Applying an infusion of fresh nettle leaves was meant to have a beneficial effect on the hair. Fresh parsley juice was thought to make the hair shiny, and a decoction of burdock was massaged into the scalp as a hair tonic.
An infusion of chamomile flowers was meant to be an effective hair tonic, the scalp being cleansed with it twice a week. Another infusion made with sage, rosemary, honeysuckle and plantain with added honey was hair. A strong infusion of sage alone was recommended as a hair tonic, and this was also meant to cure dandruff.
Falling hair was frequently treated with folk remedies. Again, egg was recommended. Fresh eggs were to be beaten, rubbed into hair and left overnight. Damping the hair with an infusion of sage was also said to help prevent hair falling out.
Dilute rosemary oil rubbed on the scalp was also meant to stop hair falling out, and castor oil applied in the same way was also meant to be effective. A rinse made from yarrow was also used to prevent hair fall and a mixture of boxwood, rosemary and marshmallow added to boiling water had the same claims made for it.
A mixture of kerosene and water used in equal parts was used in the cure of dandruff but it was also claimed to be able to stop the hair from growing grey if it was applied before the hair started to grow grey.
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