Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1910 — PRESERVING THE HAIR SHADE [ARTICLE]

PRESERVING THE HAIR SHADE

Girl Whoso Hair Is Decidedly Blond May Keep It So by Constant Care. It is a difficult thing to do, but I believe a girl whose hair is decidedly blond may keep it so if she takes endless pains in its care. Her efforts should bo directed first to keeping the scalp in a healthy condition, for I know of no tpnic which will not be very apt to darken the color. This ,1a because all contain oils; some more than others, it is true. But grtease is extremely likely to affect the color, and it is the tendency of light hair to become dark as years go by. Agents which are decidedly bleaching in effect are not good for a natural blond, because they dry the scalp oils, and taking away this nourishment from the tresses causes them to fall or to become dull in appearance. Yet it is true that soda, or even peroxide, if applied with something else in the very smallest quantities, may be beneficial as to the. color effect and not harmful to the head. The only shampoo 'for a goldenhaired girl is the whites of raw eggs, I think. These are cleansing, and, containing no coloring matter, will not change the shade. To each white might be put a piece of bicarbonate of soda the size of a small green pea and five drops of ammonia or peroxide. A tablespoonful of soft .water is put to each white. For an ordinary amount of hair four whites should be required. These, when well mixed, are ribbed over the scalp and In the hair, this part of the work taking at least five and preferably ten minutes. Not until all is wet with it is any waiter put on, and then the head is washed in clear warm water, putting a pinch of soda in the final rinse. If the scalp is inclined to dry neither soda, ammonia nor peroxide should be used at all. There is a rhubarb shampoo highly commended for blondes. It is made by putting an ounce each of rhubarb and strained honey into three ounces of white wine, letting ’ the mixture stand, tightly corked, for 24 hours, when it is strained. This is rubbed over the scalp and hair, drying in before being washed out in clear water. A blond must see that her hairbrush Ib kept scrupulously clean, and protect her hair all she can from dust. Washing is not to be done more often than once a month. Accumulation of natural oil is not to be permitted, for it will at once begin to act as a darkening agent, but neither should the scalp be made dry.