Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Skin ProtectionfromC Cold
By Nile. Adrienns

compelled to combat the vicissitudes of housework,
exposing their faces and hands to the extremes
of heat and cold-gong from a steaming kitchen
to the open air, and in plunging the hands from
cold water into hot and vice versa.
All women engaged in housework or any oc
cupation of disfgurng character to their hands
should employ every available means of protecting
them. Yet many women neglect even the very
simplest treatment of improving and shielding
these faithful plodders, being guilty Of the very
things that initiate against their preservation
and beauty.
IMPORTANCE OF WEARING GLOVES.
The very first thing to do is to invest in
pair of rubber gloves, variously sold from 5Oc
to $1.50, according to the quality of the rub
ber and length Of glove. These should be worn
when washing dishes, scrubbing and whenever
the hands require such protection. For busting
and dry cleaning pair of chamois gloves Will
prevent the CRIME from getting into the skin
and making it rough Two dollars spent for
gloves will repay woman fifty times, both in the
appearance of her hands and the prevention OF
needless suffering.
At least one size larger gloves than is usually
worn should be selected, so to give free play
to the muscles, and if care is taken to cleanse
the rubber gloves after using with soft, warm
water they will last long time, while the chamols
gloves wash beautifully.
The face should be washed when going
out within an hour unless good cream is rub
bed into the skin and then lightly powdered.
Much annoyance and discomfort is caused by not
thoroughly drying the face and hands after wash
ing them Nothing will cause them to chap and
smart more quickly than such treatment, especl-
ally when exposed to the winter air.
To dry thoroughly means wiplng each hnger
separately, and this is to be done with towel
that is soft enough to absorb moisture. Many
towels are so harsh that while they do not scratch
the skin they still are not absorbent Wlplng
should be done by beginning at the tip OF the
finger and rubbing down to the I'm. 1he PACK
of the hand should be patted and gently DRIED
until there is no trace of dampness remaining.
Some skins dry quicker than others, and II
simple friction with towel does not effect 1t,
use little powder and disseminate by rubbing
one over the other Fine starch will do as well
as anything, or fine oatmeal powder. In bltter
cold weather an cmolent cream will tend great
ly to beautify the hand, if well chosen and rub
bed in The beauty specialist sells cleansing
noyvders and nail creams which should not be
ignored Lemon juice and glycerine Is mixture
which used to be used for the face as well as
the hands in the sixties, before people had re-
duced the art of making the best of themselves
TO a science Gycerine and rosewater Is not to
be despised but there is no doubt that the addi-
ton of lemon juice doubles its value
CHOICE OF SOAPS
Every woman must make her own choice with
regard to the soaps she employs on her hands.
Soaps that agree with some skins play havoc
with others. |,
There is no better way of knowing the effect
upon the skin than the feeling of it afterward.
If the fingers feel drawn, inclined to curl instead
of to remain out straight the soap is too drying
and another should be tried until one is found
that is soft CASTLE soap, by the way disagrees
positively with the skin of many persons from
the fact that it is drying.
Some persons who cannot CASTLE soap will
find that palm oil soap, which Is equally simple
and pure will suit them admirably. Olive oil
soap is another reliable for those with whom
it agrees. A simple powder which is apt to suit
any one is made of one o'-~oe or marshmalloW
root powdered and one ounce OF blcarbonate
of soda mixed with six ounces of barley meal
This is used as other washing powders.
CURE FOR RED HANDS.
Hot water should never be used on the hands to
cleanse them, but put through several waters
gradually reducing the temperature until it be-
comes tepd This process viii prevent the hands
from becoming red, which is bound To occur if
they are put directly into cold water from the
warm. The redness is also the effect of an ex-
cess Of alkali contained in some soaps a SEN
stive skin To overcome this very trying ap-
pearance there is lotion which is excellent and
nav be applied at any time with good results
grams; drops of extract vanilla; drops oil OF
roses Mix thoroughly, and if the "bushing"
of the skin is not due to poor circulation or some
other internal cause the remedy will be effica-
cious
A CREAM AND PASTE TO USE AT NIGHT.
II isn't pleasant to wear gloves at night, but
the disagreeabe feeling may be endured for the
delightful result that follows the amounting OF
the hands with cold cream at night before going
to bed.
For this purpose take of white petrolatum
3lb ounces; paraffn wax, Il ouncci lanolm, l
ounce; water, IL ounces; oil OF rose, drops;
alcohol IA dram. Melt the wax, add the petroa-
finn and ianolin; stir constantly, beating the wa
ter in during the process; add the oil and alcohol
when nearly cold, Spread the cream over the
hands and cover with gloves. This cream is not
desirable for the face.
A cleansing paste joy to use, is bit of trou-
ble to make and little should be done at time,
as it does not keep more than a few days, In
anv event it should be kept in cool place while
It lasts 1t will soften and whiten any but the
coarsest skin. Make it by mixing four ounces of
strained honey, four ounces of expressed oil of
almonds > ounces of banched and powdered bit
ter almonds, the yoll Of eggs, y dram of oil
of bergamot, % minims Of oil of lemons and %
minims of oil of cloves. Beat the yolks light,
and beat them into the honey evenly. Then beat
the oils, adding the bitter almonds last. Keep
in a glass jar, covered,
RECIPES FOR CHAPPED HANDS
Place little into the palms of the hands,
wet them and rub as usual.