"Bald or Mauled? The Insane Lengths Ancient Egyptians Went for a Full Head of Hair"

I had to elaborate on the craziness of the Egyptians. Well, let me not say ‘craziness,’ but I find it hilarious that the same wacky things men do to try to hold onto their hair or grow it back have been going on since before the time of the Egyptians.

They were just as clueless as science is today, albeit somewhat, about how and why hair falls out, and especially how to grow it back. Through the centuries, a man's hair has made and meant a lot in society. Some men who lacked hair may have been looked at as weak or sick in certain societies around the world.  As if their baldness was a display of an inner ailment or sickness. 

I can’t believe a missing patch or two of hair could make that big of a difference of how you were viewed. But luckily, within the last 100 years, bald heads have finally gotten the recognition they deserve as being complete badass and awesome.

But let’s look at the ancient Egyptians and some of their remedies that they came up with to supposedly cure baldness.

Ancient Egyptian Remedies

Some of the ancient Egyptian remedies were “The Ebers Papyrus”. Which is a medical text dating back to around 1550 B.C., that outlined several treatments for hair loss. One such remedy involves a mixture of fats from various animals, including hippopotamus, crocodile, tomcat, snake, and ibex. 

If you think hair loss is bad, how about the loss of life? Who is hunting down a 2-ton mobile tank on 4 legs that can run up to 19 mph? The average human can run between 5 - 7 mph, which means the flesh tank definitely will get you. O, don’t forget they also use crocodile and bobcat fats.  They had no modern weapons; they just had spears and swords, and even then, you had to be way, way too close to even use those weapons. 

So, call me crazy, but I would rather stay or be bald than almost get killed just to try to save and recover my hairline. LOL   But that just goes to show you how much we men care about hair.