Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29

afflicted with dandruff. Do this by
wetting the brush in a solution of
formalin. one teaspoon to one pint OF
water. This solution will damage moth
ing about a comb and brush that water
does not damage. In buying brush and
comb for everyday practical service buy
with frequent washing in mind. Fancy
on decorating the dressing table top,
but keep the serviceable one in the
right-hand drawer thereof, ready for
daily emergency.
Maintain Personal Flights
And another thing: Use you own
brush aad make the other members of
your household respect your claim to
it as the rights of your tooth brush are
respected. A whole household can be
infected through affliction Of n mem
mon property.
There is a normal continual shedding
of hair, analogous, in a way, to the
constant shedding of dry scales from
the skin surface. Each hair after Il
variable period, depending upon cir
c~umstances, becomes detached from
its papilla at the bottom of the folliele.
A new hair Immediately begins to form.
The life of d hair has never been ex-
actly determined. 1t varies with years,
with seasons and with other conditions
of health. But one thing has been de
termined definitely, and that is that
the circulation of the scalp must be
AeDt active in order TO promote the
, renewal of growth. The 1oosened hair
| must be removed, no matter how dis
heartening the sight.
Healthy Body Means Glossy Hair
1t is hardly necessary to elaborate
on the connection between a healthy
body and healthy hair. No one of us
| but has experienced how quickly life
seems TO 60 out of it with ailments
of the body. We all know the days
when the hair refuses to be dressed,
| when it refuses to respond to the
combs direction, are days when we
, are feeling low. 4 run down, nervous
system sends women scampering off
for oil treatments, and dry shampooos
| and electric rays, and what not. But
the basic health trouble has to be
remedied before the hair will respond.
There are local conditions of the
I scalp, however, such as dandrutf and
| itching. which may be remedied with
local treatment, and in milder forms
| of manipulation of the hair brush will
do the work. / have known eases or
severe dandruff to submit to this
brushing and scalp stimulation.
Doctor Prescrihes Olive Oil
A nurse told me the other day of
her treatment for dandruff. | put
much credence in it because her hair is
so glossy and beautiful. She suffered
with an advanced stage of dandr1ft. A
doctor told her to massage her scalp
lightly every night with olive oii-lust
q little on her finger tips-followed by
a good brushing. Her hair was thin
and dry and falling. A year after she
began this once a day treatment saw
her, and her appearance spoke volumes
for the directions. She kept up the
olive oil application for six months and
from then on continued the brushing.
shampooing every two weeks betimes.
With oily hair. where there is ten
ency to dandruff, it is advisable to wash
the hair every week. The frequent
application Of diluted alcohol to the
scalp is useful for combating %dandruft
and dissolving the oil from hair and
scalp. Part the hair in various places
and rub on the alcohol with a small
sponge. Another tried and successful
treatment for oily hair is to sprinkle
eommon table salt on the scalp and
brush until you get all Of it out again.