The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-27
A BUTTERMlLK BATH.
II Whltens and Refnes the Bkin--
How One Car Get Along with
Single Quart.

IL you snnburn and tan and are
inclined to freckle, buttermllk acts
as u bleach. whitening and refining
the skin as nothing else will. II slim.
ulates the pores and Is corrective
for most OF the minor ailments and
imperfections TO which tie FKin Is
prone
Is II expensive? That depends en-.
tlrely upon the sort OF bath you wish
or can afford to take Buttermilk
costs six cents quart. and II one
takes 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 IA single quart
will be almost, II not quite, as bene-
fetal II used with discretion.
or course the ideal way is to lie in
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
sOftenCd by some means-brau or
boraX will answer. though the former
is TO be preferred II the skin Is in
clined to BE- sluggish, a brisk and
thorough scrubbinE with a 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 washbowl, one that will hold
| the entire quart When the bath Is
over drain the tub, but remain In II.
/ Scoop the hutiermilk up in the hands,
and lave the body. using a circular
motion to insure It's absorption by tho
skin.
Special attention must he given to
/ the face, arms and shoulders, which
should be baihed first For the neck,
| shoulders and arms the circular mo-
tion In applying the buttermilk is the
one to be employed, especially the
| forearm, as It will tend to develop and
make II rounder, and the motion
should be toward the shoulder; that
| is a great help to circulation.
For the face any motion that Is at
all similar to massage Is TO be avoid
ed Il 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 q fact that has been proved
again and again.
at is not by any means the cold
creams used that produce the insight
~ 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 nourishmcnt 10 the hairs.
"Thc head is massaged to produce
n more luNuriant growth of hair and,
II there is a tendency toward hairy
growths on the face, why should II
not produce the same result there!
II cold cream is made without ami
NAL fats Of any kind 1t may be ap
piled to the face and then wiped on
with very good results. and be per-
fectly harmless but massagcd into
the skin It will cause hair to grow
II there is the slightest inclination In
that direction"
To battle the face with buttermilk
nat Il in, almost slap it in. but do
not massage it, Buttermilk Is an ant
NAL product. from which, to be sure
all fats have been removed, and even
when dried on the skin It Will moi
show the least bit oily. but If used
as n medium for massage II VIII be
lao. No mt IN mako hair GROW AS III