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Hairdressing Both for Men and Women: Tartar

To plunge the head Tartar Wash.

Myrrh.

Colonial, Athenian HAIR PREPARATIONS, WASHES, ETC.

Rondeletia, Rosemary.

Ammonia.

Borax.

Castile Soap.......

Camphor......

Cream of Tartar.

Pearlash........ 2 oz. 1 oz. oz. 1 dr. oz.

Oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 2 dr.

Salts of Tartar... 15 dr.

Glycerin. 1½ oz. 2 oz.

Ammonia... 2 oz. 2 dr. 2 oz.

Tinct. Cantharides.

Alcohol. oz. 1 oz. pt. 1 pt. pt.

Sherry Wine.

Lavender Oil. pt.

Rosemary Oil.

Eau de Cologne.

Tinct. Myrrh..

Ext. Rondeletia.

Water (Soft)....

Box Leaves..... dr. 1 oz. 8 oz. 1 oz. 121-28 dr. 1 oz. 2 oz. 1 qt. pt. 1 pt. 24 oz. 1 qt. 2 qt. pt. 1 qt. 4 pt. 2 qt. 2 qt. 1 qt. 1 gal. 6 oz. dr.

Hay Saffron.

Hazel Bark..

Maidenhair.

Myrtle Berries.....

Rosemary Leaves......

Southernwood. ... - Compounding Hair Washes.

When the solid substances, as rosemary or bay leaves, saffron wood, southernwood, and the like are recommended, they are prepared by boiling in the water or other liquid 2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 6 oz. 2 oz. 1 lb. 2 oz. 2 oz. into cold water night and morning, and afterwards to dry the hair, brushing the scalp briskly to a warm glow, is beneficial for men so affected. The recipes for various tonics and lotions will be given contain- Barber's Cheap.

Spanish.

Lavender.

Rosemary.

Camphor.

Pearlash. ing all the known specific remedial agents, and persons threatened with baldness are earnestly advised to compound their own remedies and not purchase advertised nostrums.

Dry and Harsh Hair. This condition of the hair may be improved by shampooing the scalp with yolk of egg, as recommended for dandruff, or the scalp may be washed with a weak solution of green tea applied cold, or with an emulsion of castile soap containing a small quantity of tannin. Alcohol in any form is highly objectionable, as it tends by rapid evaporation to increase the dryness of the scalp. Shampooing the scalp occasionally with a good shampoo mixture is also useful. This condition may occur from too frequent washing of the scalp with soap or other substances that deprive it of its natural oils.

Baldness. Absolute baldness is a condition in which the follicles or roots of the hair have lost their vitality. It is absolutely incurable. Hence preventive measures should be taken as soon as there is any indication of a tendency to baldness, as shown by the falling out or loosening of the hair. The bases of most hair invigorators and restorers is some form of cantharides or quinine. A number of simple household remedies have been recommended which are harmless and may be tried by anyone, among these being sage tea, Jamaica rum, lemon juice, vinegar, salt water, lobelia, onion juice, boxwood, and ammonia.

Instructions for the use of these homemade remedies are as follows:

Mix 1 pint of strong sage tea, 1 pint of bay rum, and 1 or 2 ounces, more or less, of glycerin, depending upon the amount of natural oil in the hair; or substitute neat's-foot oil for glycerin if the latter does not suit the skin. Shake the mixture well and apply with the finger tips to the scalp, rubbing thoroughly into the roots of the hair every night. This tends to prevent the hair from turning gray.

Or wash the head daily with good old Jamaica rum.

Or rub the pulp of a lemon on the scalp.

Or pour boiling water on rock salt or sea salt, using 2 heaping tablespoonfuls to 1 quart of water, and allow it to cool before using. Use as a wash daily.

Or 1 teaspoonful of ammonia in 1 quart of warm water. Use as a wash.

Or fill a jar or bottle with powdered lobelia. Mix brandy and sweet oil in equal parts, and add as much of the mixture as the powdered lobelia will take up. Mix and allow the compound to stand three or four days. Apply to the roots of the hair by rubbing with the finger tips daily.

Or cut a small onion in half and rub the scalp with it just before retiring. The onion juice is said to stimulate the skin and invigorate the roots of the hair. Rinse well with soft water and castile soap in the morning.

Or steep in a covered saucepan for 15 or 20 minutes 4 large handfuls of the leaves of the common box, such as is used for garden borders.

Let the decoction stand over night.

Strain through a linen cloth and add ounce of cologne or lavender water.

Use as a wash daily.

Hair Tonics. -The principal remedial agents in proprietary articles usually known as invigorators or restoratives for the hair are the various preparations of cantharides (usually the vinegar or tincture), quinine (either in the form of cinchona bark or quinine sulphate), carbonate of ammonia, tincture of arnica, an infusion of the tendrils of the grapevine, and various astringent substances. These preparations may be based on solid unguents, as lard, white wax, spermaceti, or beef marrow; or on liquid unguents, as sweet, olive, cocoanut, or other oil, especially castor oil, which is thought to be a specific for promoting the growth of the hair; and diluted with various vehicles. as alcohol, eau de HAIRDRESSING BOTH FOR MEN AND WOMEN 591 cologne, rose water, distilled water, and the like. Jamaica rum, with or without the oil of bay, and sherry wine are thought to have tonic properties. And various cleansing agents, as borax and ammonia, are frequently added. All of these preparations may be perfumed with the various essential oils according to taste. They require only mixing. Hence it is sufficient to give the formulas in the following table. The ingredients should be shaken well before using and applied daily, being well rubbed into the roots of the hair until it stops falling out, or is otherwise in a satisfactory condition.

The following is an especially recommended recipe: put in a glass bottle 8 ounces of 95 per cent alcohol; add ounce of glycerin, 8 grains of sulphate of quinine, 1½ grains of tincture cantharides, 21 drams of tincture rhotany, and ounce of essence of lavender. Mix and shake well before using.