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Well dressed Egyptian are often depicted with strange blunted cylindrical objects on their heads. These are perfume cones made of wax and flower scents. Egyptians of both sexes shaved their heads and wore elaborate wigs; it saved a lot of trouble back in the days before shampoo. To make things more pleasant, they would put perfume cones on top of the wigs and let their body heat slowly melt the wax to release the scent. It must of worked pretty well because you can see different paintings of Egyptians wearing perfume cones over a span of thousands of years. See the link below for an example.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/explore/images/music.jpg

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you can see different paintings of Egyptians wearing perfume cones over a span of thousands of years.

Wow, their necks must have gotten sore.

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Shaving the head, and the use of perfumes, was also done to avoid insect infestations.