Title

Typewritten formula for Poro hair rinse, 1915-1953 . Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Poro College, a cosmetology school and centre, was established in 1918 by Annie Turnbo Malone, an African-American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. This is a half sheet of paper with the formula for making Poro Hair Rinse. The typed text is centered on the page and justified on the left. The title is centered. The text reads "F ORMULA (sic) FOR MAKING THE PORO RINSE./ Break 1 egg into a pint of luke warm water and beat/ thoroughly. Strain this mixture through a piece of/fine cheese-cloth into another pint of luke warm/ water, and add a teaspoonful of Bay Rum or a few drops/ of some good perfume. Pour the whole mixture into a/ basin in which the hair is to be rinsed and add/ sufficient water to make 1 gallon. Use 1 egg to a head." The paper has multiple creases from folding. Poro College, a cosmetology school and centre, was established in 1918 by Annie Turnbo Malone, an African-American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A74_017

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

89.0Mo (3.7Mo) / 62.2cm x 35.8cm / 7350 x 4231 (300dpi)

Keywords

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