CHILDREN SOW SEEDS OF BALDNESS
Baldness and loss of hair, unless due to a serious illness, is often the result of carelessness in keeping the scalp dean. Hair washing is not enough; tho scalp itself must be kept clean (writes the 1 Sunday Chronicle’s' medical adviser). The little pits or pores (hair follicles) from which the hair giws become infected with germs which destroy the nourishing cells. Often the disease commences between the ages of eight and fourteen, a period when head washing is not particularly enjoyed. It may commence in the “small-tooth-comb” age. The disease is often cured in adolescence (as the mating period approaches) , but there has then been a more or less permanent injury, and advancing years bring baldness. Combs and brushes should be washed daily. It is advisable to wear a detachable lining to a cap, changing daily. Spirit soap and hot water give the scalp an excellent cleansing, and warm borax water dissolves the grease in which the germs accumulate. These must be used directly to the scalp.
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Evening Star, Issue 19782, 4 February 1928, Page 11
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173CHILDREN SOW SEEDS OF BALDNESS Evening Star, Issue 19782, 4 February 1928, Page 11
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