St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-25
CARE OF THE HAIR.
How Most Women Can Come into the Pos.
session of Fine TresseS.

How Most Women Can Come into the Pos
session OF Fine Tresses.
There is no necessity of cutting the
hair short to improve its growth, un-
less in the case of fevers, etc, when
it is sure to fall out. TO be sure, cut
ting the hair short does improve its
growth, but in most cases the remedy
| is worse than the disease, for it takes
it so long to grow to a length when it
can be done up in the simplest way,
that W hen it is of the length that it
is too long 10 do up on papers, and
too short for q coil, but must be SIM
ply combed out and let hang, it is a
great temptation to cut it again, as 1t
seems to be at that stage of growth
that can not be kept in order If at
this stage the temptation is resisted,
it will not be but short time before
it will have grown to a convenient
length to put up in some way, for if
cared for at this time it will grow
very fast.
There is nothing that will improve the
hair like brushing. Use a stiff -bristled
brush, and brush the hair vigorously
until the scalp glows. No matter how
many times the hair is brushed during
the day, it is of the utmost Importance
that it should be thoroughly brushed
before retiring at night. A vigorous
use of the brush night and morning,
but more especially at night will rem
der the hair soft and silky and give it
beautiful gloss. 1t will, also, make
the coarsest hair soft and the dryest
moist. Very important is it that this
treatment should be given to long
hair. where a comb is of very little
use but for removing snarls. The
h air should always be taken down at
night, no matter how deliberately it
has been dressed, and given a thor
ough brushing, then parted behind
and plated into two long braids.
which may be left loose, or if annoy
ing, as it is to some to have their hair
down at night when sleeping, they
can be fastened in loose mat at the
back of the head with rubber hairpins
Steel pins are not in any way as nice
for holding the hair in place as rubber
once, for the former are very apt to
rust when used for any length of time,
and must be instantly thrown away,
for they are dangerous adjuncts when in
this state to have about the head.
Rubber pins hold the hair in place bet
ter, are cleaner and more comfortab bic,
and do not fall out of the hair as easily
as the steel ones. Although steel pins
may be used during the day when
preferred, they ought never, on any
account be used at night in bed, for
any sudden turn while asleep may
send the point of one into the scalp.
which wound, aside from being pain
full. may turn out to be of very seri.
GUS nature.
To promote the growth of the hair
and to arrest it's falling out, wetting
the scalp frequently with sage tea is
an old-fashioned remedy, and is an
excellent one. The fault with most
people using this is that they do not
persevere in it, and then condemn it
as useless. There is no better RENE.
dy for promoting the growth of the
hair than this old-styled one. TO
cleanse the scalp use the yelk of an
egg, beaten in very little water.
Rub it we'll into the scalp and let
dry. Rinse in lukewarm water, to
which has been added few drops of
ammonia. Ammonia is a good invog-
orator, when only little of it is used
in water; but beware of using much,
OF it may infiame the scalp and
do more harm than good.
A very little borax in water is
also excellent for cleansing the head,
but ought to be used as carefully as
ammonia. as too much has q tendency
to make the hair dry and brittle. Soap
will make the hair coarse and split it
at the ends; consequently it ought
never to be used in washing the hair.
After the hair has been washed and
rinsed. wipe it as dry as possible with
a towel. then dry it thoroughly by the
fire. Never on any consideration 60
out into the air when the hair is wet,
as, the pores of the head being open,
serious results may follow: Never go
to bed while the hair is damp. but |
wait until it is perfectly dry. Never
use sharp-toothed comb, for it is |
sure to scratch and irritate the scalp |
and for this same reason metallic |
brushes are not to be recommended. -
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