Evening star., 1932-04-01
Milady Beautiful
BIZ LOIS LEEDS.
Correcting Dry Hair.

IF your hair and scalp aren't in as
good condition as you would like.
you will find q local application
Il helpful. For instance, II your scalp
is very dry and the hair inclined to
be brittle there Is nothing better than
a warm oil treatment followed by q
shampoo and tonic.
Heat together equal parts Of olive oil
and mineral oil plus few drops Of oil
of bergamot, just enough to take the
chill off Saturate q small pad of abb
sorbent cotton with the oils and pat it
on the scalp, separating the hair as
you go along to make quite sure that
all parts of the scalp are reached. Wrap
a towel round your head and let the oils
remain on from one to two hours, or
overnight If possible. Then shampoo
the hair thoroughly. Use mild liquid
soap shampoo to wash the hair. Rinse
in several waters and dry between warm
towels. Before the hair is quite dry
apply your scalp tonic and finish dry
ing the hair A stimulating scalp tonic
may be made of the following ingredi-
ents: One dram tincture of can
tharides, dram tincture of cinchona,
drains castor oil, 8 drops tincture OF
capsicum, 8 ounces bay rum. Shake
well. Ask your druggist to mix the
tonic for you.
In using the scalp tonic, pour a lit
tie Of 1t into small saucer and dip into
1t pad Of absorbent cotton wrapped
in gauze, or you may use small tooth
brush kept for the purpose. Apply 1t
along the partings, massage 1t lightly
into the scalp and let it dry. The same
tonic may be used three times q week
The oil treatment and shampoo should
be had once q week for a month or so
until the scalp has regained its normal
condition. After that the tonic may be
used only after the semi-monthly oil
treatment and shampoo.
Stretching the hair Is excellent in ad-
dition to scalp massage and tonic for
stimulating the circulation. It is done
by holding each individual section Of
hair up with the one hand Immediately
after it has been brushed and then
placing the fingers Of the other hand
fat on the hair and pressing gently, but
firmly, the roots Of the hair. Two or
three times week give your hair the
benefit of this stretching treatment
Hair-pulling Is also good II done cor
rectly. Grasp q handful of hair as
near the scalp as possible and gently
pull the hair outward, then make
rotary movement, that moves the scalp.
Go over the whole scalp in this way.
What many beauty seekers fail to
realize is that beauty problems have
causes which often go deeper than one
would suspect. Purely local treatments
are often disappointing. In the case Of
the dry hair that we are considering
today, 1t is necessary to build up ones
general health as well as to give regu-
lar care to the scalp. When the body
Is not well nourished on account of
wrong diet or some physical ailment
that interferes with metabolism, there
arise all sorts Of beauty problems. The
hair Is quick to reflect such unhealthy
bodily conditions. Excessive dryness,
loss OF hair or premature grayness are
common results.
Dry hair and weak, brittle, slow
growing finger nails often 60 together.
When this combination Of beauty
troubles is noticed one may be reason
ably sure that something is wrong with
the nutrition Of the body and q thor
oLgh physical examination by o doctor
should be arranged. Nails and hair re-
quire much the same elements for their
normal development.