Among the many scientists who enriched the scientific panorama in medieval Spain, one of the most important is without any doubt the Cordovan physician and surgeon Abulcasis Al-Zahrawi (circa 936-circa 1013). This paper is an approach to his figure and his main work entitled Kitab al-Tasrif (Book of medical arrangement) with special reference to its treatise XIX which deals to cosmetics and drugs for embellishment of body. The article contains an introduction about the author and the translation into English of some fragments of this part of the Tasrif, according to the Arabic manuscript no.5772 from the National Library of Paris. These translated texts include interesting medieval recipes for treatment of hair of great value for history of medicine and pharmacy