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Hairdressing Both for Men and Women: Cinchona

Cinchona Bark....

Black Tea.

Tannic dr. 13 02. 2 os. dr.

Acid....

Alcohol....

Bay Rum.

Sherry 8 oz. 13 pt. pt. 73 oz. 1 pt. 1 qt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 2 pt. 1 oz. 1 qt. 1 qt.

Wine....

Water..... 3 oz. pt. pt. 1 oz. 1 gal Balsam of Tolu.... 2 dr.

Oil of Ber gamot.. 30 d. 3 oz. 03.

Eau de 1 oz. 19 03.

Cologne.

Oil of Lavender...

Oil of Cloves...

Tinc. of Myrrh..

Oil of Rose Oil of Rosemary...

Thyme (white) dr. 30 m 10 m.

OS. 15 dr.

OZ. 10 m. dr. os.

Compounding Hair Tonics. - In compounding the various hair tonics in the preceding table the solids, as black tea, bay leaves, and the like, must be boiled fifteen or twenty minutes to produce an infusion, and then strained through a linen cloth. Cinchona bark and jaborandi should be first reduced in a mortar to a fine powder before boiling. Solid unguents must be melted with gentle heat, oils cut in alcohol or other spirits, and remedial agents added while the mixture is still hot enough to dissolve them readily. The whole should then be removed from the fire, thoroughly mixed by beating with an egg beater or otherwise, and strained through a linen cloth to remove the dregs. The essential oils and other volatile perfumes, if any, should be reserved until the liquor is nearly cold, to prevent loss by evaporation.

HAIR OILS Use of Hair Oils. - The natural luster of the hair is often destroyed by the excessive use of hair oils and similar preparations. The sebaceous glands which secrete an oily substance are attached closely to the roots of the hair, and normally supply it with sufficient oily matter to keep it in good condition. To promote the activity of these glands and to distribute the natural oil evenly to the extremities of the hair is one of the principal objects of brushing.

This is why a person whose hair is naturally too oily should refrain from brushing the hair more than is necessary for cleanliness. A multitude of hair oils and similar preparations are on the market, and various preposterous claims are set forth by their venders. Many of these contain minerals and other injurious ingredients, and none of them are equal to the simple preparations which may be compounded at home from the following recipes. We earnestly advise against the use of any preparation the ingredients of which are kept a secret, and the quality and condition of which cannot be definitely ascertained by the user.

The hair is liable to certain abnormal conditions, as premature grayness, falling out, dryness and harshness caused by the absence of its natural oils, and partial or total baldness. Certain special methods of treatment and remedial agents may properly be employed in such cases, and recipes for compounding these are given below.