[Avodah] The Ramchal's Beard
Micha Berger via Avodah
avodah at lists.aishdas.org
Thu Jul 13 16:31:40 PDT 2017
The Ramchal famously had the cleanshaven look.
But Google tells me the depillatory was invented in 1844 by a Dr
Gouraud of the US.
The history of hair removal stories I found focus on women. And they
suggest methods I cannot picture people did to cheeks: waxing, pumice,
wax/resin, tweezers, and of course sharp blades -- starting with the
Sumerians using the edge of a broken seashell.
So I'm wondering how it was done.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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