THE DRY SHAMPOO.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 7

THE DRY SHAMPOO.

IS IT QUITE SAFE? | (By Telecraph.-Speclal OorresDondent) (Chrlstchurch, November 25. "■ Tho reports in tho London papers of two cases of fatal accidents following the use oi 'the reporter that it would-be. interesting'.to';ascertain if;similar' dangerous prepiSxatiqiis were -in use looally.. : ;•'lf appears, from •_ inquiries : . made,;that .this is not tho case:amongst, local- hairdressers.: :'■ "That , 3 nonsense," "• said; one' , , of; '. those /interviewed,,''referring "to the .statement made* by. a 'London hairdresser that he knew of 1 no' safe form • of: dry sßhamp66./-:-.''.'l,herp.Vis/',-,'he;;-'c6n- - tinued, "»!.'great.:dpalv of'dry; shampoo/made ;from methylated spirits,, but , the'dry.,shampoo ' mostly -used isinade .lip in much"cheaper,form, and has no methylated spirits in it. '■■■■ VVo: don't ;-use;hair-drying; appliances,-but -I.undefstattd that- there '■: is-.one. on-; the; market?.which'-is heated; by.-a.kerosene"lamp.v-'I should'bo very chary ot; using;, such, -because, there: must be ■ah - element ■ of. danger if there. is much", spirit used'.-in The shampoo , r we use ,has>o- spirit ih'it at all; our .customers object.; to; tnp v smell" which .cannot.-. Bβ" di3guised. Our shampoo could, bo thrown;on' a fire, and ;it would'pdt the iiro out.": ;. „;. .•..•..

; 'Ho added during hisV-thirty-.'years' ex-■pprjen.ee-.'of.'tho .business, 'ho ; nevei , knew.of so much : -dry shampoo' being used as - at : present! formerly - it- consisted \of a little potash, but now U; cdntained : four:or iiye.ingredients. He could, .if .necessary,-give, a 'dozen formulas: of. shampoo'.', that, did .not .'contain:. any spirit.','.! ; .