CHAP. XIII. How to make the haire Curle.
TWining curls are now much the mode, and none thought paragons for Beauty, save those whose gracefull locks do reach the breasts and make spe∣ctators
Artificiall embellishments, or Arts best directions how to preserve beauty or procure it.
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- Artificiall embellishments, or Arts best directions how to preserve beauty or procure it.
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- Jeamson, Thomas, d. 1674.
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- 1665.
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think those ivory globes of Venus are upheld by the freindly aid of their cri∣spie twirls. If any affect the fashion they may serve themselves with these directi∣ons so advantagiously, that none shall de∣sire to be free that may have the glory to be fetter'd with their curled haire.
Take gall nutts, filings of steel, cipresse leaves, quince seeds as much as you please; quick lime half as much as either of the first, steep them in water wherein rye hath been boiled, let it stand one day, then boile it to the thickness of hony, a∣noint the haire therewith and curle it up going to bed.
Boile salt in water, gather the scum thereof & mix it with myrrhe, it is mar∣velous in curling the haire.
Some to make their haire curle wind it up going to bed upon a hot Tabacco pipe or iron. Others dissolve gum arabick or mouth glew in water, moistning the haire, with it, afterward they let it dry. Some in∣stead thereof use the white of an egge or else beare or ale. But to give you farther & better directions, first rub the haire well with lye or urine, that so it may be washt very clean: then take 20 oak gals, mai∣den haire two ounces, and as much salt
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water boiled to the consistence of hony, worke them all well together, and for two days anoint the haire therewith, on the third wash it with this following Bath.
Boile firn roots, beet leaves of each a like quantity so long in water, till a third part of the water be consum'd, then take it from the fire, put in a little gum arabick and when it is cool use it.
Take oile of fenugreek, oile of white henbane, mix therewith mirrh and gum arabick, and use it for an ointment. Or take beets and mirtle a like quantity, dry them in the shade, powder them, then mingle one ounce of the powder with two ounces of oile olive, and use it as the o∣ther.
Take mallow roots, seeds of flax and psyllium, boile them a long time together, strein it and wash the haire therewith. Or make lye with oake ashes, boile there∣in nutgals, roots of dane wort, maiden haire, afterwards dissolve therein a little litharge, bole armeniake, gum dragant, wash the haire with it, when it is dryed in, anoint with oile of mirtle.