The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-12
WOMAN s
EXCHANGE
By
Rachel
Ruth
Rider
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FreckleS and Their Treatment

ent horse radish. When buttermilk is
not available, milk may be used, skim
med, or with the cream remaining.
Diluted peroxide of hyrogen applied
several times week gradually bleach
es the skin, but it must be remember
ed that local app ications will not do
the work entirely when care is not
taken to prevent the sun from coming
in contact with the skin.
The humble little lemon is one of the
most effective and harmless bleaches
known, and should be found on every
dressing table.
The simplest way of applying the
lemon is to cut off a thin slice at a
time and apply it directly to the skin,
or, when this proves too severe, lit
tie rose water or glycerine may be ad-
witch hazel will allay the irritation.
Apply the lemon juice every other day
or twice a week, when this course
seems advisable. The daintiest way
of applying the juice is to dap a fine
cameis hair brush into the juice and
then paint each tiny freckle allowing
it to dry on.
I have known cases of golden freck-
les to flee from the acid and very stub
born brown ones to fade and grow
smaller under constant fire.
Citric acid, as you know, is made
from lemon juice an dis preferred by
a famous Partisan specialist to any
other bleach for this purpose.
A favorite form of his treatment
consists of the 70 lowing grease, rub
bed into the skin at night:
Elderf1ower ointment, 1 ounce; sui
phate of zinc, 20 grains.
In the morning this is washed off
with warm water and a bland soap
The skin is carefully dried after very
vestige of grease has been removed.
Then this lotion is applied with a bit
of medicated cotton:
Infusion of rose petals, 1-2 pint; cit
ric acid, 80 grains.
Here is another formula containing
lemon juice:
Fresh lemon juice (strained), /
wineglassful; rain water 1 pint, altar
of rose or violets, a few drops. Mix
and keep well corked; apply several
times daily.
The thinner and more sensitive the
skin, the greater care must be exer
cised in applying lemon juice and, in
fact, any kind of acid for that matter
The action of the acids on the skin
is to cause the skin to peel off, and
naturally the freckles goes with it;
the skin should then be creamed with
preparations containing benzoin or
eldrefiower water. Do not became al
armed when the skin is rough, for
this is but natural and within a day
or two the skinning process will be
over and a soft, pink and white skin
the result.
Stronger Lotions for Stubborn
Freckes.
When the milder forms of cOaXing
these blemishes fails to make a ia
vorable impression, the next best
&c 40 1oA;
The following formu as contain for
the most part a mineral ingredient,
corrosive sublimate, poisonous, but,
when directly employed, harmless and
wonderfully effective in removing
these marks of the sun.
All lotions containing this poison
should be carefully labeled in red ink
| and placed in corner by themselves,
away from children and care, ess
adults.
Apply this lotion twice daily, using
a camers hair brush:
Corrosive sublimate, grains, pow
dered borax IA dram; lemon juice, /
ounce; rose water 4 ounces.
A simple lotion that gradually
bleaches is made of: Rose water, 2
ounces; corrosive sublimate 2 grains
Another excellent formula causing
but little irritation, because of other
ingredients, is composed of: Oxide of
zinc, drains; corrosive sublimate, 8
grains; distilled witch hazel, 2 drains !;
glycerine, 3 drams
In using lotions of this mineral in
gredient, it is very necessary that it
be kept from entering the eyes or
| mouth. Another fact to be remember
ed is that such lotions should be pour
ed in saucer and used in the manner
applied with cotton, but never placed
in anything or allowed to come in con-
tact with metal, as the action causes
| it to corrode
Before going out, and to use in con-