#24: Retro Shampoo Ad
Long before the days of modern beauty stores, women were on a quest for the perfect shampoo to achieve luxurious, flowing hair—unless they embraced the bold, short haircuts of the flapper era. An ad from the 1920s captures this pursuit, showcasing the hair care trends and products of the time.
According to the National Museum of American History, maintaining youthful, thick, and stylish hair was paramount in the 1920s. The era began with a preference for voluminous, lengthy hair but saw a dramatic shift when the sleek, neat bob cut rose to popularity, reshaping beauty standards and hair care routines in the process.