The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-16

To be wrinkled at thirty is indeed a misfortune. and If the skin is very thin 1t must be admitted that it has less promise from beautifying treatments than the thicker ones. Thin-skinned faces are at a disadvantage with every wind that blows. with sunburn, fire heat, indigestion. worry, etc.
 Thin skins need much more grease than others, for as rule they are very dry and sensitive to all external influences, and sometimes it Is neces- sary to cleanse such faces with grease instead of with soap and water This formula will achieve very good pur- pose If 1t Is carefully made from pure substances:
 Almond oil .........4 ounces
 Spermaceu .........1 ounce
 White wax .........1 ounce
 Cucumber juice ..2 ounces
 Select cucumbers ripe enough for table use; cut and chop them fine; then extract the juice by squeezing through 8 jelly bag Then measure the juice and carry the required two ounces to a druggist, asking him to supply the rest of the ingredients and make up the formula.
 When cleansing the face with the cream work the grease into the skin with the fingers and then wipe off the residue with very soft cloths. The soil from the skin will be very visible on these, and the face can he mas saged and worked over with the cloths until 1t feels as fresh as If washed in the ordinary way. If 1t seems to shine little too much sometimes, heat a tablespoonful of some delicate toilet water and go over the face with this and fresh soft rag.
 A lotion especially for strengthening relaxed muscles, and which is there fore extremely good for wrinkles, is made of the following simple things:
 Fresh rosemary tops 2 pounds
 Sage (also freshly
 gathered} .........A pound
 Rectified spirit. .s. B quarts
 Water ..............1 Il quart
 Digest for ten days, then throw the whole in a still, add pound and a half of common salt and draw off six pints. To this distilled portion put one ounce of bruised Jamaica ginger, and after the liquid has stood a few days longer either decant or filter it. This Is regarded as a fine skin tonic, and It can also be used upon the hair to advantage
 Barley water was used in our grand mothers times for wrinkles, and there is no reason why 1t should not be em- ployed today and made up in the same old-fashioned manner Ancient direc- tions for this simple beautifier call for three ounces of pearl barley boiled in pint of rain water until the glu- ten is extracted; then the liquid is strained and is applied directly to the face. after it has been washed, on go ing to bed. Some of the beauty people of the present day make up this wash with the addition of 25 drops of tincture of benzoin to quart The barley water so prepared is declared absolutely proof again wrinkles, but one can only know the truth of this statement by testing 1t. Strained honey and sour buttermilk are other simple remedies against these subtle enemies of woman's youth, and these modest medicaments are available to ali
 The thin-skinned face must always be protected against strong winds, grinding dust, deep sunburn and much burning over the cook stove if it's owner wishes to avoid the bane of deep-seated wrinkles.
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