The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
THE GOOD COMPLEXION.
Simple Remedies Which Every On
May Apply With Safety.


Their. is no excuse for the wonlal
who has Il bad complexion, Find gu
the cause. my dear madam. and rc!r
edy it,
There are two reasons for & s.po
skin, outward irritation and ~..ns=lsii
condition of the internal organs
No woman who has Il bad digestion
or intestinal troubles need ever dream
of having clear. bright skin. She
should leave facial lotions alone and
seek the aid of = good doctor. No Wo-
man who is afraid Of pure air can ever
be a beauty, and she who wears tight
clothes is actually suff"ating the
pores of her skin. so that they cannot
breathe. and the result is notified,
unhealthy pallor.
If YOU sleep in room with windows
wide open, if you pay attention to
your health and if You exercise. you
are bound to have Il good color-not
necessarily rosy cheeks. but healthy
tin.c. The texture of your skin may
not suit yoll--that is Il matter for local
treatment-but don't make the mistake
of applying the local treatment first
when the trouble is more than skin
deep.
And before | speak Of the different
forms of treatment l want to observe
that the daily tub bath and rundown
do more for the texture of the skin
of the face than anything else. They
stimulate the circulation and work
wonders in that way.
Now. as to other things, the face
should he washed every morning and
every night with hot water and pure
soap of the mildest quality The water
should he as hot as one can stand
This opens the pores of the skin and
frees the dirt and impurities. But
after this hot application the skin
should be carefully rinsed flor If soap
Is allowed to stay it makes 1t yellow
and leathcry). and then cold water. ice
water preferred. should be applied to
the face to close the pores.
The woman who washes her face
with hot water and then goes right out
into the dust Of the street is bound to
have sagging face and coarse pores.
More than that she will be no stranger
! to black heads. as these are caused by
dirt accommodating in enlarged pores.
So don't forget the cold water applfca-
| ton
Before retiring at night the same
| washing with hot water should occur,
only instead Of closing the pores with
the cold application they should he
| allowed to stay open to receive nOur-
ishment in the shape Of a good skin
food skillfully massaged into the tbs
| sue
| The finger tips should move in a
| rotary motion, the entire movement
being upward. Special care should he
| given to the lines around the mouth
and. the eyes and those on the fore
! head which should be rubbed with .
sidcwise motion.
| Under no circumstance should any
lotion containing lanolin be used on
the face, as this grows down in very
short order.
The cream should he all rubbed In
80 that none remains on the surface,
| and the face should be wiped of with
q soft towel Women with oily skins
who are compelled to use powder in
the daytime should wash 1t all of be
fore retiring and not use the retiring
cream more than once a week for mas
sage. The skin in their case needs the
nights for perfect rest. 1t must remain
uncovered for at least part Of the
| twe,ty-four hours:
| BlackheadS may he removed by
stcaming. which is easily done by pin
ming towel over the head and bend
ing it over basin of boiling water