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THE MADAM C. J. WALKER SCHOOLS

be tender and sensitive, and the hard comb may irritate the scalp. If this is the case, a small brush, the soft rubber appliance of the Vibrator, or the finger tips, may be used to loosen the dandruff.
 
After the dandruff has been lifted, brush the loose dandruff from the head with a stiff bristled brush. The dandruff should be brushed from one section of the hair at a time. Begin the operation on the right and pin up each portion as it is finished. Complete the cleaning process on the right side of the head and repeat on the left side. The patron is then ready for the shampoo proper.

[[image - Hands of the late Madam C.J. Walker Performing Dry Cleaning Process]]

THE MADAM C. J. WALKER PROCESS OF SHAMPOOING

Make certain that there are plenty, at least two or more, clean towels within easy reach, and that the shampoo apron is securely but not too tightly fixed about the patron's neck over sanitary paper strips which have already been placed around her neck. Providing that you do not use running water, make certain that your water, in ample quantity, is within hand reach. If you use running water and a shampoo board, see that the board is raised or lowered to a position so that the back of the neck of the patron will rest comfortably upon it. Adjust the board, not too high nor too low, at the proper angle so as to cause no strain on the patron's neck.

If your shop is not equipped with running water and you

[[image - Position of Operator in Shampooing]]

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do not number a shampoo board among your equipment, seat the patron as comfortably as possible on a stool and lean her head over a basin, which you will use for the purpose of catching the water which will drip from her head. A quantity of warm water should be placed in the basin to be dipped up on the patron's hair with a small pan or boiler which you will have for the purpose. Be sure to give the patron a clean towel with which to wipe away any water that may run down upon her face.

You should have a small pitcher in which to make your shampoo mixture. Pour about one-half pint of hot water into the pitcher and dissolve in it about one teaspoonful of Madam C. J. Walker's Vegetable Shampoo. This should make enough liquid shampoo for an ordinary head of hair. You may make up a quantity of shampoo for future use by this same proportion of Madam C. J. Walker's Vegetable Shampoo and hot water.

If your shop is equipped with a regular shampoo basin with running water, the process of shampooing is the same except that your pan for dipping is replaced by a shampoo spray which will play a constant stream of water upon the head. If the shampoo is being given in a residence where there is a bathtub, the spray may be attached to the faucets on the tub and the patron may rest her head upon a towel on the edge of the tub.

Now for the actual shampoo. First, saturate the entire head with warm water, using the pan or spray. Hold your left hand over the patron's forehead at the hairline to prevent the water from splashing into the face. Then, pour a small amount of the shampoo liquid onto the head, working it in well with the fingers of the left hand and begin to scrub the scalp with a small stiff brush which is held in the right hand. Scrub the scalp, part by part as was done in the dry cleaning operation. Of course, in doing this, you untwist the various parts or portions of the hair as you come to them and give the scalp a thorough scrubbing.

[[image - Hands of the late Madam C.J. Walker Shown Properly Scrubbing the Scalp]]

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