The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-20
FOR cHAPPFD sKrNs

Rough, chapped hands and lips are
common at this season. Thousands OF
dollars worth of perfuqned and ex:
pen5ive cosmetics are sold every day tC
| those who could just as well, if no.
| better, make their own cold cream
at the cost of a few pennies, and tAe
| homemade article would contain
| nothing injurious to the skin. Much
has been said about the virtues of NUT
ton fat, which cannot be too highly
praised. SOftened with the addition OF
an oil and kept upon the toilet stand
| Ter constant use, it prevents and cures
| all rOughness. In the first place. hands
! and face, after being washed with soap
and warm water (never, in winter. with
cold water), should be thoroughly dried
To leave them damp insures further
| chapping.
improved soap is a necessity to those
whose skin readily roughens. Cut one
| halt pound Of CASTLE SOAP into small
pieces. Mcisten with water and set in
| a granite saucepan on the range, where
| II VIII gradually melt. When it sim
| IheIiS, and there are no Jumps, stir with
Indian meal until thick, take from NE
| Ilre' scent with few droDs of some
IaVofIte OIL or essence, and beat with
silver FORK until cold. Use freely on
the -ace and hands whenever thew are
Wailed. Nothing cleanses, softens or
WhitenS better than this easily made
mixture Hold the hands to the heat
after every washing. Oatmeal is used
by some N place of Indian meal, but
many think it less effective. Finish with
a gentle rubbing of cold cream.
An admirable cold cream is made by
taking mutton fat from the kidney and
Trying 1t out slowly on the range. AS
II coolS, pour into a jar, and stir in a
lew drops Of essence of bergamot, of
rosemary, rose or lavender, and mix
well.
Where glycerine agrees with the skin,
two teaspGOnfuls of it beaten into a CUP
Of mutton suet Will soften the fat and
assist in restoring the oil Of the skin.
Another good soap is made by shaw
ing CASTLE soap and melting as before.
Thicken With two tablespOOnfuls of IN
clan meal or oatmeal to the cupful, and
mix with it one teaspoonful of benzoin.
Beat until cold.
Benzoin as a tincture should be used
in every toilet. This fragrant, resin
Gus substance soothes, heals, stimu-
lates and whitens the skin. Three or
four drops in a basin of water for a
face rinse viii give a smothness other
wise hard to obtain. Where the skin
needs cleansing, add a little pinch of
refined boraX to the benzoin water,
dry well, and, if needed rub the face.
especially at night, with the cold cream
made as described. 1t should be washed
off in the morning.
An excellent cleansing method when
the hands are exposed to much coal or
other dust, is to wash them with hot
soapsuds ard fine white sand. Sapolio
VIII do for coarse skins, but a finer
soap, with very fine sand, is less Sc
we're. In all cases the hands should be
rinsed, well dried and finished with an
application of cold cream.
Where glyserine agrees with the Gu
ticle, a good application is that made
of equal parts of alcohol, rose water
and glycerine. This is for the face. and
should be rubbed in gently with soft old
linen. In fact to rub the face gently
but persistently with a soft linen cloth
after having it, or with a camers hair
brush, will insure a good circulation
and a healthy glow that is better than
any cosmetic. A piece of soft white
flannel is the next best thing to
sameI's hair brush for manipulating the
face The rubbing closes the pores and
prevents roughness caused by the win
ter winds.
Almond oil or meal, olive oil, and
lemon juice all have value for the tot
let. a trifle of almond meal moistened
with water and applied to the face
after bathing with soapsuds and rims
ing with warm water. applied at night
and washed off in the morning, will
smooth the toughest skin. Again, equal
quantities of lemon juice and glyce-
rine or olive oil or almond oil, applied
at night, are cleansing, healing and
identifying.
For cracked lips, where the skin is
smooth, there is healing in |
q lotion made by shaking together a /
small amount of 9lycerine and one
fourth as much, by measure, of COM |
pound benzoin. Apply in small guam
titles before exposure to the cold |
winds of this season. Mutton fat is |
also excellent, but there are those who !
object TO the use of animal oils.