27. Women Waited Until Saturday to Wash Their Hair
In today’s world, some people wash their hair every day. Or, if they’re trying to keep from stripping their scalp of its natural oils, they might go 2-3 days. However, during the medieval period, commoners only washed their hair on Saturdays. This was because they believed that you should wait until the end of the work week to wash off all of the sweat dirt. (After all, why wash your hair if you’re just going to get dirty again on Tuesday?) The process of washing hair needed at least two people. Women had to remove their clothes from the waist up, while someone else rubbed their hair with oils, herbs, and minerals before pouring a pitcher of water over their head. After they were clean on Saturday, they would look nice for Sunday service at church.