The ancients believed that "parents dare not damage their bodies, and filial piety begins." Didn't the ancients even know how to cut their hair?

If you neglect your hair all your life, you won't know how long your hair and beard will grow. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was a barber profession, which was more developed in the Song and Ming Dynasties. Barbers, like their modern counterparts, not only try to trim their hair, but also try to trim it for others, because not everyone does it well by themselves ... and ancient women have the habit of wearing wigs. Before the use of gold and silver weaving in the Ming Dynasty, they were naturally made of real hair. "Tale of Genji" also records that Japanese aristocrats who study China culture will look for auspicious days to trim their long hair and collect them to make wigs.

As we all know, men in ancient times thought it was beautiful to have a beautiful beard, but men who had a beard probably understood that if they were not trimmed and cared for, the beard would grow along the whole chin and cheeks, or even grow into a beard.

However, the hair and beard trimmed by the ancients in China will not be thrown about, but will be collected and taken to the grave. Now in some ancient places, old people have lost their hair and are still looking for places to hide. Presumably this is the embodiment of "parents affected by the body". No one will throw away the gift your parents gave you, even if it is useless.

In addition, the ancients washed their hair with so-called "tea oil soap". Earlier, they used clean water. Some people soak sawdust in water to reduce the greasy smell of hair by the smell of sawdust. As for the rich, it is full of skills.

Officials in ancient times also had a "bath" day. The so-called "bathing" in ancient times was to wash your hair. "Hugh Mu" means going home to wash your hair and take care of your hair.