The Washington herald., 1911-10-11
skin Food and Facial Massage.
Dear Friends:

skin Food and Facial Massage.
J. A. HI suppose no woman in Amer
lea has had to mother" as many
methods of massage as l. The truth Of
the matter is. that I do not believe in
massage. unless it is done by an expert
End then l do not want it done often.
More harm can he done to the face by
inexperienced handling than by leaving
1t alone. Keep your face clean. bring
the blood to the surface and try to en-
crcise those muscles that are not often
used, and you will have a good COM
TleXiOn.
A good skin food and gentle iron
ing with the tips Of the fingers. will
have a beneficial effect upon wrinkles
II the cheeks are without a good healthy
color, it will he well to use facial
massage to bring the blood to the sur
face. Before beginning the massage.
have the skin perfectly clean: battle with
hot water and a pure soap Skin food
should then be patted in all over the
face and far down upon the neck with
a firm little tapping movement. When
the cream is partially absorbed. begin
the manipUlatiOnS. starting at the fore
mead. Place the thumbs on the temples.
and in that way hold the skin firm and
taut. With the tips of first and second
fingers of both hands. rub the lines I'm
the opposite direction from which they
are formed. II there he wrinkles across
TIE forehead. rub up and down, holding
the skin taut at the top of the forehead
with the first fingers and manipulating
with the second and third.
In maSSaging the lines about the eyes
the movement should begin by rubbing
the eyelds from the nose outward half
an inch beyond the end of the eye, then
returning below the eye toward the nose
This will make the massage sweep back
CrosSwiSe of the wrinkles at the outer
corner of the eye.
One of the best movements for giving
tone to the cheeks is to place the palms
Of the hands upon the face with the fin
gers upward, and bring them gently
down until they reach the chin: after
which. by means of the fingers pressed
into the flesh. push the whole mass of
the cheek on each side, firmly but gent
~ upward. This Counteracts the sagging
of the face. which in time takes place
with almost every one.
The chin is next massaged by means
OF the thumbs, the palms of the hands
being placed upward with the fingers at
the back OF the neck. With a deep cir
cular motion, the thumbs gradually pass
backward over the whole of the chin
while the first and second fingers of each
hand. with the same rotary motion. work
among the muscles at the base Of the
skull and the upper bones Of the spinal
column.
The kneading movement is very bene-
fetal. This is done very gently with the
thumb and fOrefinger only. precisely the
motion used I'm kneading bread. The
smoothing manipulation Is better ex-
planned as an ironing out" motion. All
lines can stand these two movements.
This treatment should be done at night.
or on a day when one can lie in a re-
laxed position for at least a half hour
after the masseur or you yourself has
on your face when you are applying
cream; always use sterilized cheese cloth.
After you have taken your rest, bathe
your face in ice water until IL is per-
fectly cool, then put cold cream on and
rub. of with sterilized cheese cloth. You
will then find your skin firm and clear.
ready for your powder or whatever make
up you use.
/ am very glad to send out a skin
food which think is superior TO any
that YOU can buy. 1t is not a secret
formula: many beauty specialists and
writers use II because Il has been found
the best food for the skin.
You must be very sure that the in
gradients are fresh and of the best and
purest quality, and that your druggist
weighs them carefully.
Melt together in water bath one-half
ounce OF white wax one-hslf ounce Of
spermaceti, one ounce Of lanolin. two
ounces OF sweet almond oil, and one
ounce OF cocoanut oil. Take on the fire