Keeping the hair Pretty

Every girl may not be blessed with the abundance of hair she may desire, but every girl may and should have pretty hair, because pretty hair means clean, well-kept hair, nearly and becomingly arranged.
Proper care of the hair means, first, proper care of your health. This is imperative. There is no part of our bodies that shows ill or neglected health more quickly than the hair. When the hair starts to get thin and lifeless it is far wiser to consult a doctor than a hair-dresser. But do you know the best way to health is happiness? No girl should really expect to have health or beauty without first cultivating a happy contented mind. If you are not ready to accept this statement, first look at someone who believes that beauty creams and powders, hair tonics and false hair cover up mean thoughts and make her beautiful. She is not, is she? And do you know that as the days go on, she must and will use more and more artificial means, with less and less pleasing results.

To Keep Your Hair Clean.
Granted happy and contented thoughts mean health, and that health is the key to beauty, start to work from the inside out, instead of with lotions and tonics from the outside in; and in the care of your hair remember that cleanliness is of vital importance. This does not mean you should wash your hair too often, for there are other ways of keeping your hair clean, and never should the hair be washed oftener than once in three weeks. This is best for both dry and oily hair.
To wash the hair first comb it out thoroughly, then rub the scalp with the fingers until it is aglow and the scalp loose. If there is a quantity of dandruff a soap solution of pure soap and warm water, the consistency of cream, may be rubbed in with a toothbrush. Then wash the hair in warm water and the soap solution, rubbing the scalp thoroughly until all particles of dirt and dandruff are removed.
The real secret, however, in washing the hair well is in the rinsing. The trouble usually is that the soap is not thoroughly removed, and it is injurious to leave any soap in the hair. It makes the hair sticky, and gradually rots and breaks it. To rinse the hair, start first with warm water, and keep changing until cold water is used. A bath spray is excellent to get out all the soap. Do not ring and twist the hair- this breaks it., and do not mop it up and down so that it becoes hoeplessly tangled. Squeeze the ends in a towel, then start and work the scalp with the finger-tips, lifting strands of hair and shaking out the water and the tangles. The hair should be combed, then brushed dry. Do not employ artificial heat.



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I posted this because last night I was so mad at my hair, trying to make it puff up with hot rollers and teasing it, only to watch the heat outside and my hair's good condition make it fall back down smooth again.  After threatening to rip it all out from my head, I ended up just pulling it up into a bun and sticking flowers and pins in it.  I could have done that from the beginning, but I was trying to accomplish a style that I guess I don't have the hair for.

This morning my hair is unhappy, full of hairspray and puffy. I hope I didn't do any real damage to it.  I want long hair, and my hair is the longest it has ever been in my life.  It is shiny and slick from using henna, which is good, but that means that it is resistant to height.  I don't really like the way I look with my hair so straight, but I'm scared to use any chemicals on it because it in such good shape!