In Egypt around 1500 BC, a shaved head was considered the ultimate in feminine beauty, they consequently invested the most time into hair removal.
Women of ancient Egypt removed all of their body hair, including that on their heads, with tweezers (made from seashells, pumice stones, or early beeswax and sugar-based waxes) and polished their scalps to a high sheen with buffing cloths.
Men, women, and even the children of ancient Egypt, all shaved their heads bald and wore elaborate wigs. These wigs were made of natural or artificial hair, and were specially designed to keep one’s head cool.
The Egyptians had an unusual obsession with personal body hygiene that they had their bath several times a day. They believed that body hair was shameful and unclean, and only wild animals and barbarians had hair but not the sophisticated, super-advanced Egyptians.
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