The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
BEAUTY DIPS IN BUlTERMILK.
VELVETY SKIN, PINK CHEEKS,
BRIGHT EYES THE RESULT.
Good Looks Given by h Use OF From .
quart to Five Gallons OF Buttermlik
in a Bath NightIy-A warning Against
Massage Treatment OF the Face.

In q Bath Nightly-A warning Against
Massage Treatment OF the Face.
So long as the circulation is weak, the
digestion poor or the liver sluggish it Is
not to be expected that one can have a
really good complexion, but as there are
| many women, old and young, who nave
good digestion and circulation and whose
!ivers are az we'll behaved as the majority
whose general health Is up to the average
and who still lack the twa ana visible
sipns OF all his inward well being, it is
rea sonable to suppose that the trouble 10
local, and that it ID the skin that is in neeo
of attention. For them. as well as the rest
OF womankind, there is salvation IN the
identifying buttermilk bath.
If your skin is thick and eallow and oily
the a~stringent qualities in the milk Will
correct that and render it white ana Tree
from oil, and like a glove for smoothness.
II YOU skin is thin and sensitive, the sort
! that a strong wind will dry and crack. the
blttermilk will here act as an emolllent,
making it soft and velvety. and at the same
time impervious to the bad effects OF sud-
den changes Of temperature.
II YOU sunburn and tan and are inclined
TO freckle. the buttermilk acts as a bleach,
whitening and refining the skin as nothing
else will. 1t stimulates the pores and is a
corrective for most Of the minor ailments
and imperfections to which the skin is
prone.
Is it ~expensive7 That depends entirely
upon the sort Of bath o wish or can
afford to take. Buttermilk costs 9 cents a
quart. and il one takes a tub bath OF 1t
nightly at least five gallons will be neces-
sary, and that will count up to a pretty
penny in a month, but a single quart will be
almost, if not quite, as beneficial il used with
discretion.
OF course, the ideal way is to lie in a tub
full Of the milk, after the other bath, but
equally good results will be obtained by
the following method:
First thoroughly battle the body, as usual,
with warm water and soap. See that the
bath water is always eoftened by some
means-bran or borax will answer, though
the former is to be preferred. II the skin
is inclined to be sluggish, a brisk and
thorough scrubbing with a brush is ad-
visable, so as to promote circulation and
free the pores.
Before getting into the tub prepare the
buttermilk by putting it into a large wash
bowl, one that will hold the entire quart.
When the bath is over drain the tub, but
remain in it. Scoop the buttermilk up In
the hands, and lave the body, using a oirou-
lar motion to insure its absorption by the
skin.
Special attention must be given to the
face, arms and shoulders, which should
be bathed first. For the neck, shoulders
and arms the circular motion in applying
tho Hrttar7,,illY ia fha NpA m ho aronloval
especially the forearm, as it will tend to
develop and make it rounder, and the mo-
ton should be toward the shoulder; that is
a great hip to circulation.
For the face n motion that is at
all similar to massage is to be avoided.
1t seems almost outrageous to make the as
sertion that massage has ruined more
skins than any other one thing, and yet
good authorities say that it is a fact that
has been proved again and again.
1T is not by any means the cold creams
used that produce the unsightly hairs on
the face that have worried so many women"
said one authority; lit is the massage that
to unwonted activity the glands
that supply nourishment to the hairs.
1.-The head is massaged TO produce a
luxuriant growth Of hair, and, If
is a tendency toward hairy growths
the face, why should it not produce the
result there? If a cold CIR am Is made
animal fats of any kind it may
applied to the face and then wiped off, [,
with very good results. and be perfectly
but massaged into the skin II
cause hair to grow If there is the slight
es. inclination in that direction"
To battle the face with buttermilk, |
pat it in, almost slap it in, but do not mas
it. Buttermilk is an animal product,
from which, to be sure, all fats have been
removed, and ever when dried or the skin
it will not show the least bit oily, but il
used as a medium for massage it will be ,
as apt to make hair grow as II IL were
still full OF the original fats contained ia
milk and cream.
AS a skin food buttermilk has no peer,
it is asserted: it is'a tissue builder, feeding
starved outicle with healthful nourish-
ment, softening the harsh, dry skin and }
acting as an %astringent upon the flabby,
one.
There is no broad and easy high road to
il you don't happen to possess
it as a birthright, 1t must be acquired, In
many cases, by self denial, watchfulness
and never leasing care Of the body; but
the game is worth the candle, and In this
day and age, with nine women out al ten