The Ridiculous -- and Surprisingly Dangerous -- History of Hair Dye

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Whether we're talking jet black, stunning platinum or fire engine red, there's just something fascinating about hair as a fashion statement. And, of course, forms of hair dye have been used since antiquity to help people maintain a youthful appearance... even when the ingredients caused tremendous physical harm. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the fascinating (and surprisingly dangerous) history of hair dye.

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0:00.0	Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show.
0:27.9	Fellow ridiculous historians, thank you, as always so much for tuning in.
0:32.9	Let's hear it for the one, the only, the natural-haired super producer, Mr. Max Williams.
0:40.3	Max Midnight Williams, because that's the deep, deep color of his luscious locks.
0:46.5	I got to ask, how long do you all think my hair is?
0:49.3	I couldn't tell you.
0:49.9	And that's outside the scope of this episode, Max, frankly.
0:52.5	No, it's down to your butt.
0:54.2	I've seen it. Is it? Holy cow's trons. Yeah this episode, Max, frankly. No, it's sound to your butt. I've seen it.
0:54.9	Is it?
0:55.4	Holy cow's trons.
0:57.3	It's made up that word.
0:58.7	I like holy cowlers.
1:00.4	I wasn't wrong about the lusciousness.
1:02.6	I wish y'all could see it.
1:03.9	If only it weren't just an audio podcast.
1:05.3	It's nice.
1:05.6	It looks like a commercial.
1:08.2	Fabio Lox. Fabio Lox, just so.
1:11.6	That's Noel Brown.
1:13.0	They call me Ben Bullitt in this part of the world.
1:16.4	We are three dudes here in the United States, and we have a ton of questions about history.
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