Or dissolve 1 ounce of salts of tar tar in l pints of soft water. Add 1 ounce of castile soap in shavings and 4 ounces of bay rum. The salts of tartar will remove dandruff, and the soap will cleanse the hair and scalp.
Or mix 1 pint of soft water, 1 ounce of sal soda, and i ounce of cream of tartar.
Or mix i ounce of alcohol, i ounce of glycerin, i ounce of sulphuric ether, i dram of aqua ammonia, i ounce of castile soap in shavings, and 1 pint of soft water.
After using a shampoo mixture, a little vaseline, oil, or pomade should be rubbed into the hair to take the place of the natural oil which is washed out in the shampooing.
Or pea flour or almond meal is rec ommended for cleansing the hair and scalp. The hair should first be washed with cold water, and a small handful of pea flour or almond meal, as preferred, rubbed into it for five or ten minutes. Fresh water should be added from time to time until a perfect lather forms. The whole head should then be rinsed clean, dried with a soft towel, and brushed thoroughly. This process thoroughly cleanses the hair and tends to give it a soft, silky texture. It is also said to be invigorating to the scalp.
To Compound Shampoos.—When yolk of egg is employed it should be beaten stiff with an egg beater, other dry materials added, and the whole diluted by adding distilled water slowly, and stirring briskly with an egg beater or otherwise to form an mulsion or thin paste. For the ideal
gg shampoo, however, see above un der "Dandruff." For other remedies, bring distilled water to a boil, take it off the stove, dissolve in it such substances as cas tile soap, sal soda, borax, etc., add bay rum and spirits if desired, strain through linen, and allow to cool be fore perfumes are added.
To Apply Shampoo Mixtures. Apply about d, tablespoonful of a good shampoo mixture, rubbing it into the scalp with the tips of the fingers and working it in thoroughly. Massage with the hands until a fine lather is produced. Afterwards rinse with clear soft water, first hot then cold, dry the hair with a coarse towel, and apply a little oil or poma tum, if desired, to take the place of the natural oil which has been re moved from the hair by this process.
Dry-hair Shampoo.—Mix 4 ounces of powdered orris root with 1 ounce of talcum powder, and sprinkle free ly through the hair. This absorbs the superfluous oil and gives the hair a very thick and fluffy appearance. It is especially useful to persons whose hair is heavy and oily. It is also cooling and cleansing to the scalp.