Tonic Hair Treatments

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 June 1939, Page 14

Tonic Hair Treatments

Lotion for Daily Use Use a soft fine brush if the hair is actually falling out or breaking off, and apply friction with ‘he finger tips only. When new hair is growing and the condition generally has improved, a brush with firm bristles set in a rubber pad will stimulate the growth. An excellent lotion for daily use to keep the hair healthy is made by mixing Uoz. of acetic acid. loz. spirits of rosemary. loz. glycerine, 4oz. rosewater and 2oz. eau-de-Cologne. A simple tonic very effective for dry scalp and splitting hair, is made with equal quantities of olive oil and spirits or rosemary, with a few, drops of oil of nutmeg. Rub a little into the roots of the hair each night. In cases of falling hair and stubborn dandruff, great improvement can be effected by a special lotion dabbed on the scalp with a small sponge every night: loz. liquor ammonia. 3oz. spirit of rosemary, loz. almond oil. loz. tincture of cantharides, 2oz. lavender water. The olcl-fashioned mixture of an ounce of castor oil and a drachm of tincture of cantharides often succeeds as a daily tonic to thinning hair when the most elaborate and expensive treatments have failed. If the hair is dry and brittle, mix equal quantities of olive oil and brilliant ine, and use in a spray to give a healthy gloss. If used again at night before brushmg, the oiliness is helpful in making dust cling to the bristles, and the brush conveys the oil to the scalp to keep it moist ar l loose.

moss just before boiling. Add sugar to taste, and cinnamon, lemon or ratafia flavouring. Simmer for ten minutes, and strain through a hair sieve. Fold in the whipped whites of 2 eggs and pour into small moulds. Spanish Rabbit. Rub the saucepan with garlic (this is optional). Put in a large knob of butter, and then 4 large onions, sliced Joint the rabbit, and lay the pieces on the onions, together with one sliced carrot and a ilb. pickled pork, or bacon. Add no water, but cover, and cook very gently, for about 2 hours. There will be a good amount of gravy at the end of this time. Thicken it with flour, a dash