The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17
Home Made Cosmetics Simple
and Efficacious and Especially
Useful in the Summer Season.

It Is well to 60 easily In their use I'M
til, you have found how severe their
action is. 1t Is not wise to try for
home making any Of the prescriptions
which include corrosive sublimate or
any other deadly poison. Peroxide of
hydrogen diluted with i've times as
much water also will bleach discolor-
atoms. Do not try any of these
bleaches on a skin newly sunburned.
For that wash in hot water. or add to
the hot water application enough witch
has dried into the skin 1t will be
early enough to try other applications
Bran or Cornmeal.
One of the best things for the skin
is the regular use Of bran or cornmeal
bags for the bath. To make them, I'LL
a bag OF thin cloth, two-thirds with
bran, oatmeal or cornmeal, bits of soap
and a little pulverized orris root II you
like the fragrance. The bag should
soak in the water for some minutes
before the beginning of the bath. 1t
will produce a delightful lather over
the body and there is no skin so rough
that II will not become smooth IL this
is taken two or three times q week
for some weeks. No harm will come II
bath bag is used every night and
morning. 1t must never be used more
than twice, for 1t soon sours and then
is not a benefit or a thing of delight
One may use a cosmetic for a spe-
cial purpose, as for removing freckles,
or for general usefulness. in which class
are cucumber and most cold creams.
and skin foods, which are nothing more
or less than cold creams. One may
wash the face with cold cream. and
this Is often an excellent thing to do.
a. e. IA
must be well rubbed in and then left
on the face for five or ten minutes be-
fore being wiped Off with a soft cloth.
Old handkerchiefs are the best cloths
possible for this. After wiping the
face thoroughly dust with face powder
to cover the shine. Do this before GO
ing out for a days trip on wheel or
boat and the skin will be so protected
by the oil that 1t will not burn. If the
face is covered with warm cloths for
minute or two before applying the
cold cream 1t cleanses better.
A Cleansing Skin Food.
One of the best cleansers and skin
food Is made from spermaceti. one-half
ounce, white w1x. one-half Dune; oil
of sweet almonds, two ounces; lanolin,
one ounce; cocoanut oil, one ounce;
tincture of benzoin, three drops. and
orange flower water. one ounce. Melt
wax, spermaceti, lanolin and the oils
together, using a double boiler. Re-
move from the heat and pour in the
orange flower water, adding the ben
zoin as soon as the mixture begins to
thicken. Beat with an egg heater un-
til the mass pours like whipped cream
from the spoon. Put In little Jars and
keep in a cool place. 1t looks good
enough to eat. For perfume, IL de-
sired. add oil of lavender flowers or
whatever is preferred. This is a de-
lightful cold cream and may be used
literally.
Animal fats like lanolin have a ten
dency to increase the growth of hair
and some fats coarsen the skin; there
fore use so far as possible the vegeta-
BILE oils. Those who are inclined to
have hair on the lip should rub very
little with oils of any kind. Dry skin
should have creams but little benzoin,
while for greasy skin this is one of
the best of facial dressings. Common
cream, either sweet or sour is a fine
cosmetic. The use of rain water will
be found helpful to all skins, what
ever their texture. 1t is said of Ninon
d Enclos. most famous of beauties, that
she never would have any water but
rain water touch her face. 1t Is nearly
as beneficial as milk, though 1t does
not quite equal the latter as a skin
food.