DANGER MONTHS FOR HAIR
Many girls worry needlessly about the condition of their hair at this time of the year. The fact that it comes off is annoying, of course. But where there is no known cause, such as heredity, there is seldom need for undue alarm, writes an expert.
The good months for the hair are the summer months. They are good, because during a warm spell one often goes about without a hat, and the free circulation of air about the head and the sunlight assist the scalp and strengthen th» hair to a wonderful extent. Then in summer one may wear a hat that is much lighter in weight than that worn during the winter. In effect, this keeps the head cooler than in winter, for the air is not retarded, but circulates over the head. It is with the coming of the cold weather that one's hair first begins to fall out. But even then it is quite a normal tendency.
In attempting to protect the hair the first consideration is to attend to the scalp. Stir the white and tho yolk of an egg together thoroughly in a fiasin, then add about one teacupful of warm water. Apply to the scalp in the same manner as soap, and massage well with the finger tips, all the time keeping the thumb firmly against the head and moving the fingers with a circular motion.
After the whole head has been gone over in this fashion use the fingers of the two hands at the same time for sliding the scalp this way and that in a brisk vibratory manner. Then rinse out with warm water and dry on a clean towel. If this treatment is applied about once a fortnight it will thoroughly cleanse the scalp, keep the hair in perfect conditiou, and prevent it from falling out.
Where the hair is too oily it should be rubbed over after the shampoo with a sponge soaked in a solution of half bay rura and half water. A little olive oil gently massaged into the scalp with the finger tips is one of the best correctives for dry and brittle hair, and one that involves a minimum of time and expense.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 17
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373DANGER MONTHS FOR HAIR Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 17
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