Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1911 — BEST WAY TO WASH THE HAIR [ARTICLE]

BEST WAY TO WASH THE HAIR

Matter Is Especially Important Nose That Women Wear the Hair Flat. —”* :#ll| The washing of the hair is especial* ly Important now that the hair is worn fiat, and hair not properly washed might just as well not be washed at all. Parisian beauty doctors are usihg a hair washing paste, the foundation er the powder with boiling water,jidd some borax and orris root with a little sachet powder of your favorite scent, and you are ready to begin. When it is all of a babble, you take it off the fire and stir in some whole oatmeal. When It cools it Is ready for use; if a very high perfume is desired some oil of rose geranium is added. You will then have a jelly, not very clear because of the oatmeal and orris, but smelling delightfully. After the paste is thoroughly worked in, the rinsing must be begun. Many women do sot understand how difficult it is to rinse the hair properly; the trouble is that the individual hairs are coated with soap and the water must be hot and used with force to get the soap out. That is the theory and secret of it. . . 7 ’’Em