Marie Antoinette's favorite contained ingredients like orange blossom bergamot lavender sandalwood and vanilla The smell was bad but the infrequent bathing had other side effects that could even be worse namely lice Today lice can be easily treated with a special medicated shampoo but historically lice have been responsible for helping to spread epidemics like typhus To combat lice French nobles began shaving their heads and wearing the elaborate powdered wigs they're typically pictured in
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