Wigs In Ancient Egypt

Wig History

Egypt Egyptians is the earliest nation that use wigs in the world and began to spread in the early dynasty.

In ancient Egypt(c. 2700 B.C.E.), Egyptians shaved their heads and they wore wigs. For Egyptians, there had many benefits to wear wigs. First, it was more comfortable in the hot weather if they did not have hair. Next, it could avoid the problem of the infestation of lice. Although the Egyptians had a baldhead hairstyle, they still want to have hair on their head. So, they create wigs which gave them the appearance of hair and protected their head under the sun. Therefore, wigs became a part of the daily wear for the Egyptians and it could show a person's status.

Both males and females in Egypt wore wigs. The cheaper

At the 20th century, we use the hairpieces and the wigs to enhance hairstyles. Wigs is more versatility and can styling possibilities. It looks like natural and real human hair, not obvious to see that the wig is fake hair. The wig manufacturers are developing many new and better wig cap, not just a whole wig cup, other small hairpieces with different type . So that the wig and hairpieces is fit, and match with different styling and occasion for our life. The wigs can help the people who suffering hair loss due by treatments like radiation and chemotherapy to regain confidence. It makes those people can look like a ordinary people. Also, it can help the people who is hair sparse or local hair loss to make their hair look thicker. For these type of people, mostly their wigs are make by the real hair from salon or other people cut their hair to donate. People who do not want to spend too much time to tidy their hairstyle, they will wear wigs. Because the wig can be set on different hairstyle before wear, so it is easy to choose the the most suitable one for the outgoing activities. Sometimes, the wigs also make by the high temperature silk, as it is cheaper than the real