What Your History Books Didn't Tell You About Lice

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Shop Brooklinen’s 10 Year Anniversary Sale and get 25% off your order by clicking my link here https://bit.ly/abbycoxyt . (If you’re watching this video after May 6th, you can still get a discount by using my promo code abbycox for $20 off orders over $100.) 🥳🛏️ Just like how the myths around corsets survive because it's shocking, the same can be said for how folks (mis)understand the beliefs & practices around basic body hygiene since the medieval period. So, just to cover our bases: Yes, people washed their bodies before 1920. No, not everyone had lice. Yes, people cared about looking clean and smelling nice. No, people didn't want to sleep or live in filth. Now, let's dig into the meat of it all. Sources: Kathleen Brown Foul Bodies: Cleanliness in Early America https://amzn.to/44eUyz2 (affiliate link) Lord Chesterfield's Letters (Letter CXXIII) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3361/pg3361-images.html#link2H_4_0125 Potawatomi Health & Wellness Center Lice Treatment: https://cmh.fcpotawatomi.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2016/02/Getting-Rid-of-Head-Lice-in-37-Challenging-Steps.pdf Jan Radicke, Roman Women's Dress, https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110711554-039/html Yones, D.A., Bakir, H.Y. & Bayoumi, S.A.L. Chemical composition and efficacy of some selected plant oils against Pediculus humanus capitis in vitro. Parasitol Res 115, 3209–3218 (2016). Toilet de Flora (1772) https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Toilet_of_Flora_Or_A_Collection_of_t.html?id=ffMHAAAAQAAJ *Keep watching:* I tried a 300-year-old hair care routine for a year: https://youtu.be/FnBniAE2wiE?si=-OKd8xTiHLDAuYpE Answering your most asked questions about my "i tried a 300 year old hair care routine": https://youtu.be/dlSTjCuQrMg?si=Mg9TzvB7F78DnSw3 I made 250-year-old Hair Products: https://youtu.be/G0XKXBEleVY?si=Y7Fr8r9nVIl7XWXp Why the mullet is the most popular hairstyle of all time: https://youtu.be/GdJ10UBa6oE?si=fB_BIpvF3xJ9rZAY Making 300 year old SLIME for Laundry Day: https://youtu.be/wx01bZCOuW4?si=HFKbaaLgCRegU-5P What's the deal with 18th century wigs? https://youtu.be/pR0ph5r9jmw?si=lpdaaXC_mlwxkgI2 The disgusting truth about laundry: https://youtu.be/dX9H4_xbvhc?si=o7rWLFlW6vP3zBZx Historian Reacts to Weird History (ugh): https://youtu.be/PIYUVHIUdfM?si=TkGEmCxokWtuGIZF The Surprisingly Aristocratic History of Unnatural Hair Dye: https://youtu.be/CKiWqdvtG-4?si=PsJVIZZYjSgQ0DWX @KazRowe Exploring the Wild Gay History of the YMCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEHM59cvDM0&t=434s Chapters: 00:00 - 02:01 - Things that annoy me 02:02 - 08:33 - Part 1: Linen Fresh 08:34 - 13:50 - Part 2: Hygiene & Social Class 13:51 - 22:36 - Part 3: Lice, Lice, Baby 22:27 - 30:58 - Part 4: 1700s Hair Hygiene 🥳Socials Website: https://www.abbycoxcreates.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamabbycox Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abbycox Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamabbycox Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXol9ugjOxHHrpkdD0fZZg/join 📚My books: The American Duchess Guide to 18th-Century Dressmaking: https://amzn.to/2GrkAIQ The American Duchess Guide to 18th-Century Beauty: https://amzn.to/2TTwJtq 💌Business Inquiries *ONLY* [email protected] (This email goes directly to my management and not to me.) 📪 Abby Cox 642 N. Madison Street Bloomington, IN 47404 **I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By purchasing items through the links listed above, I could earn a small commission for your purchase. Thank you.❤