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macassar oilnoun
An oil, from the ylang-ylang tree, once used to smooth the hair.
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Macassar oil
Macassar oil is a compounded oil that was used primarily by Western European men throughout the 1800s and early 1900s as a hair conditioner to groom and style the hair.It was popularised by Alexander Rowland (1747–1823), a celebrated London barber. It was then not uncommon for barbers to make their own hair preparations, and around 1793 Rowland began offering Rowland's Macassar Oil. Within two decades it had become hugely popular, and was aggressively advertised with extravagant claims of its effectiveness, becoming one of the first nationally advertised products.The words Macassar Oil were registered as a trademark by A. Rowland & Sons in 1888. Rowland's son (also named Alexander) later stated that a relative living in the island of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies had helped in procurement of the basic ingredient.Macassar oil is often made with vegetable oils, such as coconut, palm or Kusum oil, combined with fragrant oils such as ylang-ylang.Macassar oil was so named because it was reputed to have been manufactured from ingredients purchased in the port of Makassar in the Dutch East Indies. The poet Byron facetiously called it "thine incomparable oil, Macassar" in the first canto of Don Juan, and Lewis Carroll also mentions "Rowland's Macassar Oil" in the poem "Haddocks' Eyes" from Through the Looking-Glass. Due to the tendency for the oil to transfer from the user's hair to the back of his chair, the antimacassar was developed. This is a small cloth (crocheted, embroidered or mass-produced), placed over the back of a chair to protect the upholstery.
Webster Dictionary
Macassar oil
a kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil
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Macassar oil
Macassar oil is a compounded oil used primarily by men in Victorian and Edwardian times as a hair conditioner to groom and style the hair. Macassar oil is often made with coconut oil or palm oil or that of Schleichera trijuga, combined with ylang-ylang oil and other fragrant oils. Macassar oil was so named because it was reputed to have been manufactured from ingredients purchased in the port of Makassar in Indonesia. Due to the tendency for the oil to transfer from a gentleman's hair to the back of his chair, the antimacassar was developed. This is a small cloth, placed over the back of a chair to protect the upholstery.
Etymology and Origins
Macassar Oil
So called because it was first exported from Macassar, the Dutch capital of Celebes Island.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of macassar oil in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of macassar oil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- MakassarolGerman
- minyak makasarIndonesian
- שמן מקסרHebrew
- macassar olieDutch
- dầu macassarVietnamese
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