The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-29
aereaseIesso Cold Cream.

"Greaseless cold cream has become
fad and. while the pomade. is un.
doubtedly good under certain conditions,
those who wish to use it must know Of
certain times az which it is useless.
When the tissues require nourishing it
Is almost vaueless; not quite 30, be-
cause it contains Just enough grease to
prevent it from being dry For cleans
ing and keeping the skin supple, grease
less cold cream" is excellent, and for
those whose skin is naturally oily it
may be better than pastes composed
OF spermaceti and almond oil. the in
gradients which are the basis Of almost
all creams; but in Illness, or when the
tissues are otherwise impoverished, and
the skin is obviously lacking in elasticity
and freshness, greaseless' cream is 20
be regarded as useless Grease pure
and simple, the more the pores can be
made to take up, the better, is the pre-
scription
1t may astonish some women who
most loudly advocate the use Of the
greaseless variety, to know that there
Is no such thing as a cream or pomade
without some grease or oil in it, other
wise the pores and tissues would not
be in the least affected. But in those
containing so little as commercially to
be said to have none at all, gelatine
is the basis, this being a substitute
Tor spermacetti, white wax and sweet
almond oil
Diluted or modified gelatine becomes
capable of being ma ssaped into the skin,
and contains some slight elements of
nourishment or tonic properties The
best Russian variety is that which en-
ters into the composition of all toilet
articles, and il is to be had at first
class druggists. Glycerine is the dilu-
tant, or modifer, and the other in
gradients can be altered by each wom
an to suit her own case. Rose or orange
flower water is necessarily a component
part, for glyeerine alone will not be
enough to reduce the gelatine unless
very large quantities Of the former are
used. As rosewater is astrngent as
well as stimulating, there can be no
objection to it, little tinetue OF
benzoin adds to its astringent properties,
and the scent may be one OF the es-
sential oils, rose or violet,
A china cup is the best utensil for
mixing the cream The gelatine is put
into this, and at the same time pour
in the rose water. The cup is then
SET into boiling water, where it re-
mains until the gelatine is softened
Ii will not dissolve ut this time. A
word of caution here is that the rose
water is not to be permitted to become
more than warm. Should it be really
hot the gelatine Will deteriorate When
the two materials are blended the cup
IS taken from the bath and the glycerine
poured in, stirring at the same time
Ii the mixture shows disposition 70
harden Mt the time it should be re-
turned for an instant to the bath. The
tincture of benzoin and perfumed oil are
not added until Just before the cream
hardens
A good proportion for the cream is
one-haH ounce of gelatine. one ounce
OF rose water, one-half ounce of
gylcerine one darn of tincture |
OF benzoin aud ten drops Of
pcrfumed oil. Should the paste be hard |
er than desired when cold, It can be |
heated in the bath and little more
glyceripe added Exchange
Dorothy Dexter !