Women Burned Their Hair to Achieve the Perfect Curl
Women used hot coals to perfect those 1920’s curls we awe at so frequently. When women finally got their curls the way they wanted, petroleum jelly was used to keep them in place. And because it was so difficult to achieve this look in the first place, women often didn’t wash their hair for days, or sometimes weeks after doing their hair. They usually burned their hair in the process and made it a welcome home to creepy crawlies by not washing regularly.