Following A 1930s Hair Care Routine | VINTAGE TIPS & TRICKS 

The Denman is definitely for styling and too firm for such vigorous daily brushing, ouch! I always see people in comment sections freaking out about how hard and thorough of a brushing used to be recommended but they aren't taking into account how different those specific brushes are to what we are used to using today. Best bet is to find a lovely vintage boar bristle paddle brush, that will give your follicles that true retro experience (and no modern boars will suffer, yay!)

I love these DIY videos ❤ And I'd forgotten how good a thorough hair brushing feels.

head massages are the best. I'm exited to see more hairstyles from the 30s!

I did the brushing and scalp massage while watching 😂 it definitely feels good. I think that it will also help with daily hair shedding.

Your hair looked GORGEOUS! Great to know how good your scalp felt and you DEFINITELY could “catch a man” with that hair!! 😂😊😂😊

This brings me back memories. I learned with two great grandmothers some of these tricks. One would only wash her hair diluting natural coconut bar soap with watter. I tried a few times but It was too much affort to make my own shampoo. 😅 The one I swear by to this day is the brushing technique. Other great grandmother tought me to detangle my hair wet with wood comb and when It was dry to brush It every morning and every night from the nape to the ends and then from the front to the back every morning and night like the instructions of the book. 100 times each direction. I never counted really. But the Key factor was the brush. It needs to be a boar bristle paddle brush. I use a nylon mixed with boar bristle. It gives the most beautiful shine and smooth finish! It must exist some vegan option.

I love vintage and antique beauty tips! I know that in Victorian and Edwardian hair care, they say to detangle first, then do the brushing routine. Maybe that's why you were getting so many tangles? I'd be curious to see the results!

Amazing information for my book. Thank you so much, and you are gorgeous like always. Enjoy some down time. Till next time.

To those of you who are not used to using EDC (anymore) my grand father would use it to refresh at night. It feels more astringent than normal fragrance and so it's used as a quick and easy refreshing cleanser over here, my mom still likes to use it on days she sweats a lot

My amazing boar hair bristle brush is begging me to try this. I have a 1920s brush I could use but I haven't had the time to research and thoroughly clean the set.

What I like doing to brush my hair is start at the ends and go up so that it doesn't yank my hair with all the knots!

Ouch...yeah. I don't think, that brush was meant for this job. I was feeling for your hair, watching 😆. You don't need a fancy, vintage boar bristle brush or such, though. Just a regular, not too dense paddle brush will do. I used to use an inexpensive drugstore brush with wood bristles for this, when my hair was still long. Probably even plastic will do, let's be honest. The point is too stimulate circulation in your scalp and to distribute the sebum throughout your hair - without ripping at your hair. (You could also use a scalp massage brush, when you wash your hair - it's the best thing, ever). Since your hair is wavy, possibly even 'potentially curly' though...you might not be doing yourself a favor with rigorous brushing, though. I mean, it doesn't matter as much, since you wear it styled, not just airdryed a lot(I assume), so your natural hair pattern can't ever really come through anyway. But even if you just accept 'fluffy' hair as the result, rather then nicely bundled waves or even curls...if it tangles enough, so it doesn't feel/look/sound pleasant...that can't possibly be good for your hair.

Love the 1930's

fluffy and it looks very nice

You need a Mason- Pearson, expensive, but will last a good 25 years.

What’s the name of the book pls? Thanks

Nice and Beautiful I love the 30s 👍.

Hmm, I have curly hair and brushing it dry would make it look like a frizzy mess

Oh. How, pray, be a good mother?