Introduction and origin of comb

Comb, a tool for combing hair. There are many types of combs, such as sandalwood comb, jujube wood comb, peach wood comb, ox horn comb, etc.
Combs are divided into five series of more than 300 varieties, including practical combs, craft combs, travel combs, high-end boutique combs, and health care combs.
"Han Shu" records: Fang Lei, the concubine of Huangdi, gave birth to Xuanxiao, who was Qingyang. Ji Lianhai, a famous teacher of "Baijia Forum", said in Cultural China that Fang Lei, an extraordinary woman in Chinese history, made an important contribution to our nation by inventing the comb. There is an ancient and beautiful legend about the creation of the comb and the origin of the comb civilization:
In the ancient Chinese era, a princess of Huangdi was named Fang Lei. She was the mother of Xuanxiao, the eldest son of Huangdi who created the phoenix totem of the Huaxia people. She was a noble, elegant, kind and wise princess. At that time, when mankind had just passed the primitive barbaric century and entered the ancient civilization era, the more than 20 women in the palace managed by Princess Fang Lei often had unkempt hair. When encountering major festivals of the tribal alliance such as the lunar calendar, worship, contract, alliance, expedition, triumph, celebration, etc., in order to participate in these grand ceremonies, she would gather these women and use her fingers to smooth their unkempt hair one by one, often breaking her fingers. One year, the Yellow River Basin was hit by a flood. Di Huo, who invented boats for Emperor Huang, fished out 19 large fish from the flood and brought them home. Fang Lei and others cooked the fish with firewood and heated the stone slabs. The fish were very delicious. Di Huo ate three of them in one go. The large fish bones were piled on the ground. Fang Lei picked up one and broke off a section. She couldn't help but look at it carefully. It was very beautiful. She unconsciously used the fish bones to comb her long hair on her shoulders. Inadvertently, her hair was combed neatly. She herself didn't know why the messy long hair was combed straight after a while with the fish bones. Fang Lei thought about it and secretly collected these large fish bones.
The next day, she broke the fish bones into short sections, called the ladies in the palace, gave each of them a section, and taught them how to comb their hair. The ladies laughed and started to comb their hair with fish bones. At first, some women didn't know how to use them and got pricked by the fish bones, and some used too much force and the fish bones were broken, but before long, their long hair was combed much smoother. Although there were many inconveniences in combing hair with fish bones, they were all happy to use this new idea because it was more convenient to comb hair with fish bones, avoiding scratching fingers, and combing hair more neatly. Fang Lei did not give up the inspiration of fish bones to her, and what could replace fish bones? Fang Lei was thinking about it again, and she happened to meet Shui'er, who was a carpenter for Emperor Huangdi. She took out the fish bones and asked Shui'er to make a wooden fish bone in the shape of the fish bones. Shui'er agreed without thinking too much. However, when Shui'er showed the wooden fish bones to Fang Lei, Fang Lei laughed. The wooden fish bones looked like a farming rake, so how could they be used to comb hair? Shui'er then understood what Princess Fang Lei meant. It turned out that she wanted him to make a hair combing tool in the shape of fish bones. Shui'er hurried back to discuss and research with the carpenters. Finally, they used wood to make an exquisite wooden comb overnight according to the princess's requirements. The next morning , Shui'er took it to Fang Lei, who was very surprised when she saw it. This was exactly the comb she wanted. Fang Lei immediately summoned the women in the palace to use the comb to comb their hair. Soon, they all combed their long hair smoothly. It was both comfortable and convenient. Everyone loved this comb very much and couldn't put it down. Fang Lei also used the comb to make different hairstyles for them. Everyone looked very beautiful, achieving an unprecedented dressing effect. She immediately asked Shui'er to make more combs. Soon, the comb spread in the palace and the tribal alliance. People loved it very much and praised the princess's intelligence. Even the prime minister and military patriarch of Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi asked the generals and soldiers to use the comb to comb their hair neatly, so as to facilitate going to war. Since then, the era of dressing civilization of the Chinese nation using and inheriting combs has begun.