How long did it take women to do their hair everyday in the 1940’s?
CindyAnn, your answer sounds like the way things were in the late 1950s into the 1960s. Before that, hair was curled into “pin-curls”. To make a pin-curl, you wrap small sections of damp hair around your finger, then slip the coil off, and secure it against the head with a bobby pin. Some people used “Dippety-Do”, a setting gel. (A couple of decades later, Dippety-Do and KY lubricant gel were the first to be used as hair-styling gels without curlers.) Small metal curlers (smaller than 1/2 inch) and wave clips were also use to style the hair.) Home hair driers (bonnet-style) became generally available in the late 1950s. Otherwise, hair was set with water or curling gel or liquid. A coarse hairnet kept things in place while they air-dried. Usually, people set their hair in the evening, so they’d have all night to dry. It was normal to wash ones’ hair once a week. (Remember that running water wasn’t common, and hot water could involve a lot of hauling and heating.) So washing ones hair co
