The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
PAINFUL QUEST OF BEAUTY,
FOOLISH THINGS WOMEN DO TO
IMPROVE THEIR FACES.
Physician Says Massage Makes WrinkIes
Instead OF Smoothing Them Out-Ob-
JectiOps TO Face skinning and Pumping
THE TortuRes That women Undergo.

Instead or Smoothing Them Out-Ob'
JectiOps to Face skinninE and Pumping
Tho Tortures That women Undergo
what do women do that il wrong wher
they get the craze to beautlfy themselves
Well, really they do 80 many thoughtless
silly things that IL ] tried to answer in one
sentence I would say they made fools Of
themselves
The speaker was q physician who Ia Q skin
specialist, and he sat in his Office having
questions fred at him by the reporter.
Massage is about the least harmful thing
they do when possessed OF the beauty craze.
and yet that is bad enough, he went on.
The usual formula for facial massage iG.
I believe. first B open all the pores Of the
skin by steamlng or bathing with very hot
water, then to rub in a lotion or cream OF
some sort. Now. wouldn't you think
that any one would know that such treat
ment would stretch the skim
THE immediate effect IL good, yes. But
why2 Simply because the skin is thor
oughly cleaned. the thirsty pores are filled
with a soothing lotion and in the process
the blood is drawn To the surface sufficiently
to impart a glow Of health to the face.
But the result. when the immediate
effect has passed. IL TO cause more lines
or wrinkles. The harder the massage
the more injurious It 10 to the face,
while l strongly advocate the gentle
application Of a good cold cream ! have
not found massage at all satisfactory. I
also. advise the application Of sweet milk
TO the face. i Is not only soothing and
healing, hut whitens the skin.
Just the usual bottled milk may he used.
IL should be applied &C night with a soft
raR or q bit OF cotton and allowed to dry
on. I know Of nothing better for tan,
sunburn or chapped skin. II Is a simple,
inexpensive rsmedy ana Tor that reason
"A step worse than facial massage is the
peeling or sldnning process. That IL usually
done by the application Of an acid which
causes the outer cutiole TO peel od:
quicker the peeling. and ALEC, I might add,
the more painful. Why, / have had women
come to me who described their sutferings
while having their faces skinned a agony.
How any thinking human being could ever
imagine that such treatment would improve
the skin is beyond mel
"a woman vino came 70 me n few weeks
ago told me that when the first application
was put on her face swelled 90 that her
eyes looked like pinheads. Yet she went
had the satisfaction OF seeing the akin
peeled on her face in great fakes.
aOf course the frat time she went out
and exposed her delicate new skin TO the
air all the old marks returned. Fortunately
her experience was 20 severe that when she
was told that q second ~skinninE was the
only recourse she rebelled.
yet another step 20 the bad. and II
would be hard TO imagine anything worse,
10 taking out slips Of kin ~ a means Of
restoring the contour Of the cheeks and
chin. II h done every day, and wone
who should know better allow II and pay
high prices 20 have Il done.
only a few days ago q woman came
here and suggested that | take out a little
alp Of skin over each temple. Her cheeks
had lost their youthful contour and were
saRging around the jaws.
The operation. 90 abe told me, had just
been performed on q friend Of hera. Three
stitches had been taken In each temple.
Il asked II the wounds had kealed. She