Schoenenberger Natural Cosmetics ExtraHair

Nothing changes the look of a person as much as a new hairstyle. A classic ponytail looks sporty while gentle waves appear playful, strictly combed back hair looks authoritarian and fringed hair seems casually cheeky. With an afro, mohawk, bald head or with dreadlocks you can distance yourself from the middle-class mainstream. The effect that a hairstyle can have is not a consequence of today's affluent society, though. Even in ancient Greece, uncut hair was considered a sign of freedom. Only from the 6th century BC onwards, men adopted the shorter hairstyle of athletes. The women remained loyal to a long hair fashion.

Julius Caesar also rather wanted a short haircut for his Roman legionnaires. Especially in the provinces, Roman men avoided long hair to not look like "barbarians". Celts and Teutons, on the other hand, did not visit a barber to get their hair cut. For them, long hair was a sign of strength and freedom. Both men and women were proud of their hair and diligently cared for it. North of the Limes, almost only serfs had short hair. In the high Middle Ages flowing hair was a status symbol of the ruling class. Simple citizens were only allowed to have mid-length hair, at most. Until the 17th century, full hair was associated with youthful vitality. For the French King Louis XIV, who suffered from hair loss, that was a big problem. That's why he hid his thinning hair under a voluminous wig. And since the king dictated the fashion, all the nobles and courtiers soon wore wigs, too. Towards the end of the 18th century, the wigs disappeared again. Although the men still wore long hair, they no longer wore it open, but tied to a ponytail or braid. At the beginning of the 19th century, the braids were regarded as a relic of a bygone era. After that, the hair of European men remained relatively short for a long time. Only with the hippie movement in the 1960s, long hair became a trend again. More revolutionary than the long hair of the hippies, however, were the short hair styles of the women in the 1920s. When the first daughters of respectable families came home with a pixie cut or a sleek bob, it was scandalous. With those modern hairstyles, the young women demonstrated a new self-confidence. Not only did they leave behind the long hair fashion, but also an outdated role model.

Today, the haircut is more than just a fashion trend, it is an expression of one's own individuality. And to keep hair as beautiful as possible for as long as possible, it needs the right care. Schoenenberger ExtraHair shampoos support the needs of hair and scalp with plant-based active ingredients. The Rosemary Volume Shampoo has a moisturising and structure-balancing effect, while the Caffeine Shampoo gives thinning hair an energy boost. The anti-dandruff shampoo nettle counteracts the formation of new dandruff. The ExtraHair Herbal Hair Tonic Birch vitalises the scalp with organic plant juices of birch and horsetail as well as extracts of nettle, camomile, burdock root, horse chestnut and witch hazel.

For decades, the formulations of Schoenenberger Natural Cosmetics have been focusing on pressed juices from fresh plants. In the ExtraHair series, the unique effectiveness of fresh organic plant juices creates a very special hair care together with high-quality herbal extracts and valuable vegetable oils.