The Archive · 1926

BETWEEN SHAMPOOS

Care of the Hair

The care of the hair in the interval between one shampoo and the next is often a real problem, particularly if the hair is at all inclined to be oily. In that case, the natural impulse is to wash the head more often—perhaps us fro: quently as once a week—but the as most of us perfectly well know, is not wise. This too" abundant shampooing simply aggravates. the already overworked oil glands and causes them to send forth an ever-increasing secretion. All of which is a bad circle that gets nowhere.

What can you do to keep the hair fluffy and clean between shampoos, which, let us say, occur about every three weeks? Well, there are several things that you can do. First of all, you can keep your comb and brush clean. It won't hurt them to have very frequent baths. If, after using your comb, you will wipe it with dry towel, a lot of the dusty particle can be instantly removed fand prevented from lodging between the teeth of the comb. Especially is this true of fine-toothed combs.

And the fine-toothed comb, by the way, is one of your best aids in this' matter of Keeping the scalp clean, Part the hair in small sections, and go carefully over the whole scalp. There is an inexpensive hard-rubber comb made for this very purpose, somewhat on the order of a [spared them his critical comment, The students were the masters, she said, and the teachers the servants, and Mrs. Gull is not too hopeful of where all this is leading. But in spite' of this feeling of depression, her affection for China remains.

Going back home is an experience worth waiting for but Shunghai will always remain for her, in so Many ays a true public servant, as, the place where much constructive work thas been done by her and is still:-be ing done as a continuation of her efforts.

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