Quote Originally Posted by string View Post
Good for frizz control, detangling, insect repellent, sunscreen, just to name a few reasons.
Yeah, that's some of the stuff I was told. But the thought of grease seems strange in to-day's world...though, back then, they used what they had available and it worked.

Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Also, so it's clear, I was pointing out that my father's generation was greasing their hair in the fifties because he isn't "Native American."
What was with hair greasing, anyway? Well, I guess it was like what the young folk were doing not long ago with hair gel.

Oh well, styles and methods keep on a-changin'...