| If ever there’s a much more colorful history than | | | | became stylish. This time, it was made stylish by the |
| human history, it would be the wig. Just as man has | | | | Europeans who made use of periwigs. Just like |
| struggled so much time and again, so has the wig has | | | | before, these wigs not only posed as a cover for |
| struggled to keep its place (no pun intended). | | | | bald heads but also were seen as status symbols |
| Today wigs come as either human hair or synthetic. | | | | since only royalties and high ranking officials were |
| However, there was a time when horse hair was the | | | | allowed to use them. Aside from adorning them with |
| popular material used for wigs. The earliest known | | | | jewelries, they were also powdered in order to keep |
| use of wigs is during ancient Egyptian times. | | | | their immaculate white appearance. |
| Egyptians then would shave their heads in order to | | | | Another blow to the wig industry came in the latter |
| keep away from lice. Unfortunately, this also meant | | | | part of the 18th century when the English |
| that their heads are exposed to the hot desert sun. | | | | government passed a law taxing the powder being |
| Thus, the wig was born. Wigs then were made from | | | | used for wigs. By then, women’s wigs are only |
| palm fibers and animal hair. Gold and silver were used | | | | worn by older ladies who needed to attend formal |
| to decorate the wig making it a status symbol. | | | | gatherings. In France, it did not help that people |
| Since ancient Egyptian women preferred their hair to | | | | related the wig to the royalties that they abhor. |
| be thick, human hair as well as sheep wool fiber were | | | | Today, although the wig is no longer seen as a |
| used to come up with the wig. These wigs were | | | | status symbol, it has held its place as a solution for |
| dyed and decorated to make them look lush and | | | | people who would like to cover up balding areas. |
| clean. | | | | Women’s wigs particularly have also grown to |
| Unfortunately, wigs human hair or not, were not as | | | | become a fashion statement for those who would |
| popular in other parts of the world as they were in | | | | like to spot different hairstyles without bothering to |
| Egypt. It was not until the 16th century that wigs | | | | wait for months for their hair to grow back. |
