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BARBER'S SHAMPOO MIXTURE

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Ingredients

  • one ounce of borax in one quart of water
  • two ounces of glycerine in three quarts of new england rum
  • one quart of bay rum
  • an ounce of carbonate of ammonia
  • one quart of water
  • three quarts of new england rum

Directions

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Dissolve half an ounce of carbonate of ammonia and one ounce of borax in one quart of water; then add two ounces of glycerine in three quarts of New England rum, and one quart of bay rum. Moisten the hair with this liquid; shampoo with the hands until a light lather is formed; then wash off with plenty of clean water.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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