The
judicious use of these hair-dyes will give the hair above the surface
of the skin a brownish-black appearance, the intensity of the color of
which depends upon the strength of the solution. But hair-dyeing for
premature grayness should be avoided, as the diseased condition may be
averted by the proper remedies. Never permit the hair to be bleached
for the purpose of obtaining the fashionable golden hue, as the
arsenical solution generally used is highly dangerous; but, if your
patients must have their hair of a golden color, insist upon their
hairdresser using the peroxide of hydrogen, which is less dangerous
than the preparation first mentioned.
Perhaps one of the most pernicious compounds used for the hair at the
present day is that which is sold in the shops as a depilatory. It is
usually a mixture of quicklime and arsenic, and is wrongly used and
recommended at this time by many physicians to remove hairy moles and
an excessive growth of hair upon ladies' faces. Its application
excites inflammation of the skin; and, while it removes the hair from
the surface for a time, it often leaves a scar, or makes the part
rough, congested, and deformed.
In the meantime, the hair will grow after a short period stronger,
coarser, and changed in color, which will even more disfigure the
person's countenance. With the present scientific knowledge of the
application of electrolysis, hairs can be removed from the face of
ladies or children, or in any improper situation, in the most harmless
manner without using such obnoxious and injurious compounds as
depilatories.
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