![]() ![]() Medical science at the time considered it dangerous to overindulge in baths. But even those rich enough to obtain steaming tubs of water would use it sparingly. You would also need to afford the help of servants to lug the water forward and backwards. Partly, this was due to the difficulty, not to mention the expense, of heating the amount of water required for a bath. And as far as the skin went, it was the hands, face, feet and personal areas that were cleaned every day. ![]() In general the hair would be cleaned only by a thorough brushing, with washing in rosemary water taking place perhaps fortnightly, or at even greater intervals. And while I have not found any proof that she used such a dangerous substance as turpentine for her hair, she was certainly washing it more often than the average Georgian woman at court. The personal grooming habits of George II’s wife, Queen Caroline, were so unusual that they passed into legend and nursery rhyme. Turpentine to make it shine, Queen, Queen Caroline Queen, Queen Caroline washed her hair in turpentine, ![]() ![]() With that we will hand over to Laura to tell us all about Queen Caroline’s bathing habits – it makes fascinating reading. Laura has another book due to be released on the 4th August 2015 which is the biographical story of Henrietta Howard – Mistress of the Court. Today we welcome another guest to All Things Georgian, the lovely writer Laura Purcell ( ), author of Queen of Bedlam. ![]()
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