The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
Physician Tells How>1o reat
 The Scalp >
By DIR. LILLIAN WHITNEY

ny Dh. LILLIAN WHITNEY
 To cleanse the scalp thoroughly every day it is necessary to brush it ] thoroughly morning and night, espe- , cially at night.
 For this purpose several brushes should be kept on hand and different one used evcry day. just as man has blade in his razor for each day in the week. A poor brush injures the hair by pulling and tearing it. Good, stiff bristles of finest quality will last for years and pay for themselves over and over again.
 Women with thick. long hair re- quire long bristled brushes The chief object of brushing is to penetrate to the scalp and remove from it the ac- emulation of waste matter thrown off by the glands, the loose hairs and scarf skin, the dust and debris collected dur ing the day. By this means of pur- poseful brushing, not done in super ficial or perfuDctory manner, but with a purpose and systematically, the scalp is also stimulated. The flow of blood to the parts is increased. With a bet ter circulation the nerves are nour- ished and strengthened and new life is imparted to the hair which is quickly and gratefully shown by taking on brilliant lustre and a new growth. All brushes should be dipped in ann moniated soapsuds as soon as they show the slightest evidence of soil; at other times they should be thor oughly aired in the sun. A brush 1 should not be placed in water or al- lowed to soak" This is ruinous: only the bristles should be repeatedly dipped in xhn, r;, dried with clean towel. The brush up in the sun to dry quickly.
 The shampoo for cleanliness depends upon the nature of the scalp, which differs materially in different people, A shampoo of water and soap is de- | structive 10 some and others thrive l upon it. In cases of extreme dryness, l in which the oil glands of the scalp are | scant and very inactive, the shampoo should consist of oils. We know that oils and fats are more cleansing than soap and water but we prefer the eff feet of the latter. In extreme dryness of the scalp an occasional shampoo of oil will be found cleansing, stimulating and nourishing.
 There are number of very good ones on the market that answer splen- didly for this purpose, among them peanut oil, cotton seed oil, or cocoanut oil. A considerable quantity should be used, rubbed very thoroughly into the scalp and hair roots, then removed with soft, clean old linen. Fairly new ma- terial will not absorb the oil, clean linen alone will do this effectually. The scalp and hair must be gone over repeatedly and considerable time de- voted to the process. In this way the utmost cleanliness will result, with additional softening of the scalp and general tonic effect of the oil bath. 1 In cases of extreme oiliness of the scalp drying shampoo is called for. Hair specialists have found that ire quent washings stimulate an excessively oily scalp. Many women complain that they shampoo every week or two and yet are troubled with the un- pleasant condition which shows itself by marked greasiness and discoloration of the hair roots a day or two after the shampooing. In this case there must be something intellectual with the shampoo. Soap and water are too stimulating and cleanliness can be ob- tained by means of dry process. The ] scalp and hair should be well pow