Bandoline is a gummy substance produced from gum tragacanth, quince seeds, Irish moss or Iceland moss, with perfume added and formerly used by 19th century and early 20th century hairdressers to make the hair glossy and to fix it in position. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GB.HTM
Bandoline was a gummy perfumed substance used to impart gloss and stiffness to the hair at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PB.HTM