Lizard shampoo recipe (IMAGE)

Binghamton University

Lizard shampoo recipe

Caption

This manuscript features a curious recipe in the margins -- for lizard shampoo. The note reads "For flowing hair. Cover the whole head with fresh summer savory and salt and vinegar. [Then] rub it with the ashes of a burnt green lizard, mixed with oil."

Credit

The British Library.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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