Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-05-02
A HuTTERMILK BATH.
It whitens and Refines the Ska
How One Can Get Along with
q Single Quart

IL you sunburn and tan and are
inclined to freckle. buttermilk acts
as bleach. whitening and refining
the skin as nothing else will. 1t slim.
ulates the pores and is corrective
for most OF the minor ailments and
imperfections to which the skin Is
prone.
Is 1t expensive? That depends en-.
tirely upon the sort OF bath you wish
or can AFFORD to take. Buttermilk
costs six cents a quart, and IL one
takes a tub bath of IL nightly at
least five gallons will be necessary.
and that will count up to a pretty
penny in a month. but a single quart
VIII be almost. IL not quite. as bene-
ncial II used with discretion.
OF course. the ideal way is 10 lie I'm
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
soitened by some means-bran or
borax Will answer. though the former
is TO be preferred. IL the skin is in
clined TO be sluggish, a brisk and
thorough scrubbing with brush is
advisable. so as to promote circulation
and free the pores
Before getting into the tub prepare
the buttermilk by putting Il into a
large washhowl. one that will hold
the entire quart. When the bath Is
over drain the tub, but remain in IL.
Scoop the buttermilk up in the hands.
and lave the body. using circular
motion to insure it's 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 mo-
ton In applying the buttermilk is the
one to be employed. especially the
forearm, as ii will tend to develop and
make 1t rounder. and the motion
should be toward the shoulder; that
is great help to circulation.
For the face any motion that is at
all similar to massage is to be avoid.
ed. 1t seems almost outrageous 10
make the assertion that massage has
ruined more skins than any other one
thing, and yet good authorities say
that ii Is a fact that has been proved
again and again.
1t Is not by any means the cold
creams used that produce the insight.
ly hairs on the face that have wor-
ried so many women" said one au-
thority; 1T is the massage that stimu.
lates TO unwonted activity the glands
that supply nourishment to the hairs.
"The head is massaged to produce
more luxuriant growth Of hair, and
IL there is a tendency toward hairy
growths on the face, why should il
not produce the same result there?
IL cold cream is made without ami
NAL fats of any kind IT may be ap-
piled to the face and then wiped OF
with very good results. and be per-
fectly harmless, but massaged into
the skin IL will cause hair to grow
IL there is the slightest inclination in
that direction"
To battle the face with buttermilk,
pat II in. almost slap II in, but do
not massage II. Buttermilk is an ami
NAL product, from which, TO be sure.
all fats have been removed. and even
when dried on the skin 1t will not
show the least bit oily, but II used
as a medium for massage IL will be
just as apt to make hair grow as II
IT were still full of the original fats
contained in milk and cream
AS skin food buttermilk has no
peer. II is asserted; 1t is tissue
builder, feeding the starved cutIcle
with healthful nourishment. softening
the harsh. dry skin and acting as an
astringent upon the fiabby relaxed
one