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The earliest written records of hair dyeing in China can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty 2000 years ago. The first person who dyed his hair was the well-known "traveler" Wang Mang. Wang Mang established a new dynasty in AD 9 at the age of 54.
After Wang Mang ascended the throne, he carried out a series of reforms, especially the public ownership of land, which has been talked about so far. However, his reform is out of step with the times, and Liu Han's imperial power is still strong. Therefore, in 23 AD, there were constant uprisings in various parts of the New Dynasty and domestic turmoil.
In order to stabilize the military, Wang Mang decided to hold a wedding, but at this time, Wang Mang was 68 years old, with white hair and beard and a haggard face. To show that he was still working, Wang Mang dyed his hair and beard black. In the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang preached that "if you want to look safe outside, you should dye your hair", but we don't know what kind of hair dye Wang Mang used.
Hair dyeing has a clear record, but also depends on some related medical books and other historical materials. In fact, it has been recorded in the Shennong Herbal Classic before Wang Mang that the juice boiled with Artemisia oil has the effect of blackening hair.
Yang Di Hougong Zhuxiang Fang also recorded a kind of hair dye-fried soybean. Soak the special black beans in vinegar for a day or two, heat and boil, then filter and boil the filtered juice, which will eventually form a paste. This kind of bean paste also has the effect of blackening hair, and it is low in cost, easy to preserve, natural and pollution-free, and widely used in the harem of Sui Dynasty.
Shampoos and hair dyes with different functions are recorded in the Tang Dynasty's "Prepare for a Thousand Women" and "A Thousand Women's Wings". For example, ebony, raw sesame oil and Puwei ash all have certain hair dyeing effects. There are nearly 20 kinds of natural hair dyes in Compendium of Materia Medica, including basil, Pennisetum and raspberry.
In addition to dyeing their hair black, some people dye their hair white. Li Bian, the founding emperor of Southern Tang Dynasty, was appointed as prime minister in 927 AD because of his outstanding achievements. At that time, Li Bian was only 38 years old, very young compared with previous prime ministers.
He was afraid that the courtiers would think he was inexperienced, so he deliberately took a medicine to make his hair turn white one day. There is a record in "Beijiang Poetry Talk"-"(Li Bian) was not strong as an official in those days, thinking that he was not old enough to overwhelm the public, so he took medicine to change his beard and became a frost in a day." I just don't know the reason for this special drug for the time being.
& gt& gt Hair dyeing in ancient foreign countries is also crazy.
Therefore, in fact, dyeing hair was a common phenomenon in ancient China. Does this cold knowledge surprise you?
In addition, dyeing hair is not only the patent of China people, in fact, as early as 4000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians began to dye their hair. The material they use is a plant called foam flower, which can also be used to dye hair after boiling, filtering and decocting.
The Romans discovered lead long ago. They made it into a comb and soaked it in vinegar for a long time. Although the reaction is very slow, a layer of lead acetate will be formed on the surface of the lead comb. Using it to comb hair can make lead stay on hair for a long time, thus achieving the purpose of blackening hair. But lead is a heavy metal, so this method is not worth popularizing.
On the other hand, Germans dye their hair in a healthier way. They use sheep fat and plants with gray juice to cook together, and finally they can form a paste, which can not only dye hair but also protect hair. It can be used as a cream and dual-purpose, and it is convenient to store and carry.
In addition, Europeans will use a plant called Spring Huang Ju. After some processing, they can get a yellow hair dye, which can dye their hair yellow. In addition, they also found that the extract of walnut leaves also has the effect of dyeing hair, but the color of the hair dye is light brown.
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Generally speaking, in the ancient history of the whole world, there are almost all records related to hair dyeing. Most of them use plant dyes, which are natural and healthy. Although the dyeing effect, color types and maintenance time are not as good as the current chemical hair dyes, it also shows the wisdom of human beings to a great extent, which is an interesting and bright history.