Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
THE HAIR I'm SUMMER

until it runs off clear: turn bristles
down. to dry where the air will pass
through them. Do not set wooden-back-
ed brushes in the strong sunlight. The
backs will warp.
Now, If your hair is dry, use only the
egg shampoo mixture. as follows: Mix
one raw egg with a pint OF lukewarm
rain water and one ounce of rosemary
spirits. When thoroughly beaten and
mixed rub this into the scalp. good
way being to have some one pour it
slowly from a small-lpped pitcher
while you rub it thoroughly into the
scalp. as If you wanted to reach the
very roots. Then rinse the hair in many
clear waters. all lukewarm.
Pat but do not rub the hair with
warmed towels. Do not rub the scalp
with a rough bath towel When work
ing on the scalp itself use the softest
toweling at your command and rub 1t
very lightly. AS soon as the bulk of
the moisture has been absorbed by the
towels. seat yourself in the sun and
gently shaking the hair loose from the
scalp for the air to pass through, dry 1t
by ventilation and the suns warmth.
Just before 1t is perfectly dry begin to
brush and comb it, working from the
entangling it. Never comb from the
scalp outward and jerk the comb
through intervening snarls.
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When entirely dry. and not until then,
give it a final brushing with brilliantine.
Drop the brilliantine, a few drops at "a
time, into the palm of your hand and
rub the clean brush in this. Then apply
brush to hair. This prevents the rough
look which dry hair always has after
shampooing. A good grade of brllian-
tine can be purchased for 30 cents at
any drug store or toilet wares counter.
but you can also make it yourself if you
have a taste for mixing toilet lotions.
The following formula is reliable:
Castor oil. four fluid drains; sweet al
mond oil, three and half fluid ounces;
slycerin. three and a half fluid drains;
Jockey Club extract, three fluid drains;
alcohol enough to make eight ounces.
AT night shake the hair loosely and
massage the scalp. dipping your finger
tips into the least bit of pure olive oil.
Very dry hair indicates lack of fatty de-
posits in the hair cells.
An opposite treatment is needed when
shampooing oily hair. Here you can use
little alkali. such as borax. Make a
standard white soap. which does not
bite" the tongue when you taste it. To
a basin of water add a pinch of borax
and fine shaved soap until you have
thick lather. Never rub the soap direct
ly on the scalp. Apply this shampoo
mixture either with sponge or by hav-
ing it poured onto the head while you
rub 1t in with your finger tips. Rinse
and dry as described above, but do not
finish of with the brilliantine application.
Simply brush 1t until it shines.
Oily hair sometimes amounts to an af-
Fiction, the hair turning heavy and dark
at tire roots within twenty-four hours
after shampooing. In this case, try the
following lotion as a cleanser and rinse
before drying:
borax. one-quarter ounce: cologne water,
two ounces; rectified spirits. one ounce;
tincture of cochineal, one-half ounce;
distilled water. sixteen ounces. Mix and
shake thoroughly.
This mixture should not be used often
er than once a week, II. between sham
poos, you wish to cleanse the hair, try
this dry shampoo:
Powdered orris root. one-half pound;
bergamot rind, two and three-uuarter
drains; cassia flowers, two and three
quarter drains: cloves (coarsely ground),
one-half dram.
Mix these ingredients and pass through
a sieve twice. Powder the hair at night
with It, and massage for ten minutes.
In the morning massage for five min
utes, and shake the hair and brush all
the powder out