The Duty on Hair Powder Act 1795 (35 Geo. III, c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain levying a tax on hair powder. The tax was used to finance government programs, especially wars with France in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Act was repealed in 1869. The Hair Powder Certificates, etc. Act 1795 (35 Geo. III, c. 112) was passed later in the same session of Parliament to allow people more time to apply for certificates. Substantial fines could be imposed on those brought before the courts.