Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-12-08
How to Make Face Masks and Skin
BIeachers--A False Nose Would be q
Boon to the Summer Girl-Internai
Cosmetics.
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mixing of many harmless ingredients ON |
the delicate texture of the skin is as bad
as the steady application of one that is
injurious. Women, through ignorance,
abuse the skin as they would not any
fabric in their wardrobe, yet it is more
delicate than any. Inasmuch as women
will tamper with their compilations and
use outward applications, give few
that cannot possibly harm and may help.
Pure powder, properly applied, never
of itself hurt any skin. Aside from the
temporary effect it refnes the texture
and preserves it by catching dust and
soil and the suns rays. 1t is cheap
powder carelessly used that hurts. 1t
must be kept perfectly clean, the
channels frequently washed, but above
all powder must never be washed off by
soap and water. This makes a soiled
plaster which lodges in the pores, makes
it dark and yellow, and is one of the
most fruitful sources of "blackheads."
A safe cream or oil should be laid on
and allowed to remain during the prepa-
ration for retiring, and well wiped off
before the bath Of warm water and soap.
After the bath apply retiring cream and
let it remain on all night-well rubbed ill.,
A thoroughly good and safe mask
preparation is this: Beat the white OF ali
egg stiff, add fifteen drops of almond
oil, a trife more of rosewater, about as
much powdered alum as doctor gives
in quinine powder; stir well together
into a sweet smelling cream. Spread
upon cloth in which eyes, nose and
mouth have been cut and tie on at night
by means of three strings in each side.
Apply about every other night for
week, and in nine out of ten faces re-
markable improvement will have taken
place. The laughter that will ensue
if three or four girls form a "mask
party" will not be lost on the good looks
Raw veal or beef applied in this way
is a method used with great success by
many for freshening up skin jaded by
overwork. 1t is one Of Mrs. Langtry's
favorite beautifiers.
One Of the most efficient and simple
skin bleaches in the world is: To fifteen
cents worth of glycerin add an equal
quantity of rosewater. Mix one ounce
of borax and four of alcohol and add
one teaspoonful Of the mixture to the
above. Some are afraid of glycerin,
but there is not enough Of 1t to harm
any, and its effects are made valuable by
the other ingredients.
In bygone times ladies wore masks
during outdoor exercises, especially dur
ing the hunt. wish the practice might
be restored for our summer rambles.
A false nose certainly might be intro
duced, which under veil would not be
perceptible, and would do away with
that foe to all summer comfort for some
the red nose. After long ride last
summer two girls used bleach which
had been recommended by one who had
used it successfully. From one it re
moved the suns kisses in night; on
the other it brought out regular bridge
of pimples across the nose and both
cheeks to the earsl Zinc ointment cured
them quickly. Camphor and csmphor-
ated vaseline must be avoided, being
hair producers, but there is nothing like
the latter to kill pimple; sweet almonl
oil is also good. A little tannin and
opium mixed with the retiring cream is
a harmless, quick, sure cure for red
nose. Specialists now have way Of
IL ,lcing redness by COMPRISING the
blooH-yessels.
Butteflnilk is splendid to bleach arc
make smooth the skin. One tablespoon
full of tincture benzoin added to equa
parts (about ten cents WORTHY glycerir
and rosewater makes a good stead,
wash. A few drops of tincture Of ben
zoin in bath water is beneficial to tn,
skin, but too much makes it yellow
One ounce lemon juice, one-qual lei
dram powdered borax, one-half dram
sugar tightly corked up for a few day
will remove freckles temporarily. Ron
cegno water, colorless mineral wate
which comes, | believe, from soutl
Tyrol, in Switzerland, and which i
highly impregnated with iron and ar
senic, will cause freckles to disappea
without breaking or harming the skin
Borax, camphor and cologne is a splen
did application for greasy noses. Hazel
nut powder is good "wash off" a
night. 1t is mixed with little warn
water in the hand and rubbed into tn
face before the hot water bath. Retir
ing cream to be applied after.
In the line of internal cosmetics Glove
tea is first, last and always. There
nothing to compare with it. 1t work
like magic in all cases and can hur
none. 1t tones up the health as wei
as beauties the skin, and it has bee
known to cure incipient cancer. 1t come
in little pressed packages, is stepped jus
like tea and should be drank freely.
Taraxacum and charcoal are purifying
but severe. Carrots are the best vegt
table for the texture of the skin. Beet
make blood, and, singularly enough
they are the chief ingredient in tn
making Of the best modern rouge of tn
day. Sweet oil on eyebrows make
them grow. In most cases they may b
made TO grow luxuriantly by fussin
with them, massaging with cream