Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-03-09
WASHING THE HAIR.
A GREAT MISTAKE TO WASH lT TOO
FREQUENTLY.

Never wash the Hair Whom Suffering
From Q Cold In tho Hsad-Plain Ad-
Woo That Should De Strictly Followed
In Order to Avoid Trouble. i
It is as great a mistake to wash the
hair too frequently as 1t Is to wash 1t
too seldom. In the former case the
constant use Of water Ia apt to wash
away the natural oil Of the skin, with
out which the hair not only loses its
glossy look Of health. but Is apt to
turn prematurely gray and grow thin
and scanty. In the latter case the
mouths of the oil vessels at the root OF
the hair become clogged, dandruff
forms, and the growth of the hair Is
impeded, and the hairs themselves be-
come matted and dusty looking, and ut
terly impossible to be endured.
To keep the hair in perfect health 1t
should be washed at regular stated in
tervals. II you are strong and we'll
and free from a cold Of any Kind, once
in every three weeks or month Is the
proper limit of time to allow between
the washings. II you are in delicate
health, 1t should be washed every six
weeks.
On no account should the hair be
washed II you are suffering from q cold
in the head or from influenza, as seri-
GUS trouble may be the result. And IN
winter time it is best to have the hair
shampooed at home instead Of going to
the hairdresser's, s, and 1t should always
be done in room with fire. 1t Is
bad plan to wash the hair just before
going to bed, as the hair has no time to
dry properly. and is apt to remain
damp until morning, which Is very in
furious to its growth. The best times
to wash the hair are the morning, the
afternoon. or between and 7 at night.
In the latter case the hair will have
plenty Of time to dry before you have
to go to bed. In the former case, II you
have 1t washed in the daytime, be care
full not to 60 out of doors till it Is quite
dry, or you will run very great risk
Of taking cold.
1t is we'll to give the final drying
with a palm leaf fan. Hold the long
hair at arms length and fan the air
through it vigorously. This is the
Norwegian method, and is very sue
cessful one, and is not at all likely to
give cold, as it would seem liable to do
at first sight. II in winter time, you
should sit near the fire with the hair
down for half an hour or an hour be-
fore putting it up again. II In sum-
mer time, sit by sunny window, or In
the open air for the same length of
time, provided, Of course, that your
hair washing has taken place In the
daytime and not after sunset.
You must be sure that you have an
abundant supply of fresh, warm towels,
and that your hair Is quite dry before
1t Is brushed and combed. Your brush
es must be perfectly clean as well. 1t
Is better to brush and comb a small
portion at q time to avoid tangles.
Never have the hair put up till 1t Is
as dry as before you began to wash 1t.
II you prefer to have your hair sham
pooed by hairdresser, be sure to only
go to a first-class man who Is very
particular in his methods. have too
often known terrible skin troubles, &C.
zema. parasites and other horrors
caught by people who were not partic-
ular over these points, going to any
and every hairdresser that they hap
pened to be near. I much prefer to
have the hair properly done at home
by a skilled maid to running any OF
these risks. In one instance that came
under my notice, a terrible skin erup-
ton OF this kind was caught at hair
dresser's abroad, and though that Is
over seven years ago, medical skill has
not yet been able to effect a cure,
though the disease Is beginning slowly
to yield to treatment.
It must also be borne in mind that
the shampoo wash. which may be ex-
cellent for greasy hair, is not SO effec-
tive when the hair Is dry.