Liquid Verbena Soap: Cut in small pieces one-half pound of pure
imported castile soap. Put in porcelain kettle with two quarts of
warm water and dissolve by boiling. When cold it should be of the
consistency of rather thin cream; if thicker, add more water. Stir
in one-fourth pint of alcohol and let stand several days in a warm
room. All the alkali and impurities will settle to the bottom of
the bottle, leaving the liquid as clear as crystal. Pour off
carefully, leaving the residue for kitchen purposes. Perfume with a
few drops of oil of verbena, or any scent one may prefer. A small
quantity of this used in the shampoo is delightfully cleansing.
Shampoo for Dandruff:
Yolk of one egg.
One pint of warm water.
One ounce spirits of rosemary.
Follow with thorough washing with liquid verbena soap.
Egg Shampoo: Shake the yolk of an egg in a pint of alcohol, strain
and bottle. To a bowl of warm water add two tablespoonfuls of the
liquid.
Dandruff Cure and Hair Tonic:
Forty-eight grains resorcin.
One-fourth ounce glycerine.
Alcohol sufficient to fill a two-ounce bottle.
Apply every night to the scalp, rubbing it in well. This is good
for falling hair.
Lemon Hair Wash (for blond tresses):
One ounce salts of tartar.
Juice of three lemons.
One quart of water.
Apply a cupful to the hair and scalp just before the shampoo.
Quinine Tonic for Oily Hair:
One-half pint alcohol.
One-half pint water.
Thirty grains of quinine.
Apply every other night, rubbing into the scalp.
Hair-curling Fluid: Mix one and one-half drams of gum tragacanth
with three ounces of proof spirits and seven ounces of water.
Perfume with a drop or two of attar of rose. If too thick add a
little rose-water.