American Southern

Barbers' Shampooing Mixture

Name: Barbers' Shampooing Mixture
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: One pint soft water; 1 oz sal soda; 0.5 oz cream tartar

Historic recipe from Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook "A Domestic Cook Book". Page 39. One of the earliest known cookbooks by an African American author.

15 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

8Servings

mediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

One pint soft water
1 oz sal soda
1/2 oz cream tartar

Instructions

1
Applying a few spoonfuls, rub the roots of the hair thoroughly; use a little warm water at the same time; then wash well from the head and apply a little oil.
2
This should be done once a week.

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