1840s Hygiene And Personal Care, "Cold Men On Boats" Edition

Summary

Or, some meta in which many words are spent on Early Victorian bathing, shaving, skincare, and lube.

Notes

This piece has also been cross-posted to Dreamwidth if the formatting is less obnoxious there. Seriously, big ups to everyone who’s said nice things about this or asked for me to post something like this; if anything is lacking or if you have recommendations for resources on specifically Royal Navy hygiene, please share.