(Q) Regarding the problems that confront me with the hair
tonic preparation: What can be used to remove the gummy
substance from Acid #1, that is non-poisonous and that will
comply with the Pure Food Law?
(A) As we find, these properties may be compiled or
compounded in this manner: While this will be an addition of
another acid, in a manner, but will the acid as is to be used
be made or prepared in this manner, the addition of this to
that of Acid #1, as WE find, would be the more beneficial to
the growth, the more beneficial to restoring the color, and
the lustre. Take as this: Where coffee grounds have been
used, see? and with these prepare as of the coffee, just as
making coffee - see? so that the hydrometer test, or water
test, would be five - see? This we would take, then, in
these proportions:
Acid #1, as has been used,....................1 ounce,
The preparation of the coffee, or coffee - which gives a
color - but this is tanic - Now we are dealing with
NON-poisonous, and complying with any ingredient,
see?............................................1/2 ounce,
Sage Tea, strength as has been given, see...1/2 ounce,
and alcohol as the preservative, which will keep the coloring
matter, and which will prevent any of the properties becoming
as of scum, or settled. Sufficient to preserve same, or to
the 2 ounces that we have then, you see, would be added
alcohol - 85% solution, see - GRAIN alcohol; not wood, nor
denatured - but GRAIN alcohol, 85% - 1/4 ounce. Then the
whole property, or compound, would be 2 and 1/4 ounces of
solution. Now these proportions may be made by quarts,
gallons, or the like - but this quantity would give
sufficient test. Do this. There will be the necessity for
some experimentation. Remember that these are GROUND coffees
- see? and that that has been used, but use as the specific
gravity test; not as any other - for we would not keep it
compared - see?
(Q) The #2 Acid, should that be left out entirely?
(A) It may be left out entirely, for we are creating another
acid - see? and which carries some coloring, which makes the
less amount of the other - see?
(Q) Could anything be used instead of the Sage Tea, that
would give the same color?
(A) There may be others compounded. This would be the very
much the cheaper, and - as we find - there would be no
objections.
(Q) Regarding the last letter I wrote about finances, has it
been received and when shall I expect to hear from it?
(A) As we find, as yet it hasn't been received - but WILL be
by the first of the coming month, and should hear in three to
five days.
(Q) Regarding lotion: How much alum? How much Glycerine?
How much salt water?
(A) There will be better were the ROSE water used, than too
much salt water, in this. We would make the solution rather
in the SOLUTION state, or stage - see? Alum water to a
certain gravity, see? that is, dissolve the same so that it
may be FELT - but does not become too heavy, see, in same -
or specific gravity of about 4-1/2, see? Then THIS prepared
in this manner: We would also have the salt water as this:
Use rather that of a combination of lithia water, than plain
or pure water - see? taking pure water. Let's get the
ingredients together, see?
Pure water 1 gallon. In this we would have - (that is,
that's distilled water) a 5 grain lithia tablet, see?
Alright! Now we have this as the proportion which it would
be - see?
Now the alum water, with its gravity, 1 ounce - see?
Glycerine 1/4 ounce - see? Now add in this rotation:
The salt, as has been added now to the proportion as given -
in the lithia - as has been used heretofore. Then to this of
the salt water add, see - we have commenced with the ounce of
the alum water - see? the 1/4 of the glycerine - see? of
the salt water; that is, has the lithia in it - the
proportion as has been used before - see? 1 ounce - see?
Then ROSE water, see - which is made, of course, of part
glycerine also - but ROSE water, as it comes, 1/4 ounce.
Then we have a good lotion!
(Q) Regarding the powder: How much starch, and how much
zinc oxide?
(A) As we find, this is excellent - but with a little
preparation there may be added that as a base, which will be
much more effective - see? It will be more beneficial, not
storing or closing the pores as so many do. Use as a base,
not the largest quantity - to be sure, but as a base - talc;
not talc powder - but talc!
(Q) What is that made of?
(A) It's mined out of the ground! Talc, in its original
state, but PREPARED properly. From this; that is, from this
talc - as is ordinarily mined - there will be taken - these
are made - there are taken all other ingredients out, see?
There are talc mines in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas. These, as
we find, we would take then - of talc - this refined talc, as
your base - 1/2 ounce, see? Of the corn starch, see, as is
powdered very fine, 1 ounce of this. Then of the other
ingredients - this makes for the oxide 1/3, see? with that
as has been toolerized (?) - zinc toolerized (?). Then we
have a powder!
(Q) Does this mean one-third of an ounce?
(A) One-third of an ounce of zinc toolerized (?).
(Q) Any other advice and counsel for the body regarding any
of these?
(A) Now with this that has been causing the trouble - the
tonic - make some experimentations with these, see? If
necessity demands, increase the amount of the sage for
heavier coloring - or there may be that that is made for
blonde, or that for brunette, or that for RED hair. These
may be altered in these various ways, see?
(Q) What proportion should be used for different colors?
(A) These had best be EXPERIMENTED with, see? Get the one
first, so that it is of general - THEN we may change these as
will make for that as adds peroxide that would blonde, see?
or that as would add the color matter of serpentine for the
red, or we may make it that that's very fashionable at
present - the platinum.
We are through for the present.
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