Diseases of the skin : a manual for practitioners and students / by W. Allan Jamieson.

  • Jamieson, W. Allan (William Allan), 1839-1916.
Date:
1889
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Diseases of the skin : a manual for practitioners and students / by W. Allan Jamieson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and at the same time means must be taken to prevent as far as possible the reproduction of the sebaceous and epidermal accre- tions. For this purpose several agents are available. That on which I have most reliance is an ointment of tannin. R Acid. Tannici, 3i. Glycerini puri, .... quant, suff. Vaselini, 3i. Cerati Galeni, 51- M. This should not be smeared in quantity over the hair, but the latter divided by means of a comb with widely placed teeth, and the ointment in small amount spread along the furrow thus produced. By parting the hair in various directions, the pomade can be diffused all over the scalp without producing to any great extent that stickiness which has been sometimes complained of when this unguent is used. For a time, which varies under different circumstances, the washing and the application of the pomade should be repeated daily. Then, as the seborrhcea becomes less, the washing should be less frequent, though the pomade should still be applied each day. When the disease has been so far relieved that a weekly washing is sufficient, the infusion of Quillayia bark, used hot, may be made to replace the strong tincture of soap with advantage. This thoroughly cleanses the hair and scalp, but does not impart that disagreeable sensation of tension left behind by soap. Other ointments may be used instead of that of tannin. Precipitated sulphur in cold cream, in the proportion of one in ten, has been praised by Unna, and sometimes acts well. It has the disadvantage of blackening any silver ornaments or coins worn or carried about. Besnier employs naphthol—20 grains to the ounce—as a pomade, especially in the pityriasis form of seborrhcea. Care should be taken to avoid all pomades which are not per- fectly fresh and sweet. Vaseline is apt to dry and bleach the hair in these circumstances. We now possess in lanoline a material which, suitably diluted