Some consumers unwittingly used mayonnaise to style their hair when, in the 1920s, this exotic condiment was first introduced in Japan.
At least that's how the industry story goes.
But mayonnaise companies didn't find it amusing when a producer of hairstyling products started marketing mayonnaise in September.
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