The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-13
To Restore Bleached Hair

na1r at the scalp. Inc DruSn is then
drawn slowly and evenly through the
locks in one long sweep to the ends.
When each bunch of hair has been
brushed in this way three times, it may
be fastened up out of the way while
the next lock is gone over in exactly
the same way.
But as to the brushing. it is no use
to particulariZe the case when it is of
benefit, for the friction the scalp gets
at this time, and the excellent cleans
ing of dust and oil the hair itself gets,
is healthful and identifying in the ex-
treme In fact, if all the women who
have to tell of the sad changes in hair
once beautiful, only turned to the
nightly and morning brushing alone,
they would find an immediate change
in the texture and burnish of the hair,
if not in it's weight. The hair is also
made more elastic by this regular
brushing, and so the breaking off once
so distressing is greatly lessened.
Do the brushing gently. never with a
jerky movement, or as II you want to
get through. as bad and hasty brushing
will break the strongest hair, and since
bleached hair is already half lifeless
and breaks If you look at 1t, all your
efforts must be spent in keeping it ON
your head.
The shampoo is the third important
requisite for the peroxide head. and
bear in mind that any sort of an old
soap will not do for this. Raw eggs
compose the nourishing and healing
shampoo; the sulphur and iron of the
yolk are natural food for the hair,
while the white. which is a mild alkali.
when mixed with the natural oils of
the scalp makes cleansing lather
equal to that of the finest soap.
ba head two are
enough, and they should be beaten up
in a bowl, with the addition of a table
spoonful of lukeWarm water for each
egg This is then applied to the scalp
with the tips of the fingers and brisk
massage. This over, the usual rinsing
follows when, if warm rain water is
used, the cleansing will be far more
satisfactory than if we'll water were
employed, though if there is nothing
else the first rinse water of the latter
sort may be softened with a teaspoon
full of borax. No soap is necessary for
this shampoo unless the hair is oily and
dusty beyond reason In that case, a
good CASTLE or tar soap are the best to
use. as the harsh hair requires the oils
of these soaps.
It will take a long time to get
bleached hair back to anything like a
natural condition, but once the flow of
oil is started IN the scalp ana the SOOd
work of brushing and massage is kept
up, the Improvement usually will be
rapid After the hair is restored to
health there are simple enough ways to
brighten it a little without hurtful
acids or dyes
For brunettes. red Wine-California
claret at rs cents the gallon--makes
a frightening and tonic shampoo, for
the skin of the black grapes from
which the wine is made contain tanniH.
which is good for the hair roots.
For light hair-hair which would be
J golden and yet is not-an absolutely
harmless shampoo which brings very
pleasing brightness is made Of equal
parts of strained honey and rhuharb
stalks. stepped in three parts of white
wine.
Let this stand for "a hours after the
sleeping, then strain. using it as Il 10
ton, wetting the entire head. wiDing
the superfluous liquid off and leaving
the rest to dry on.
Massage of the scalp must go with
this-indeed, massage goes with
everything connected with the hair