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The Art of Preserving the Hair on Philosophical Principles by the Author of the Art of Improving the Voice Author:Art General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1825 Original Publisher: printed for Septimus Prowett, Old Bond Street Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to M... more »illion-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The practice, says Madame Voi'art, of dipping the comb in water in which a few drops of Eau de Cologne has been put, is very beneficial, particularly if care be taken not to moisten the roots of the hair, as this has been found not to agree with certain individuals. The hair must be brushed, says the author of the Hygiene des Dames, with a rather hard brush, dipped bv the surface only in a mixture of water and some mild spirit, such as Eau de Portugal. It is to be afterwards combed with a comb rather fine, but not so fine as to injure the skin of the head. The brush, again dipped in the Eau de Portugal, is to be used, if, the hair be naturally greasy; but if dry, then some pommade will be preferable. We shall here give the receipt for this. EAU DE PORTUGAL. This water, when imported from Portugal, as it sometimes is, soon spoils, and becomes sour and muddy. In order to have it fresh and of fine quality, take a pint of orange-flower water, a pint of rose water, and half a pint of myrtle water. To these put a quarter of an ounce of distilled spirit of musk, and an ounce of spirit of ambergrise. Shake the whole well together, and the water will be ready for use. Only a small quantity should be made at a time, as it does not keep long, except in moderate weather, being apt to spoil either with cold or heat. EFFECTS OF CUTTING THE HAIR. It must be obvious, from what we have already said, that if the hair is kept short, the fluid will not be so liable to be prevented from rising in the tubes, as in long hair, which cannot well be kept alw...« less