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Hairdressing Both for Men and Women: Afterwards
Afterwards wash the scalp with castile or lanolin soap, and dry thoroughly with a soft towel. Some physicians claim that this is the only remedy for dandruff that is at once harmless and efficacious.
Or pulverize 1 ounce of borax and ounce of camphor, and dissolve in 1 quart of boiling water. Use this solution cold. Moisten the hair frequently. Some of the camphor will sink to the bottom of the vesel, but enough will remain in solution to be effective. After using, rub a little neat's-foot oil into the scalp.
Or dissolve 1 ounce of flowers of sulphur in 1 quart of water. Shake frequently while dissolving. Allow the solution to stand until it settles, and saturate the hair with the clear liquor night and morning.
Or put a lump of fresh quicklime the size of a butternut in 1 pint of water. Let it stand 12 hours. Strain through a linen cloth and add + pint of white-wine vinegar. Rub this mixture into the roots of the hair with the finger tips. If white-wine vinegar is not obtainable, the best that you have will do.
Or mix 2 ounces of glycerin with dram of carbolic acid and 1 dram of oil of bergamot or other perfume.
Rub this mixture into the roots of the hair with the finger tips and afterwards use bay rum. This tends to keep the hair and scalp in good condition and to prevent the formation of dandruff.
Or dissolve 1 thimbleful of powdered borax in 1 teacupful of water. Rub this mixture into the scalp with the fingers, and follow with a brisk brushing. Where the dandruff is plentiful, use this mixture daily for a week. Afterwards use twice a weck until a cure is effected.
To Shampoo the Hair.-Shampooing is a word which means cleansing the head and hair. The base of the best shampoo mixtures is undoubtedly yolk of egg. Castile soap, however, is highly recommended. Borax, ammonia, sal soda, and salts of tartar are added on account of their cleansing properties; alcohol or bay rum to cut the oily substances and as preservatives; distilled water and rose water for convenience of application.