HAIR, To Cleanse and Strengthen the. — Take one ounce of borax
and half an ounce of camphor, powder fine, and dissolve in one quart of
boiling water✪ Hair Cleanser and Strengthener. When cool the solution will be fit for use. Damp the hair
frequently with it. The camphor will form again into lumps as the lotion
increases in age, but this will not signify, as the water will be sufficiently
impregnated.
HAIR, To Prevent its Falling off. — The hair may be kept from
falling off after a severe illness by a frequent application to the scalp of
sage tea.
HAIR, To Prevent the Extension of Gray. — Melt together a
quarter of a pound of lard and four drams of spermaceti, and when it is
getting cold stir in four drams of oxide of bismuth and a few drops of any
kind of perfume. Use whenever the hair requires dressing.
Dark hair may be prevented from turning gray by washing it with a
mixture of one ounce of sulphate of iron and a full pint of red wine.
HAIR, To Promote the Growth of. — To two ounces of eau-de-
Cologne add two drams of tincture of cantharides, ten drops of oil of
rosemary, and the same number of oil of lavender. Use two or three
times daily ; but discontinue for a time if the scalp become tender.
The following is also recommended for strengthening and promoting the
growth of the hair : — Mix cantharides with castor oil in the proportion of
one dram to each ounce of oil, and apply once a day.
An excellent mixture is likewise made with eight ounces of olive oil, sixty
drops each of oils of lemon and bergamot, ten drops of oil of roses, and
sixty drops of tincture of cantharides.
HAIR, To Remove Superfluous. — Mix with the white of an egg
one ounce of finely-powdered quicklime and one dram of finely-powdered
orpiment. Spread the paste thickly over the hair, and let it remain on as
long as it can be borne, then scrape it off with a bone knife, wash
thoroughly, and apply a little cold cream to the skin. It should be stated
that all depilatories are more or less injurious to the skin, and should be
used with caution.
Another good method is to pull the hairs out carefully one by one by
the roots, and apply to the parts a little carbonate of bismuth moistened
with glycerine.
Or, to eight ounces of quicklime add one ounce of dry pearlash and one
ounce of sulphuret of potassium. This must not remain on for more than
two or three minutes, when it should be gently scraped off, and the part
anointed with cold cream.
HAIRWASH, A Stimulating. — Mix four drams of tincture of nux
vomica with one ounce of distilled vinegar, six drams of tincture of cantha-
rides, one dram of glycerine, and seven ounces of rose-water.
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HAIRWASH (ATHENIAN).— Boil in a glass vessel a quarter
of a pound of sassafras wood in a gallon of rose-water ; let it stand till
cold then add a pint of alcohol and an ounce of pearlash. This wash is
highly recommended for cleansing and improving the hair in every
respect.
HAIRWASH (ROSEMARY). — Pour boiling water on to rose-
mary leaves, and add a piece of ammonia the size of a pigeon's egg ; let it
stand for a few hours, when it will be ready for use. This wash not only
cleanses the hair, but acts as a stimulant to its growth.
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HAIR, To Cleanse and Strengthen the. — Take one ounce of borax and half an ounce of camphor, powder fine, and dissolve in one quart of boiling water. When cool the solution will be fit for use. Damp the hair frequently with it. The camphor will form again into lumps as the lotion increases in age, but this will not signify, as the water will be sufficiently impregnated.
HAIR, To Prevent its Falling off. — The hair may be kept from falling off after a severe illness by a frequent application to the scalp of sage tea.
HAIR, To Prevent the Extension of Gray. — Melt together a quarter of a pound of lard and four drams of spermaceti, and when it is getting cold stir in four drams of oxide of bismuth and a few drops of any kind of perfume. Use whenever the hair requires dressing.
Dark hair may be prevented from turning gray by washing it with a mixture of one ounce of sulphate of iron and a full pint of red wine.
HAIR, To Promote the Growth of. — To two ounces of eau-de- Cologne add two drams of tincture of cantharides, ten drops of oil of rosemary, and the same number of oil of lavender. Use two or three times daily ; but discontinue for a time if the scalp become tender.
The following is also recommended for strengthening and promoting the growth of the hair : — Mix cantharides with castor oil in the proportion of one dram to each ounce of oil, and apply once a day.
An excellent mixture is likewise made with eight ounces of olive oil, sixty drops each of oils of lemon and bergamot, ten drops of oil of roses, and sixty drops of tincture of cantharides.
HAIR, To Remove Superfluous. — Mix with the white of an egg one ounce of finely-powdered quicklime and one dram of finely-powdered orpiment. Spread the paste thickly over the hair, and let it remain on as long as it can be borne, then scrape it off with a bone knife, wash thoroughly, and apply a little cold cream to the skin. It should be stated that all depilatories are more or less injurious to the skin, and should be used with caution.
Another good method is to pull the hairs out carefully one by one by the roots, and apply to the parts a little carbonate of bismuth moistened with glycerine.
Or, to eight ounces of quicklime add one ounce of dry pearlash and one ounce of sulphuret of potassium. This must not remain on for more than two or three minutes, when it should be gently scraped off, and the part anointed with cold cream.
HAIRWASH, A Stimulating. — Mix four drams of tincture of nux vomica with one ounce of distilled vinegar, six drams of tincture of cantharides, one dram of glycerine, and seven ounces of rose-water.
HAIRWASH (ATHENIAN).— Boil in a glass vessel a quarter of a pound of sassafras wood in a gallon of rose-water ; let it stand till cold then add a pint of alcohol and an ounce of pearlash. This wash is highly recommended for cleansing and improving the hair in every respect.
HAIRWASH (ROSEMARY). — Pour boiling water on to rosemary leaves, and add a piece of ammonia the size of a pigeon's egg ; let it stand for a few hours, when it will be ready for use. This wash not only cleanses the hair, but acts as a stimulant to its growth.
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