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THE MADAM C. J. WALKER SCHOOLS

Marcel Waving. It is impossible to set any one temperature to which the iron should be heated. It all depends upon the texture of the hair, whether it is fine or coarse and whether it has been bleached or dyed. It may prove a great temptation to use a hot iron and hasten finishing the wave. A very hot iron will make a quick and lastin gwave but the danger lies in scorching or burning the hair. After several such waves are given the customer's hair breaks off and falls, the careless operator soon finds herself without a customer because she will then possess too little hair to wave. Course hair can stand more heat than fine hair. Bleached, gray or white hair may be scorched easily or discolored by a hot iron; indeed any hair can easily be singed or burned by the use of an overheated iron. It is best to study the texture of the hair to be waved and be content to work slowly, determining the proper amount of heat to be used as you proceed to wave.

A properly given marcel wave does no damage to the hair and persons who choose this type hair dress may indulge their whim indefinitely without destroying the texture, elasticity or life of the hair, providing of course a careful, understanding operator is selected to do the work.

PREPARATION OF HAIR TO BE WAVED

If the hair to be waved is straight or almost straight and does not require pressing, it may be inclined to fluffiness after the shampoo. In order that it may be waved more easily, apply Madam C. J. Walker's Glossine. Place a small amount of the Glossine in the palms of the hands, rub the hands together and spread it on the surface of the hair. This not only adds gloss and lustre to the hair but will hold the wave. A good liquid brilliantine sprayed onto the hair in moderate quantity with an atomizer will also prove helpful.

Never use a waving or curling lotion containing glycerine or wax. Before beginning to wave see that all tangles are brushed from the hair.

The patron should be seated in a low chair so that the operator stands well above the head being waved. If the wave is to be a straight back marcel, permit the patron to recline as does the barber's patron when about to be shaved.

TESTING THE HEAT OF THE IRON

Never test the heat of the iron on the ends of the customer's hair. As a beginner make the test on a piece of paper. If the 

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