Shampoo for Removing Dandruff

Ingredients

• Alcohol 1 pint
• rain water 3 pints
• tincture of cantharides one-half ounce
• carb. ammonia, i ounce
• carb. of potassa i ounce
• oil bergamot i dram

Method

1. 1

   Mix the oils into the alcohol and dissolve the carbonates in the water, then mix all.

2. 2

   Use twice a week, rubbing down well to the roots of the hair.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 132. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

alcohol i pint. Mix and use daily. POMADE FOR HAIR. Castor oil six and one-half pints, alcohol three and one-half pints, spermaceti one and three- fourths pounds, oil of cinnamon three-fourths ounce, bergamot 2 ounces, oil nutmeg, oil almonds,, oil lavender, of each one-half ounce, oil citronilla 2 ounces. Melt the spermaceti in the castor oil,, then having mixed the other oils with the alcohol, add all together. One-sixth of the above amount. MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 373 can be made if desired. This is a very pleasant hair pomade. NO. 2. White wax one and one-half ounces, glycerine 2 ounces, castor oil 12 ounces, oil of lemon 5 drams, oil bergamot 2 drams, oil of lavender, alcohol and water, of each i dram, oil of cloves 10 drops, an- natto 10 grains. Dissolve the wax with one- fourth of the castor oil by means of heat, and rub it up with the remainder of the oil and glycerine till it is cool, then add the other oils. Dissolve the annatto in water and add the alcohol and stir all until it is thoroughly mixed. Use the best castor oil and use as little heat as possible, as heat will develop the smell of the oil. POMADE RESTORATIVE. Almond oil ^ pound, white wax one-half ounce, pure lard 3 ounces, aqua ammonia 2 drams, oil of lavender and cloves each i dram. Place the oil, wax and lard into a jar and place it in boiling water until all is melted. Then remove, and when it begins to stiffen stir in the other in- gredients. Apply this to the scalp at night only, and do not use combs or stiff brushes, as there is danger of injuring the young and growing hairs. HAIR CURLING MIXTURE. Borax pulverized i ounce, gum arable pulver- ized one-half dram, hot water i pint. Mix and stir until dissolved, and then add spirits of cam- phor I y?, ounces. Dampen the hair with this in 374 DOMESTIC GUIDE. the evening, and put up in tins in the usual way, and it will give great satisfaction. HAIR OIL. Lard oil I y^ pints, alcohol 2 ounces, bergamot one-half ounce, oil cloves ^ ounce, oil citronella 3 drams Mix and let stand 2 or 3 days, and then it is ready for use. NO. 2. Hens' oil i pint, citronella one-half, bergamot i dram, oil cloves 2 drams. Mix — Use 2 or 3 times a week. NO 3. Cologne and alcohol one-half pint, oil of verbe- na I dram, oil cloves 2 drams, oil bergamot one- half ounce. Mix and after 2 days use. FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF. Alcohol I quart, oil rosemary one-half ounce, oil lemon and oil balm of each ]^ ounce, oil mint 7 drops, spirits of rose and orange flowers of each ^ pint. Mix well and it is ready for use. SHAMPOO FOR REMOVING DANDRUFF. Alcohol I pint, rain water 3 pints, tincture of cantharides one-half ounce, carb. ammonia, i ounce, carb. of potassa i ounce, oil bergamot i dram

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.