"CROWNING GLORY"

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 16

"CROWNING GLORY"

VITALITY OF HAIR CAREFUL TREATMENT Hair beauty, unlike, perhaps, skin beauty, can be acquired by all, states the "Sydney Morning Herald." Constant treatment, consisting of brushing, massaging, and shampooing, will soon correct any tendency to scalp complaints, and will give the hair that added lustre that does so much to enhance the appearance. Illness, worry, or nervous complaints are sometimes the cause of hair becoming over-oily, and in these cases the bodily system must first receive attention.

A healthy blood stream will produce healthy hair, for it is on the blood stream that the life of the hair depends. If in normal health, and the hair lacks lustre and vitality, the cause is simply personal neglect, which must be remedied at once. Every morning the hair and scalp should receive at least five minutes' brushing. Women with permanent waves are naturally afraid to give their hair this treatment, but if the permanent wave has been executed by an expert, brushing will never harm it. After a wave, when the hair has been set and is dry, it is noticeable how some hairdressers will comb the hair right through, not only without harm, but to its great benefit Inexpert hairdressers may be afraid to do this. If the waves will not stand a good combing and brushing, the hairdresser should be changed. Constant brushing will not only keep the scalp healthy, but it will help to keep the colour in the hair, and delay premature greyness.; Once a week, take a book out into the sun, and, whilst you are reading, massage the scalp thoroughly with the tips of the fingers. Allow the sun to penetrate through the hair to the scalp. The hair will respond with a glow and vigour which will be extremely beneficial.

CHOICE OF SOAPS. The shampoo used is of great importance. Too often any old soap is used on the hair. This is utterly wrong, for the hair is just as important as the face; perhaps more so, because, while poor soaps may spoil the complexion, they may bring baldness to the head. Each type of hair will require its own special shampoo and treatment. That which is suitable for dry hair is definitely not suitable for oily hair, while a normal hair must have a normal shampoo. A good normal shampoo can be made up at home as follows:— Procure a quarter of a pound of ' good soap, and shave it up into flakes, place in a saucepan containing one and a half pints of water, and boil until all the soap is dissolved. Stir thoroughly and then strain through butter muslin. When cool, use in the follow-

ing way:— Pour some of the melted soap into a cup, hold the head over a basin, and then pour the shampoo over the head and work up a brisk lather with the fingertips. Massage the liquid well into the scalp, rinse off with warm water, and then give another application of the soap. Again rinse with warm water, and then finish off with cold water. This will close the pores of the scalp, and will tone up the relaxed glands. Once every fourteen days is the average time for shampooing normal hair. Those who suffer from- abnormally dry hair will find that once every fourteen days is. quite frequent enough for shampooing, though extra massage should be undertaken between times. The scalp should. be massaged thoroughly for five minutes daily, and, the night before the shampoo, the hair should be treated to a hot oil bath. Warm a little hair oil in a saucer, and, after parting the hair, massage the oil down the parting, well into the scalp. Then make another parting about an inch away from the first, and apply the oil again. Repeat this all over the head, and, if the oil is carefully applied, very little will find its way on to the hair. Next day use the same shampoo as recommended for people with normal hair. Three or four shampoos may be necessary to remove all the oil from the hair. Finish off with a yolk of egg rinse, made as follows:— Take the yolk of a perfectly fresh egg and lightly break it up in a cup full of water. After the last rinsing, pour the egg water over the head and massage it well into the scalp, then rinse out thoroughly. This rinse will help to keep the hair soft and shining. These treatments are extremely simple, but none the less efficacious, therefore there is no reason why your hair should not be your crowning glory.