Egyptians Used Hair Extensions as Early as 3400 B.C.

Who wore the first hair extensions?

Egyptian women, and men, used human hair or sheep’s wool to make hair extensions and wigs at least as early as 3400 B.C., according to Egyptologist Ilene Springer.

Ornate hair extensions were then, as now, a form of artistic self expression.

Even their wigs had extensions because there seems to have been no such thing as too much hair in ancient Egyptian fashion.

Wigs and extensions were made with a variety of clever weaves and knots that were secured into or onto the real hair (or the scalp) with beeswax and resin. Men often wore more elaborate extension styles and fuller wigs than women.

Braids were a favorite form of hair extension, often woven into intricate designs to provide more length and style. Many well-to-do women, and royalty, were buried with a duplicate set of braids. Hey, you never know….

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