The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-17
BY HEeE.

the first thing to look to is the gem
Grad health. Good health is the
foundation of a good complexion.
All the special care of the skin in
the world will not make the cont
plexion all it might be, if the general
health is bad.
Good health must, to be sure, be
supplemented by certain special
treatments of the skin, but good
health is the first essential There
fore, those who wish to acquire
good complexion, must pay attention
first to the general care of the bodr,
must build the foundation strong and
sure
Health is a complex matter, many
things enter into tall, OF course,
have their bearing upon the complex
ion, but some are more important
than others.
The condition of the blood, the
liver. the digestion, the nerves, are
directly reflected on the skin; and
they, therefore, need the particular
attention of the person seeking
good complexion.
Without pure blood and good circu-
lation, it is impossible for anyone to
have a good complexion. To be in
good condition, the blood must not
only have it's proper supply of nutri-
ton from food, but it must have It's
full percentage of oxygen. Both of
these are necessary to make good
blood.
The nourishment from the food
builds up used tissue, as every one
knows, but the oxygen is equally inn
portant.
Oxygen purifes the blood, and so
when the blood is properly oxygen
ated, it goes on it's journey through
the body carrying purity instead of
impurity If the blood is not oxy-
genated as it should be in the lungs
the impurities remain in it and are
lodged in various parts of the body,
breeding disease, so that it is most
important that oxygen in its full
quantity should be taken into the
blood. Besides, the food when d.
costing, needs a certain amount OF
oxygen. If the blood is short of
! oxygen, digestion is impaired, and
this in turn reacts upon the health,
and upon the complexion, so that the
quality of the blood has much to do
with the condition of the skin.
Then to insure a good complexion,
the circulation must be good. No
matter how pure the blood may be,
if it does not circulate properly
through the capillaries and veins the
tissues will suffer from lack of nour-
ishment They will shrink and
wither and wrinkles will ensue. The
skin, in addition, will have
starved, colorTess look.
So that, in looking to the physical
factors of a good complexion, the
unseen foundation, as it were, the
blood and the circulation need seri-
GUS attention.
A torpid liver can completely
wreck a complexion, for the effects
of a bad liver reach out into the
body in many ways. The complex
ion gets sallow, dry and loses all ap-
pearance of freshness and pretty COL
oring.
The liver is a veritable skin bar
ometer, and a good laxative is often
most essential.
The first evidence of a torpid liver
is constipation. This condition poi
sons the whole system, and it shows
at once in the complexion. The skin
becomes dull, muddy, pimples ap-
pear, blackheads and enlarged pores
follow. This condition is ruinous to
| good looks No one can hope for a
fresh, clear pretty skin unless the
waste matter is properly eliminated.
The skin acquires a yellow, sal
low tinge, the whites of the eye look
yellowish, every one knows the com
plexion of the bilious person. 1t is
in no way attractive.
In laying the foundation for a good
complexion, one must see that the
liver is healthy, the digestion good
Good digestion is, of course, essen
tial, that the body may receive its
proper nourishment. The ill-nour
ished person is thin, anaemic, the
eyes are hollow the cheeks sunken
the lips pale, the skin white. Indt
gestion Is foe to a good complex
ion.
Not only is there a lack of nourish
ment, but when the food does moi