5minofscience - Wigs became popular in the 15th century to hide syphilis. Powdered wigs scented with orange and lavender were worn to cover not only the sores and baldness, but the smellassociated
![When Did Men Stop Wearing Wigs?. Yes, we'll get to the syphilis part | by Hanna Brooks Olsen | Medium When Did Men Stop Wearing Wigs?. Yes, we'll get to the syphilis part | by Hanna Brooks Olsen | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1313/1*li7WcAlCKpSxEDVRjfNt9g.jpeg)
When Did Men Stop Wearing Wigs?. Yes, we'll get to the syphilis part | by Hanna Brooks Olsen | Medium
![How did the fashion for huge wigs appear in Europe and what does syphilis and lice have to do with it - Pictolic How did the fashion for huge wigs appear in Europe and what does syphilis and lice have to do with it - Pictolic](https://pictolic.com/img/2021/how-did-the-fashion-for/how-did-the-fashion-for-1.jpg)
How did the fashion for huge wigs appear in Europe and what does syphilis and lice have to do with it - Pictolic
![mrw I simultaneously realize powdered wigs were only a thing because of hair loss related to syphilis and the shame a bald head would bring to a man and also it's actually mrw I simultaneously realize powdered wigs were only a thing because of hair loss related to syphilis and the shame a bald head would bring to a man and also it's actually](https://i.imgur.com/BqehTh9.gif)
mrw I simultaneously realize powdered wigs were only a thing because of hair loss related to syphilis and the shame a bald head would bring to a man and also it's actually
![Did You Know? People Used to Wear Powdered Wigs Because of Syphilis an Epidemic of the STD Swept Europe in the Mid 1500s and Left Thousands of People Bald So They Designed Did You Know? People Used to Wear Powdered Wigs Because of Syphilis an Epidemic of the STD Swept Europe in the Mid 1500s and Left Thousands of People Bald So They Designed](https://pics.me.me/did-you-know-people-used-to-wear-powdered-wigs-because-30542789.png)
Did You Know? People Used to Wear Powdered Wigs Because of Syphilis an Epidemic of the STD Swept Europe in the Mid 1500s and Left Thousands of People Bald So They Designed
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Powdered wigs also started because of syphilis. Syphilis causes hair - #174914512 added by lordbalkara at Super cute
Weird History - The Truth Behind The Giant, Powdered Wigs Men Used To Wear – rnkr.co/HistoricalWigs | Facebook
![Why Did Colonial Men Wear Wigs?. The Importance of Fashion, Prestige… | by Douglas Perkins | Lessons from History | Medium Why Did Colonial Men Wear Wigs?. The Importance of Fashion, Prestige… | by Douglas Perkins | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*WHRw_0HQuFnmq-W27a_zow.png)
Why Did Colonial Men Wear Wigs?. The Importance of Fashion, Prestige… | by Douglas Perkins | Lessons from History | Medium
![The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*Dujo4Iu2mR-C27HcplCjIA.jpeg)
The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday
![The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ex-voto_a_sainte-genevieve_-Detail-Largilliere.jpg/1024px-Ex-voto_a_sainte-genevieve_-Detail-Largilliere.jpg)