The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-12

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Many letters come 70 my desk each q
week asking Tor the formula q "a
dspilatory4 or tie address gllSre oes
San VI Ir5curei a1ieaag Issspsfell
which viii remove snpercaus hair
quickly and pertnap salts Is
factory reply TO these queries Is irrl- i'm,
possible.
Depiiatories can be procured which e
VIII quickly remove the abnormal
growth of hall, .but none has been
discovered which win. at the same
time, prevent the growth from again
appearing. II is easy to destroy the
surface growth, but to find aremedy
which viii Kill the life in the roots
from which the hairs spring is quite
another matter.
Electricity, applied by means of 4
needle which penetrates the pores OF
The skin and carries the elctrlc cur,
mt directly 10 the hair root win de;
stroy the life III the roots. I But even
electricity will not accomplish this
result in once using, and, in some
cases, even with frequent use. the
hairs persist in appearing.
A depilatory should remove all hair
from the surface Of the skin in one
application without Irritating the skin:
The occasional use Of the depllatory
will serve to keep down the dlshgur-
ing growth. and in many cases its.
continued use will weaken the growth.
tin II finally ceases to appear In no
case that i have ever heard Of has the,
use Of a depilatory permanently re
moved the hair in one application.
When the hairs on the face are few
they can be removed with the tweez:
rs, causing no pain nor incplRlYyissllje
In some instances this met aal hRal eE
tHely eradicated theAtgr 9bftl
short time; in other eases tllie 5RaiFsI
continue to appear but can be easily
pulled out when they first begin to
show, thus preventing them from be
coming an annoyance Il q
1t is a serious mistake 10 resort to
any method for removing hair from
the face unless ills actually a dis
lgurement. on 81, normal sky skins
there is a downy gHowth1og hlshats
called "lanugo, and which giyeAa NE
skin its soft, yefSstg qapP3ssA Ea6ee
This growth is heavier on some skins
than on others, but is seldom sun,
GENTLY noticeable to warrant the use
Of depilatory When the down is
removed, the skin becomes shiny and
hard looking. and the down ls.apt to-
come back much heavier and with a
stronger growth.
Wien the hair Is prominent enough
to really disfgure the face, It Is de:
cldedly sensible to use the hest OBJ.
talnable means to removeit In doing
this It is quite necessary to adopt the
methods which have been proved safe
and reliable to be patient, to follow
directions carefully and not to expect
the impossible.
Copyright, 1911, Jessie Louise Notion.
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS.
HIIDA G. Y: Preparing the green
soap for a shampoo is not a very diff.
ficult task. Two tablespoons Of the
soap in quart Of very hot water is
about the right proportion, and e
must be stirred I'LL the soap 10 dis.
solved. This requires q little time,
but 1t makes enough for several sham,
poos, and can be bottled for future.
use. A couple Of ounces Of alcohol
makes an Improvement. Apply as
you would any ordinary shampoo rims
ing carefully and thoroughly. This is
especially good where there is dand-
ruff of an oily nature.
SUBSCRIBER: The great objection
tothe use q lemon lice as a bleach
is that the strong aci 1 Is very likely to.
ipjure the skin. from your descrip-
ton ] would think the brown spots
due entirely to lack Of natural action