Just going to poke on in here, it seems this thread was super derailed, so in an attempt to bring it back to the topic.
What was the actual reason against adding a barber? Personally, as a new player, I don't see a reason not to at least have a barber skill, that players could potentially learn. Allow them access to new kinds of mustache/beard combos that you don't have accessible in the tutorial. And a few new hairstyles. Could be like, wig-items too. It may also open up like, literal barber skills, like brain surgery, or something, not a lot of people realize a barber used to be a in charge of all matters of the skull, face, and hair.
Maybe wig-making, could be a good middle-ground? I mean, it is the 1600s, and we do have a very lack of fancy powder-wigs. That I'm aware of, anyway, I could be completely out of place here. We have lots of fancy hats. Why not fancy wigs?