Does anyone know what ingredients were used in the old days to make set for hair

Question: Does anyone know what ingredients were used in the old days to make set for hairdressing!?

Someone has told me they think (but aren't sure)it was sugar, water, and a flower petal for scent!.
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I have heard of this too, so I did some googling for you!.

WWII brought fashion to a halt due to restrictions in the manufacture of chemicals!. Women resorted to alternative methods to achieve a curl; such as mixtures of sugar and water on the hair, curled with pipe cleaners and left on overnight!.
http://www!.cheshiretrichology!.co!.uk/essa!.!.!.

Wartime again:

For hair setting lotion, sugar and water mixed together did the trick!. It worked well unless there was a day when the weather was really hot and the bees and wasps sometimes took a liking to the hair mixture!
http://www!.landrakeparishcouncil!.gov!.uk/!.!.!.

!.!.!.during the war, women were obliged to provide their own towel, setting lotion was made from sugar and water, shampoo from soft soap and water brought to the boil!.
http://www!.maureenlee!.co!.uk/research!.htm

Hope this helps!

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