An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair, combining a full and copious description of its growth--analysis of its various properties--the causes of its varied colours-- elucidation of the different disorders to which it is subject, and the best means of eradicating those diseases : interspersed with numerous interesting ancedotes / by Alexander Rowland, jun.

  • Rowland, Alexander.
Date:
1816
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Credit: An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair, combining a full and copious description of its growth--analysis of its various properties--the causes of its varied colours-- elucidation of the different disorders to which it is subject, and the best means of eradicating those diseases : interspersed with numerous interesting ancedotes / by Alexander Rowland, jun. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    order that it may receive at its point a due portion of nourishment, which will inevitably be imparted by the Macassar Oil; the distiirguishing property of that Oil being its easily insinuating itself into the pores, and thus the Hair receives its nourish- ment through its vessels; consequently the points being regularly cuty it is more enabled to receive nourishment than when split. ■ Travelling from hot to cold climates, or from cold to hot, has a great effect on the Hair. To jjreserve the Hair in such cases, it is proper to fol- low the same course as I have pointed out, with respect to dry Hair, and by so doing, the Hair will l)e preserved from falling off, or weakness, and the head feel truly comfortable, and always elegant. A Captain of an East Indiaman applied to me four years since, on account of his head being then quite Bald. He stated, that every voyage he had taken, his Hair alw ays came off, and at last became Bald, which obliged him to wear a wig. He at- tende*l to my directions, in consequence of which his Hair recovered, and he has been two voyages since, and not a single Hair has fallen off; but on -the contrary, his Hair has greatly increased, and his head is always in a comfortable state. The Gentleman above-mentioned has frequently named in the most handsome manner, in.the circle of his friends, the service he received.