Yet the care of the hair is the simplest of the many treatments, ranging from dental care to physical exercises, which contemporary interest in physical fitness demands, It calls for not more than five minutes of time every day and its cost in negligible. It only demands the dis cipline of consistency. It is the most satisfactory treatment to undertake because its results are so immediately encouraging. Hair that is basically healthy but badly neglected will show an immense improvement after two weeks of care, But no external treatment would have any lasting effect if the essentials of diet and an adequate supply of oxygen were overlooked. If a single hair is placed under the microscope it is seen that it consists of a great number of minute cells, These vary in different parts of each hair and are built up by at least seven chemical elements and salts which are carried in the blood stream to the scalp, and if they are lacking in the diet, the hair suffers immediately. dressers, recently demonstrated in London his contention that brushing, far from obliterating curls and waves, actually improved them. He insists that a great measure of his success in Paris and New York has been due his method of strenuous brushing both before the shampoo and again after the setting is dry and before the actual coiffure is arranged.
Brush and brush and brush, using a good pig's bristle brush whose bristles measure from 1 inch to 12 inches, Brush upwards as much as and even more than downwards. In addition, the scalp should be massaged daily for two minutes. The scalp should not be rubbed. If the rasp of the fingers is heard against the hair the method is incorrect. It should be moved lightly under the finger tips or very gently pinched. If there is excessive dryness, a good lubricating oil should be massaged in and a hot oil shampoo given from time to time.
If the hair is coming out, it will require some special treatment. Give special attention to hair that falls out slowly and over a long period The hair that "comes out in handfuls" can be put back in handfuls. It is the slow loss that is serious. Every healthy hair is destined to a life varying between three and five years. If strong new hair is grown and tended, the results will be seen for a long time to come.
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