) or MCT oil, which are unsuitable food sources for those yeasts, plus cetyl alcohol as a thickener would be a safer start for pomade experiments than animal fats or shea, cocoa, mango and many other plant butters. Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and other spices have antimicrobial and antifungal properties, but will also cause extra irritation to already injured skin, so proceed with caution.
9:08 Congratulations on the genetic lottery.
9:11 I have a similar problem too. I might need to change shower gels.
i used to live in b town FEELS
Would lanolin count or work the same as animal fat?
This video starting at 15:50 has a segment from Cheney McKnight talking about black people's hairstyles in the 18th century US.
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Hello Abby, This is out of Concept but I have a question, Can Historical Costuming Be Suitable for any Age?
am i the only one who always gets tangly hair whenever i powder my hair? Now i'm writing it down i realise that it might have to do with the pomade recipe i used
Mine does too. But I use it on dry hair without any other product. It just becomes stiff and hard to work through.
@@Sadimal do you put wax in your pomade? because i tried with olive oil and it felt much better
@@Sadimal just reread your comment, you have to use product in between he powder on it's own is too drying
Did the pomade clog your shower drains?
You only wash it out every couple months, I've never noticed any issues with it when I wash mine out. I do it in the bath and usually use a degreasing dish soap to get all the pomade out tho, so that might help a little bit on the drains?
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$32 for one ounce of dry shampoo?!? ONE ounce? Wow.
random: did you talk to your doggy in Hungarian?
How do you continue palmade and powder after like a week i.e. when you would normally wash your hair, how do you continue doing the palmade and powder
It’s wonderful being God’s favorite lol 😂
You are near me ..
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