The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-28
Toilet Rec.spts for tho Laascs.

Having well cleansed the hair, a
liberal use of pomade;' or oil, will
tend to strengthen it, One of the
| best anguents for the hair that is made
IS termed Philocome, the name of
which Is compound of Greek and
Latin, signifying a friend to the
hair: White wax, five ounces; al
mond oil, two pounds; OH bergemot,
one ounce; oil lemon. half-ounce;
oil lavender, one-fourth ounce; oil
cloves, one drachm. Melt the wax
IN the oil of almonds by water
bath Mt rs low temperature as
possible; stir the mixture as it cools.
first adding the essential oils. Do
not pour it ont INTO jars until it is
nearly cool enough to set, and let the
jars it is to be poured into be slightly
warmed.
PERTMED Oils FOR THE HAIR
The basis Of these oils is either al
mond, olive oil, or Oil of ben Which
ever is used should be perfectly fresh.
and of the best quality.
MACAssAR On.-This oil is mati.,
by the natives i'll the island. 1t is
obtained by boiling the keruel of the
fruit-tree resembling the walnut,
called i'll Malay bo0eon The oil is
mixed with other ingredients, and has
something of creosote smell But
the Macassar oil sold in this country
has probably no relation to the above,
except i'll name. The following will
produce q good article of NIacassar
oil: Olive Oil, one pound: oil of origa-
mum, one drachm; oil of rosemary. one
drachm, mix. Rose hair Oil is made of
fine olive or almond oil, one pint; oil of
rose, twenty drops. Ii required red,
color the oil with alkanet root. and
strain before adding the purfume
BANDoLINE FOR KEEPING THE HAIR
IN PLACE. .-Mucilage OF ounce seed
IS nsed-mucilage OF picked Irish
moss, carefully strained, is said 10
answer still better The following is
particularly recommended: Gum ira
gacant:i. (tinest picked one ounce;
reduce 1t to coarse powder; rose
water, one pint. Put them into a
wide-moUthed vessel and shake them
together for two or three days, then
strain with gentle pressure through
the linen.
The world over, the practice of
dyeing the hair is adopted by persons
who have grey hair The following
is an excellent recipe fer hair dye:
Powdered litharsc, two pounds;
quicklime, half-ponnd; calcincd mag
aesla. half-pound. Stake the lime,
using as little water as possible, to
disintegrate, then mix the whole.
Directions for use: Mix the powder
with enough water to form a thick.
creamy huid; with the aid of small
brush. completely cover the hair to
be dyed with this mixture. To dye
4 light brown, allow i. to remain on
the hair four hours; dark brown,
eight hours; black, twelve hours. As
the dv> does no. act unless it is moist,
1t ls necessary to keep it SO by wear
ing an oiled silk cap After the hair
is dyed, the refuse must be thorough
ly washed from the head with plain
water. When dry, the hair must be
oiled
An excellent application for the
hair, which is also Il remedy for
skin diseases, blemishes OF the com
pleNion, etc., is as follows: Take of
precipitated sulphur and sasar of
lead. each, one drachm; rose water,
four ounces; mix well.
This is not an instantaneous dive.
but should be applied twice day till
II gradually restores the color TO its
natural shade. The addition of half
IN ounce of glycerine will take from
1t drying property which is unde-
slrable. Nee York Boui,io,..
KILLED BY LIGHrSNG.-We learn
that the house OF Mrs. Wyatt, above