THE NUDITY OF THE EGYPTIANS.

The Ancient Egyptians were not ashamed of nudity, and it was customary for children and servants to be naked.
Many people were unclothed during the hot summer months, and while several items of clothing have been discovered, it is known that the Egyptians generally wore very little, and those items that were worn were simply linen garments such as wrap-around kilts, skirts, and dresses.
Linen was produced from flax plants that grew along the banks of the Nile, and used to manufacture the clothes worn by everyone, regardless of their social status.
Colored dyes such as henna and saffron began to be used during the Old Kingdom, and the weaving of colored patterns was introduced with the vertical loom in the New Kingdom, following the Hyksos invasion. At this time, it also became common for garments to be more elaborated pleated.
Aside from linen, animal-skin loincloths were worn, and following the introduction of wool-bearing sheep during the Middle Kingdom, wool was used to manufacture shawls that were worn on cold nights. Silk arrived later with the Greeks, but cotton remained unknown until later times.
Most Egyptians went barefoot much of the time, but before of the introduction of shoes during the New Kingdom, open-toed sandals, made from reeds, leather, or a combination of the two, were also worn.
Children in Ancient Egypt wore their hair shaved except for a pigtail to one side, which was known as "the side-lock of youth." Adults, meanwhile, either shaved their heads (as well as facial and body hair), or grew their hair , short for men and longer for women.
It was also customary for both sexes to wear wigs, make-up, and scented oils, which apart from enhancing the appearance and providing pleasant odors, also offered protection from the sun, sand and insects, and were also believed to have medicinal and supernatural properties.
Smells were often given religious associations, and as bad smells were associated with sin and impurity, oils and incense were used to mask body odors.
Most of the oils and incense used by the Egyptians was imported from the Middle East, and after timber, was the main reason for trade.
Various minerals were used to produce make-up, including green malachite and ground black galena, or soot, which were used to produce 'kohl' for the eyes. Red ochre or iron oxide was used to make lipstick and rouge, and nails were also painted. Hair was often dyed with henna.