The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-04-27
A eUTTERMlLK r
It Whitens and Rehnes the skin
How One Can Get Along with
a Single Quart.


III you sunburn tan and are
inclined to freckle, buttermilk acts
as a bleach, whittier ing and refining
the skin as nothing else will. 1t slim.
ulates the pores and Is a corrective
for most of the minor ailments and
imperfections to which tie sRin ia
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 1t nightly at
least five gallons will be necessary.
and that will count up to a pretty
penny in a month, but a single quart
Will be almost, IL not quite, as bene-
fetal If 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
softened by some means-bran or
borax will answer, though the former
is to be preferred. If the skin is in
clined to be sluggish, a brisk and
thorough s%crubbing with a brush is
advisable, sc as to promote circulation
and free the pores.
Before getting into the tub prepare
the buttermilk by putting it into a
large ~washbowl, 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 circular
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 mo-
ton in applying the buttermilk is the
one to be employed, especially the
forearm, as it will tend to develop and
make 1t rounder, and the motion
should be toward the shoulder; that
is a great help to circulation.
Fol the face any motion that is at
all similar to massage is to be avoid
ed. 1t seems almost outrageous to
make the assertion 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.
ut 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 n III
thority; 'it is the massage that stimu-
lates to unwonted activity the glands
that supply nourishment to the hairs.
1.-THE head is massaged to produce
a more luxuriant growth of hair, and,
If there is a tendency toward hairy
growths on the face, why should it
not produce the same result there?
If a 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 m%assaged into
the skin it will cause hair to grow
if there Is the slightest inclination in
that direction"
To battle the face with b~uttermilk,
pat it in, almost slap it in, but do
not massage it. 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 If used
as a medium for massage 1t will be
just as apt to make hair grow as If
it were still full of the original fats
contained in milk and cream.
As a skin food buttermilk has TT
peer, it is asserted; it is a tissue
builder, feeding the starved cuticle
with healthful n~ourishment,. softening
the harsh, dry skin and acting as an
astringent upon the flabby relaxed
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