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the scalp and contain sufficient amounts of necessary ingredients to successfully combat simple diseases.

Liquids, many times are failures because they contain a high percentage of alcohol, chloroform, ammonia, and other quick drying ingredients which reduce their penetrating benefits. They also, by neutralizing the natural oils in the hair follicle, make the hair dry, brittle, and easy to break. When a special case demands the use of tonics great care should be exercised in their selection.

ALOPECIA
Alopecia is a medical term used to denote the loss hair. This disease may be found in five different types that range from a moderate thinness of the hair (Deplurium Capillorium) to complete baldness (Alopecia Totalis). When we find cases of complete baldness the lack of hair is not confined to the head alone but may be absent from all other parts of the body. Cases are not uncommon where there are neither eyebrows nor eyelashes.

Alopecia is not limited to either sex but it is more apparent in the male. Men are not so vain that they feel that these bald spots must be covered. They creep upon them gradually, usually beginning at the forehead and often growing larger until most of the hair on the head disappears. He feels it is then too late to cover the bald spot, because all of his associates already know he is bald.

In the case of the female sex the situation is somewhat changed. The minute a woman learns that her hair is becoming thin she immediately seeks the advice of a beauty specialist. She will go to almost any extent to save her "Crowning Glory." Long before her friends are able to detect her baldness, she has begun restorative treatments or blended perfectly her own hair with false pieces or a complete transformation. Because she has sought the services of an expert operator and has persistently followed her capable instruction, it is likely that the woman will be able to soon discard her false hair without her most intimate friends even suspecting her first adornment of it.

Alopecia has many causes and may come on very suddenly as a result of high fevers, a severe nerve shock, an anemic or undernourished condition, after taking an anaesthetic, after confinement, immoderation in eating, drinking or worry and lack of rest. Alopecia may also result from wearing hard, tight fitting hats or caps.

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ALOPECI AREATA

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Alopecia Areata

Alopecia Areata is baldness in spots or certain areas. It is an infection resulting from a parasitic condition which begins in a small spot and grows larger and larger.

This disease is more prevalent in men than in women as a result of tight hat bands which retard the circulation of blood in the scalp. The falling of the hair is caused by the lack of nourishment or starvation and the condition is only temporary. If the proper treatment is employed, the papilla may be nourished and made healthy and new hair develops.

Generally speaking, these bald spots are the only indication of Alopecia Areata. In some cases however, there is a slight scaly condition noticeable on the bald spots.

Alopecia Areata may be caused by wrecked nerves and some blood disorder. The operator should observe every sanitary precaution and wear rubber gloves when treating this disease because it is often one of the effects of syphilis.

Treatment--First, (brush the parts affected) and wash off the bald spots with a 2% solution of carbolic acid. Next give the patron a hot oil rub, using Madam C.J. Walker's Temple Grower which has been heated. Apply the Temple Grower with a small pad made of antiseptic cotton (or a toothbrush). Shampoo as usual with Madam C.J. Walker's Vegetable Oil Soap but do not permit too much soap to come in contact with the affected parts.

After the hair has been thoroughly dried, paint the spots with colorless iodine. Go over the bald spots with the Vibrator and Violet Ray machine. Conclude the treatment by again applying Madam C.J. Walker's Temple Grower.

In extreme cases, this treatment should be repeated twice each week and reduced to one week, ten days and once every two weeks as the case improves. The applications of colorless iodine should be continued until the spots are covered with a growth of fine downy hair after which they should be carefully shaved every third or fourth shampoo.