The ancient Egyptians loved their hairstyles and wished to be coiffed well for eternity. This included the use of fats and resin to set their curls for the afterlife. Unfortunately, eternity is a long time, and most ended up with severe cases of bedhead, not to mention the crudely mannered intruder over the millennia who, for some reason, wants to see if they can pull out your hair?
There is mention in the article of scented fat cones we see on the heads of women in tomb paintings, though one has never been found to my
knowledge.
Note: Since the writing of this article, two scent cones have been found on mummies at Tell el-Amarna.
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