The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-06

Loss Of hair may be occasioncd, or
very greatly increased, by the Ineans
usually adopted for dressing and
very many of the pomailes and prepa-
rations sold for the promotion of its
growth are In reality highly injurious.
The too frequent use of very hard
brushes and fine-tooth combs will Of
ten be found of more injury than
benefit. Ii the hair, from sickness or
other causes, falls of or is loOsened by
the comb, the following process will
be found OF advantage, and is perfect
ly innocent Mix one ounce of gum
camphOr and two ounces ofpulverized
borax /; pour over il two quartsOf boil
ingwatcr, When cold, boil il and keep
it tightly corked. Apply to the hair
night and morning, rubbing it into
the scalp with a piece Of sponge or
soft flannel. ae
For ctfectually cleansing the hair, a
fine tootll-comb may be passed
through it once in twenty-four hours,
In order to keep it from tangling.
separating tho hairs carefully and
repeatedly, so as to allow the air to
pass freely through them for several
minutes, but never scraping or
scratching the scalp with the
comb. A moderately hard brush may
then be used to stimulate the roots of
the hair, and for cleansing the scalp.
Upon retiring, it is advisable to part
the hair evenly, and brush it carefully
to avoid its folding against the grain,
which causes it 10 break. II
should then be gathered loosely into
white cotton net-ncver a cap. To
leave it entirely uncovered, subjects
it to tangling, unless it is twisted up,
which is quito as injurious.
When the hair is very long, and
worn in any confined, twisted form
il should be cCmbed out the full
length every night. Long curls
should also be carefully combed out
at night, and loosely gathered into :
cotton net.
The habit of immcrsing the head in
cold water every morning and rub
bling the head with a coarse towel, is
beneficial when the hair is short, as
i'm gentlemen but with long hair it
is apt to leave dampness, and result
in neuralgia or bronchial affections.
Wetting the hair very often to keep
it in place, will in time produce q
dryness and a faded appearance in the
hair, and is not any benefit to it.
Where the hair is naturally dry,
some greasy substance may OCCASION
ally be used. If the hair is naturally
greasy, these are not only useless, but
injurious. All very greasy hair re-
quires great care TO keep it clean, and
the preparation of camphOr and
borax given above is one Of the best
that can be used. Hair dyes are an
utter abomination, and should never
be used. They are dangerous, dirty
and injurious, as well as practical
lie. .... -.
1t may not be generally known that
nothing will SO soon destroy the gloss
of the hair as the habitual use of a
dirty, greasy brush and comb. These
should be washed once a week at least
and dried in the sun. The best way
to wash them is to dissolve a small
piece of soda in warm water, and APP
ply with sponge between the bris-
ties until clean then dip the bristles
only into the solution and allow it to
remain ten minutes. Rinse in clear,
cold water, and dry in the sun.
A good and safe hair oil is made
by the following process: Mix half
a pint spirits of wine, one pint of
olive oil, half a pint of deOdorized
castor oil, and half pound of green
southern wood. Boil for two hours ;
take of the fire and strain through
coarse linen. Pour into an earthen
vessel, well heated, and beat up well
with three ounces of bears grease or
beef marrow strained; strain all
again through coarse linen, and bot
tic for use.
A simple and safe pomadc Take
one ounce of beefs marrow, and soak
it until all the blood is out, in cold
water. Place i'm an earthen jar with
half all ounce of unsalted butter; put
the jar in a pot of lukewarm water
and stand OH the fire until the water
boils, stirring the marrow and butter
till thoroughly mixed. Let it cool in
carthcn jars. A little oil of bergamot
may be added for perfume. This
pomade must be used while fresh, as
it will only keep a few days. The
same process, substituting lard for
butter, and adding pomadc that will
keep for months.
For thickening the hair, the oil of
Palma Christi, perfumed with laven-
der, will be found beneficial and per-
fcctly harmless.
A harmless bandOlinc may be made
by the following process Two
ounces of deodorized castor oil, one
dram spermaceti, one dram oil of
burgamont, six drops otto of roses.
Put in an earthen vessel; stand this
in a pot of water, and stir over the
fire until well mixed ; strain, and put
in earthen jars.-Ihe lrtof Dressing
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