Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-12
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.Beouty Lessons
HAIR Problems of Middle Age
Part I.

Hair Problems of Middle Age
Part 1.
Nice hair, attractiveiy arranged. will re-
deem a plain face. and this IL never so
true as when the years are passing. Be
tween Is and ~ lie the critical years.
Watch the hair carefully. Is the hair line
retreatlng, or the hair growing thin about
the face7 Is the parting becoming
broader IL the hair changing In coiorf
either growing darker OF faded as a pre-
liminary to turning gray7 While no nat
ural means OF preserving and increasing
the hair growth should be neglected this
IL the time when artifice may be neoes-
sary and can be applied with good re-
suits.
Color. abundance, texture and gloss de-
termine the beauty OF the hair. The color
Is due to the proportion OF the different
chemicals In the fermentation. For IN
stance, blond hair IL rich In oxygen and
sulphur; brown hair has large proper
ton OF carbon. which increases az the
hair turns darker We find that red hair
derives lts color from the large amount
OF iron in the coloring pigment. As the
colorinR matter In the hair foIIicles les
sens the hair becomes faded and finally
gray. As time goes on the change 10
white hair IL aided by a deposit Of phos-
phnte OF lime In the hair roots.
Hair that has been bright IN youth,
blond, red or n warm chestnut, IN apt TO
darken after thirty When this occurs
many women feel strong temptation TO
bleach or touch up the hair. The argu-
ment IL that 10 do such Ia merely to re-
store the hair to It's natural color and
should not be regarded as bleaching or
dyeing.
While I have no prejudice against
bleaching or tinting the hair ] have a
strong conviction that in most cnkes the
operation is not success. l am speak
ing now OF blond hair that has turned
dark. l am going 70 give you my reasons
and hope that they viii aid any women
debating this problem TO decide rightly.
Pure blond hair in the Anglo-saxon
race lie generally a privilege OF childhood.
| At adolescence the coloring matter In tho
hair roots undergoes certain chemical
change and the hair becomes darker
often a distinct brown. In some case6
this change does not occur until woman-
hood, hut II Is always due to corre-
spending change In the coloring matters
affecting the hair roots and nothing put
4 OH lne piHNfut H. AHe ohhy
remedy Is to dye or bleach the hair, re-
Wondering that this will not affect the
new hair as II grows out from the scalp.
The usual bleach for blond hair IL per-
oxide OF hydrogen. This is absolutely
harmless as far as the scalp and general
health Is concerned-in fact Il IL often
usoc for scalp dlseases-but It's continual
use IL very bad for the hair itself 1t
will render II brittle and harsh, taking
away the natural oil and giving It a dead,
llfeless appearance.
The use OF 30 drying an agent as per-
oxide or peroxide mixed with one-third
ammonia which is the usual application,
will tend TO premature grazing OF the
hair. When this point arrives peroxide IL
useless, for II will not cover up gray hair.
dye must now be resorted TO, one that
will make the hair darker and generally
quite unlike IN color what the hair ever
was naturally. That Is why most blends
VINO tamper with their hair finish with
having a most unnatural and artificial
appearance.
This is added to by the fact that a.
the hair roots have turned darker there
Is n corresponding change In the COM
plexlon and eyebrows. The latter diff
Guilty can be overcome by slightly bleach
ing the eyebrows. but II Is not so easy
TO bring the complexion into accord. Ar
tificial blond hair In trying to the skin
and a complexion that would look rosy
and attractive In a frame OF brown hair
appears blowzy and uneven when the
hair Ii bleached. Women who bleach the
hair have &c use more make up" put
II on more carefully and more often. than
do women who keep the hair its natural
tone. Remember, too. that as the hair
roots grow out they must be continually
retouched. You see that bleaching the
hair Is not a simple proposition.