bandoline

[ ban-dl-een, -dl-in ]

/ ˈbæn dlˌin, -dl ɪn /

a mucilaginous preparation made from quince seeds and used for smoothing, glossing, or waving the hair.

Origin of bandoline

1840–50; < French bandeau bandeau + -line < Latin linere to anoint, smear

Bandoline is used by ladies and by hairdressers for stiffening the hair, and to make it curl firmly and remain in place.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
I see a thin rim of bandoline, shining just outside the line of hair against her temples, like varnish on a picture.

My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Wilkie Collins
Bandoline, a fixative for keeping hair in curl is commonly prepared from carrageen.

Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902] |Various
Prepared with a little less water, it is used by the hairdresser as bandoline or fixateur.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley

Her hair can have wanted no bandoline ever since, I should fancy.

Cripps, the Carrier |R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

bandoline

/ (ˈbændəˌliːn) /

a glutinous hair dressing, used (esp formerly) to keep the hair in place

C19: bando-, from French bandeau + -line, from Latin linere to smear