The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10
The Complexion.

There is not the slightest excuse for
a coarse complexion; where the skin
grows dull with coarse pores and an
oily look ii is due almost entirely to
neglect of proper cleansing as we'll as
to greasy. rich foods.
] should like to tell every woman eX-
actly how TO use a complexion brush, -
and what kind to use, as SO much de-
ponds upon both as to whether results
arc good or exactly the opposite. a
brush that is too stiff will scratch the
skin, making it rough and scaly; if it
is too soft it does no good, and the
worst feature of using such a method
Is that nothing so quickly becomes
filled with impure germs that cause
eruptions of all sorts as the ordinary
complexion brush when il is not prop
erly taken care of.
AS an addition to the coarse skin,
blackheads are nearly always found in
abundance. While l cannot give a
formula for the cure of these. as so
often requested. simply because no
formula includes the means to be used.
there is nothing easier than to remove
them, only it takes time, and that is
what few women care to grant. They
all want some treatment that Will Grad
icate the blackheads in a few days
when they arc really the accumulated
result of year neglect Of the laws Of
real cleanlir
If the fac j. ashed properly there
will never b .n' g. ckheads: they are
Just dirt; pain oi..e dirt, that has
passed into tle IO~ls. been rubbed in
still further b. re application Of
soaped wash c'0tl and powders, and
never really Wasi-l out. In time they
III the pores with a sebaceous matter,
of each; Whence the name of black
heads
The only way to get rid Of this condi-
ton is to begin and continue the treat
ment until they are all gone; this may
take a year but they viii be gone, if
the woman persists faithfully.
First, as the pores are filled and
choked and hardened. they must be
softened. I do not approve of the
"steamiug" process for this; neither the
application OF exceedingly hot water;
both are apt to inflame and leave worse
than blackheads; fostering pimples,
after
Warm water and three soft, big
cloths: some good bland soap that
makes a lather easily and takes off
dirt; the cloths Wrung out and laid on
the face. changing as fast as they begin
from the heat and soft also; then a
latheF with more clean water and soap,
applied with the palms Of the hands
and the rubbing hard enough to make
the skin tingle: then the rinsing in
fresh warm and lastly cold water and
drying with soft warm towel II the
skin is examined after this is properly
done ii will be noted that a great many
of the tiny black spots are washed
away.
Press out any that viii come readily.
using a bit Of old linen between the
nails 20 avoid breaking or brlising the
skin: as each comes out have q little
diluted alcohol half each Of water and
the spirits. and with a tiny camels hair
brush touch the open pore: this closes
il temporarily: when all are out that
can be pressed easily. fill the face with
cold cream and let it remain half an
hour: then wipe off any that is su
perf1uous with soft cloth, the amount
of dirt that comes will be incredible.
Again fill with cold cream, this time
rubbing it i'm gently, wipe off a little
and dust with powder. If this treat
ment IS repeated every night and the
precaution taken of always filling the
skin with cold cream before going out
into the dust and CRIME OF the streets,
the pores cannot collect more dirt, and
The cold cream being soft will not dis
tend them further. Only keep them
filed with something clean until they
have chance to close.
IF q. strong astringent lotion is ap-
piled over the accumulation of black
heads it only serves to tighten the pores
over them, not remove them; so the To-
ZION for which ! offer formula should