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/717/1*a3H-5n2poww-KgOAH5xVHQ.jpeg)
When Did Men Stop Wearing Wigs?. Yes, we'll get to the syphilis part | by Hanna Brooks Olsen | Medium
![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://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/A_barber_powdering_a_wig_on_a_stand._Coloured_lithograph_by_Wellcome_V0019638.jpg/1280px-A_barber_powdering_a_wig_on_a_stand._Coloured_lithograph_by_Wellcome_V0019638.jpg)
The Rise of the Wig. How vanity and syphilis created a men's… | by Jamie Winfield | History of Yesterday
![Why did men wear wigs - a medical aspect (8 photos). How syphilis forced people to wear wigs in the 17th-18th centuries What were wigs made of in the 18th century Why did men wear wigs - a medical aspect (8 photos). How syphilis forced people to wear wigs in the 17th-18th centuries What were wigs made of in the 18th century](https://i0.wp.com/homsk.com/upload/media/entries/2018-10/27/7366-6-3689acf08eff24206655a7c6d624b672.jpg)
Why did men wear wigs - a medical aspect (8 photos). How syphilis forced people to wear wigs in the 17th-18th centuries What were wigs made of in the 18th century
![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)
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://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
![Knoword on Twitter: "In 16th century Europe, a syphilis epidemic was running rampant, and leaving people with many nasty symptoms... including patchy hair loss" / Twitter Knoword on Twitter: "In 16th century Europe, a syphilis epidemic was running rampant, and leaving people with many nasty symptoms... including patchy hair loss" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJD9yrIVYAAQmjd.jpg)
Knoword on Twitter: "In 16th century Europe, a syphilis epidemic was running rampant, and leaving people with many nasty symptoms... including patchy hair loss" / Twitter
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Powdered wigs also started because of syphilis. Syphilis causes hair - #174914512 added by lordbalkara at Super cute
![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/9/97/PORTRAIT_OF_A_GENTLEMAN%2C_HALF_LENGTH%2C_IN_A_POWDERED_WIG.png)