Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 15, 18 January 1894 — Hair Coloring Washes. [ARTICLE]

Hair Coloring Washes.

* There »re many preparations 1 for staining tbe bair red or brown: and kenna, being o{ a' j purely vegetable natore. is the ■ most harmless stain for reddUh jor sunbura tints. Unfortnnately, : | all vegetabie stains aie somewhat fngitive, and to fix reqnire care- - fol manipulaiion. A decoction !of powdered henna gives a red- • dish tint to tbe bair, whieh shon!d be left loose until dry, and then well brnshed or rabbed j with an old towel to remove ' saperduons coloring matter. The powdered henna, dissolved in a little perfumed spirit, is , useful for touchiog up f.»ded patches in fair hair; but only a skilled chemist ean regulate the various shades of colour or make the staiu more fixed. To colonr goiden or auburn hair, whieh had fade»l or gone grey, rhubarb wine. boiled or simmered with powderetl heoui», waa osed by our great grandmotbers. For tbe veiy red tinge whieh some wish to impart to faded light hair. various dyes are em- | ployed; but heuna, corabined witb an infiuitesimal amount of nitrate of silver, gives a fixed red I sbade whieh eudures for some time. The only blonde dye whieh ean Ibe used with safety is oxygen water, knowu as peroxide of hydrogen. Of course, if used too frequently, or in a Iargequantity, it dries the bair and makes it brittle, and also creates trouble by making the ends so light that the roots almost appeardi»rk. For fair hair that has ,been excessively bleached and shows white or extremely light at the ends, about six drops of Condy’s fluid, or acoupleof tiny crystals j of the permanganate of potash, , i may be placetl ia an ounee of , water and used as a wash for the bair.— Dablin Xetcs.