Back in my youth hair nets were so incredibly flimsy. Maybe it was just the ones my mom bought at KMart: they came three to a package and the wrapping was a strong paper envelope. We could never find blonde so I was stuck wearing white. I suspect they appealed to the white haired crowd.
I used two nets per show and they always just barely made it through the day. They were completely trashed and reuse was unthinkable. Hair nets today: not so. First, I can actually find them in something approximating my color. I've also decided they're almost indestructible if you take care of them. I wore the same pair of hair nets for three years with Penny. They got quite stinky, but still look really good (despite some run ins with the velcro on my gloves) and it felt wrong to retire something that still worked. I finally couldn't take it anymore and took out a new set (which I am never without, as I know hair net disaster will strike when I least need it to.) They're working well but after this weekend's show they were less than fresh.
Today I washed hair nets. That they're so durable I had to wash them is actually pretty cool. I put all four in my hand, squirted a bit of lingerie wash on them, ran some water over them, squeezed my hand a bunch of times to move the soap through, then rinsed. They're now drying upstairs. If this goes well I might just wash them after every show. What a crazy thought.
No comments:
Post a Comment