Comments on: Sugar Gives Sweet Hair-Do (Jun, 1939) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: nlpnt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1026475 nlpnt Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:28:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/#comment-1026475 I've heard of egg whites being used too- spoofed in "Freaks and Geeks" where the kid used so much egg it dried white. I’ve heard of egg whites being used too- spoofed in “Freaks and Geeks” where the kid used so much egg it dried white.

]]> By: Mike Brisendine http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1025848 Mike Brisendine Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:23:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/#comment-1025848 Hmmm...I wonder if it comes in flavors? That reminds me, I think I'll get some cotton candy at the carnival. A friend of mine who used to spike her hair in the 80's used corn starch. Hmmm…I wonder if it comes in flavors? That reminds me, I think I’ll get some cotton candy at the carnival.

A friend of mine who used to spike her hair in the 80′s used corn starch.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1025239 Stannous Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:30:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/#comment-1025239 This was a real problem in the late 50s/early 60s when women wore bouffant hair styles. There were horror stories of bugs laying eggs. I don't know any punks who used sugar water (and I joined the scene in '78), we used BEER! And then the hair-stylin' folks turned us on to setting gel, improving our lives and making us waste less beer. This was a real problem in the late 50s/early 60s when women wore bouffant hair styles. There were horror stories of bugs laying eggs.

I don’t know any punks who used sugar water (and I joined the scene in ’78), we used BEER!

And then the hair-stylin’ folks turned us on to setting gel, improving our lives and making us waste less beer.

]]> By: vin edsel http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1025145 vin edsel Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:24:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/15/sugar-gives-sweet-hair-do/#comment-1025145 interesting to see that they knew to do this way back then...since the 70's it was used by punk rockers to spike up their hair...it's still done that way today...it makes your hair like concrete and very brittle...and yes it will attract bugs too... this is a great site...i'm glad i stumbled upon this blog... interesting to see that they knew to do this way back then…since the 70′s it was used by punk rockers to spike up their hair…it’s still done that way today…it makes your hair like concrete and very brittle…and yes it will attract bugs too…

this is a great site…i’m glad i stumbled upon this blog…

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