Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-14
facial Eruptions Treated
by External Applications

- PRINGTIME is the season of facial
- be cleared in order to get the skin
at its best. treatment is fastened by the
use of external applications.
Sulphur is one of he most valuable aids
for this purpose and flowers of sulphur
is excellent. When the face is broken
out a good remedy is to wash the flesh
at night with liquid green soap to clean
the pores.
Thorough Washing Essential.
It is an invariable rule that before any
application is made for facial eruptfons
the skin should be thoroughly washed In
hot water. This is necessary. not only
to soften the swellings. opening the pores
so that the curative application is more
easily absorbed. but at the same time
TO remove dust
After this cleansing the complexion
should be smeared with paste made of
flowers of sulphur and spirits of camphor.
This should be we'll rubbed in. In the
morning the face requires careful wash
ing with warm water, and the spots
should be touched with glycerin, wiping,
but not washing it off.
Treatment for Swellings.
When. as is usual. the tiny swellngs
are filled with matter, the spot becomes
thoroughly unhealthy. and any lotion
that is meant to restore smoothness must
also bring the skin into state of health.
1T is for this reason partly that sulphur
Is so beneficial. Betanaphthol is another
chemical most valuable for this purpose.
Five grains of it mixed with five drops
of oil of camoniile and an ounce of ben
coated oxide of zinc is. one of the best
mixtures that can be used constantly.
1t is rubbed over the eruptions at night.
and during the day whatever remains on
the flesh Is wiped on.
Chemicals to Nourish Skin.
AS causes for pimples differ with indi-
viduals. the treatment required varies,
and often other chemicals are needed in
these pastes to nourish the skin. If one
proves ineffective another may then be
tried. One woman found a combination
of "A dram of boraCic acid, two ounces of
distilled witch hazel and two ounces of
glycerin literal clearer to her COM
pleXion. and she is never without it,
II plmpIes appear only sporadicaIly, ap-
pllcations of peroxide 'of hydrogen may he
sufficient 10 neal them At the first indi-
cation of soreness the peroxide is applied
tui strength on the spot. One treatment
should be enough, and is not repeated in
any event, as two might injure the skin.
Traces of Pimples obliterated..
There would be no need of having the
slightest after trace Of pmples II per
sons taking any cure would only wipe
over the spots with an astringent When
the eruptions disappear through absorp-
ton, or when any of the above pastes are
used, an astringent is unnecessary, be-
cause no holes are made in the skin. But
when, as is frequently the case, a pimple
IS opened and puncture made then the
pores must shrink together or the holes
VIII remain. For this purpose spirits of
"a mphor. pure alcohol. peroxide, any tot
let water or a drop OF tincture of benzoin
are efectual. In applying drop of
any one may he put on the finger and
tHen ruDted Cver the spot
W men there are rough patches like
chap. containing no suppuratlOn, one of
The best mixtures to enect Il cure Is one
and IL half Grams each OF powdered oleate
OF zinc and subnitrate Of pismuth with q
Dram OF iycGpOuIum.
Tins Is rubbed over the spots at night.