_Hair Restorers and Invigorators._--There are hundreds; Lyon's, Wood's,
Barry's, Bogle's, Jayne's, Storr's, Baker's, Driscol's, Phalon's,
Haskel's, Allen's, Spaulding's, etc. But, though all under different
names, are similar in principle, being vegetable oils dissolved in
alcohol, with the addition of spirit of soap, and an astringent
material, such as tincture of catechu, or infusion of bark. The best is
to dissolve one ounce of castor oil in one quart of 95 alcohol, and add
one ounce of tincture of cantharides, two ounces of tincture of catechu,
two ounces of lemon juice, two ounces of tincture of cinchona; and to
scent it, add oil of cinnamon, or oil of rosemary, or both.
_To Make the Hair Soft and Glossy._--Put one ounce of castor oil in one
pint of bay rum or alcohol, and color it with a little of the tincture
of alkanet root. Apply a little every morning.
_Instantaneous Hair Dye._--Take one drachm of nitrate of silver, and add
to it just sufficient rain water to dissolve it, _and no more_; then
take strong spirit of ammonia, and gradually pour on the solution of
silver, until it becomes as clear as water, (_the addition of the
ammonia at first makes it brown_); then wrap round the bottle two or
three covers of blue paper, to exclude the light--otherwise it will
spoil. Having made this, obtain two drachms of gallic acid; put this
into another bottle which will contain one-half pint; pour upon it hot
water, and let it stand until cold--when it is fit for use.
_Directions to Dye the Hair._--First wash the head, beard, or moustaches
with soap and water; afterwards with clean water. Dry, and apply the
gallic acid solution, with a clean brush. When it is almost dry, take a
small tooth comb, and with a fine brush, put on the teeth of the comb a
little of the silver solution, and comb it through the hair, when it
will become a brilliant jet black. Wait a few hours; then wash the head
again with clean water. If you want to make a brown dye, add double or
treble the quantity of water to the silver solution, and you can obtain
any shade of color you choose.
_To Prevent Gray Hair._--When the hair begins to change color, the use
of the following pomade has a beneficial effect in preventing the
disease extending, and has the character of even restoring the color of
the hair in many instances: Lard, 4 ounces: spermaceti, 4 drachms: oxide
of bismuth, 4 drachms. Melt the lard and spermaceti together, and when
getting cold stir in the bismuth; to this can be added any kind of
perfume, according to choice. It should be used whenever the hair
requires dressing. It must not be imagined that any good effect speedily
results; it is, in general, a long time taking place, the change being
very gradual.
_Liquid Rouge for the Complexion._--Four ounces of alcohol, two ounces
of water, twenty grains of carmine; twenty grains of ammonia, six grains
of oxalic acid, six grains of alum--mix.
_Vinegar Rouge._--Cochineal, three drachms; carmine lake, three drachms;
alcohol, six drachms; mix, and then put into one pint of vinegar,
perfumed with lavender; let it stand a fortnight, then strain for use.
_Pearl Powder for Complexion._--Take white bismuth, one pound; starch
powder, one ounce; orris powder, one ounce. Mix and sift through lawn.
Add a drop of otto of roses or neroli.
_Pearl Water for the Complexion._--Castile soap, one pound; water, one
gallon. Dissolve, then add alcohol, one quart; oil of rosemary and oil
of lavender, each two drachms. Mix well.
_Complexion Pomatum._--Mutton grease, one pound; oxide of bismuth, four
ounces; powdered French chalk, two ounces; mix.
_Feuchtwanger's Tooth Paste._--Powdered myrrh, two ounces; burnt alum,
one ounce; cream tartar, one ounce; cuttlefish bone, four ounces: drop
lake, two ounces; honey, half a gallon; mix.
_Spanish Vermilion for the Toilette._--Take an alkine solution of
bastard saffron, and precipitate the color with lemon juice; mix the
precipitate with a sufficient quantity of finely powdered French chalk
and lemon juice, then add a little perfume.
_Fine Tooth Powder._--Powdered orris root, one ounce; peruvian bark, one
ounce; prepared chalk, one ounce; myrrh, one-half ounce.
_To Make Brown Teeth White._--Apply carefully over the teeth, a stick
dipped in strong acetic or nitric acid, and immediately wash out the
mouth with cold water. To make the teeth even, if irregular, draw a
piece of fine cord betwixt them.
_Superior Cologne Water._--Alcohol, one gallon: add oil of cloves,
lemon, nutmeg and bergamot, each one drachm; oil neroli, three and a
half drachms; seven drops of oils of rosemary, lavender and cassia; half
a pint of spirits of nitre; half a pint of elder-flower water. Let it
stand a day or two, then take a cullender and at the bottom lay a piece
of white cloth, and fill it up, one-fourth of white sand, and filter
through it.
_Smelling Salts._--Super carbonate of ammonia, eight parts; put it in
coarse powder into a bottle, and pour out lavender oil one part.
_Oil of Roses--for the Hair._--Olive oil, two pints: otto of roses, one
drachm; oil of rosemary, one drachm; mix. It may be colored by steeping
a little alkanet root in the oil (by heat) before scenting it.
_Arnica Hair Wash._--When the hair is falling off and becoming thin,
from the too frequent use of castor, Macassar oils, &c., or when
premature baldness arises from illness, the arnica hair wash will be
found of great service in arresting the mischief. It is thus prepared:
take elder water, half a pint; sherry wine, half a pint; tincture of
arnica, half an ounce; alcoholic ammonia, 1 drachm--if this last named
ingredient is old, and has lost its strength, then two drachms instead
of one may be employed. The whole of these are to be mixed in a lotion
bottle, and applied every night to the head with a sponge. Wash the head
with warm water twice a week. Soft brushes only must be used during the
growth of the young hair.
_Ammoniacal Pomatum for Promoting the Growth of Hair._--Take almond oil,
quarter of a pound; white wax, half an ounce; clarified lard, three
ounces; liquid ammonia, a quarter fluid ounce; otto of lavender, and
cloves, of each one drachm. Place the oil, wax and lard in a jar, which
set in boiling water; when the wax is melted, allow the grease to cool
till nearly ready to set, then stir in the ammonia and the perfume, and
put into small jars for use. Never use a hard brush, nor comb the hair
too much. Apply the pomade at night only.
_Bandoline for the Hair._--This mixture is best made a little at a time.
Pour a tablespoonful of boiling water on a dozen quince seeds, and
repeat when fresh is required.
_Artificial Bear's Grease._--Bear's grease is imitated by a mixture of
prepared veal suet and beef marrow. It may be scented at pleasure. The
following are some of the best compounds sold by that name:
1. Prepared suets, 3 ounces; lard, 1 ounce; olive oil, 1 ounce; oil of
cloves, 10 drops; compound tincture of benzoin, 1 drachm. Mix.