Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-15
Useful
Hints
Winter Beauty's Foe
by Nine. Lima Cdpolicri.)

tect my skin. my eyes, my hands some
! what from the winds OF winter my
! hair always suffers from it, The wind
Z found dried the oil in IT, making 1t
harsh and brittle. Ordinary massage
and brushing l did not find as useful
as In the summer
tried many remedies for the dry
condition of the scalp, which, of course.
produced dry hair. At last hit upon
( this which ! rubbed well into the roots
OF the hair before retiring on the night
before my shampooing day: lanolinc.
one ounce; sulphur, one-fourth ounce.
Let me explain. l did not rub this
haphazard upon the scalp. l have seen
women dab hair scalp emolicnt 50
carelessly upon the scalp mere AMI
there. that they might quite as VOL
I have left II undone and employed their
time for better purposes. aid this az
thoroughly as. | think, everything We
undertake should he done.
Hair Line to Crown.
First, / combed the hair thorouChly.
doing It slowly, beginning about AZ
inch from tho ends. holding the long
hair near the roots so that rough comb
ing might not pull i, out. Then
brushed II slowly. beginning al the
roots and brushing downward with
long, slow strokes TO the very end.
parted the hair into nifty strands,
combing II smoothly away from each
little parting.
mixture of lanolinc and sulphur. | be-
gan at the hair line and, with firm.
long strokes, the effect OF which was
TO loosen the skin from the scalp.
rubbed the mixture we'll into the roots
From the hair line l followed the
parting 10 the crown, from which IL
radiated.
This done and thoroughly done,
unbraided my hair and oomoed and
brushed * once more, and allowed 1; 10
4 hang loose for an hour or more, eXer-
c,sing and ventilat!ng It, until ! re-
s tired when II was braided and TIED into
two large. loose braids and tied at the
end with narrow ribbons. never use
either elastic or thread 10 fasten the
ends OF the hair for think II breaks
the hairs, making the ends uneven.
Uses IoikS of Eggs.
The next morning l have sham
poo. Ordinarily use an ordinary
shampoo, lather OF white CASTLE
soap and warm water. But just now.
noting the drying effects OF the cold
winds upon my hair, l try to use
shampoo which Will MD IN making the
hair soft and lustrous, doing 70" the
time the work OF the natural oils
which seem 10 have suspended opera
lions.
Yoik OF eggs.
Warm water. OF
part the hair into hfty strands,
as / have described, the night before,
and into each OF the partings and
particularly around the hair line, which
woman cannot afford to neglect
rub the tips of the fingers with tho
yolks OF the eggs, using the tips OF
the first two fingers
When this has been thoroughly done
/ rinse the hair ana scalp in warm
water. After the hair has been
through the first water turn UpoH
the scalp n spray from small hose.
one of the smail-si2c sprays uoW made
for shampooing. Th!s distributes tho
water better, and the force * not so
great az when II is poured from a
pitcher in the old-fashioncd :home"
. way.
The full force OF city water must
never be used upon the tender scalp.
The little sprays are cheap and good
investment for the beauty magazine
OF wares. The shower from the spray
can be gradually cooled, but do not
believe In extremes of temperature
for the hair any more than do for
the complexion. never usc either cold
or hot water for a shampoo. nor cold
water for rinsug. Warm 10 cool
water Is a sufficient graduation that
soothes the nerves OF the scalp, while
dashes OF hot ana cold water over
stimulate ana shock them
Plenty Cold Cream.
To countcract the coarseninc. dry
ing effect of the winter winds | use
more than the summer quantity OF
cold cream.
To bleach cold Redeemed hands wash
the hands IN warm water softcued by
n few drops OF ammonia.
Winter is @.cateT'. promoter Of
wrinkles than s;im,hc'r. because 1t dries
the skin. and the wrnkled skin IS al
ways n dry skin This formula IS an
aid when the skin shows g tendency
10 dryness:
OIL OF sweet almonds, 100 grams.
Cocoa butter, 70 grams.
White wax, 5 grams
SpermaCeti, % grams