The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-06
Il have a very tnin Skin and, alas,
1t is prematurely Wrinkled. Please
suggest some simple remedies for my
great misfortune.
ga Wnman 20 nr,;,x,,

To be Wrinkled at thirty is indeed a
misfortune, and if the skin is very thin
It 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 achieved very good pur-
pose if it Is carefully made from pure
substances:
Almond oil ..s......4 ounces
Spermaceti .........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 a jelly bag. Then measure
the juice and carry the required two
ounces to 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 be mas
saged and worked over with the cloths
until it feels as fresh as if washed in
the ordinary way. fit seems to shine
a little too much sometimes, heat a
tablespoonful Of some delicate toilet
water and go over the face with this
and a fresh soft IA
"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 Il pound
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Water .s.s.s i. quart #
Digest for ten days, then throw The
whole in a still. add a pound and .
half of common salt and draw off si1
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 1t
This is. regarded as a fine skin tonic
and it can also be used upon the hail
to advantage.
Barley water was used in our grand
mothers times for wrinkles, and there
is no reason why It should not be EN-
pIoyed today and made UP in the same
o1d-fashioned manner. Ancient direc
lions for this simple beautifer cal
| for three ounces of pearl barley boilet
in a pint of rain water until the gll
ten is extracted; then the liquid i
strained and is applied directly to thu
face, after it has been washed, on go
| ing to bed. Some of the beauty peopl'
Of the present day make up this Wasl
with the addition of 25 drops o
1
tincture Of benzoin to a quart. TIL
barley water SO prepared is declare
absolutely proof again wrinkles, bu
one can only know the truth Of thi
statement by testing it. straine
honey and sour buttermilk are othe
simple remedies against these subtl
enemies of woman's youth, and thes
modest indictments are available t
all.
The thin-skinned face must Away
be protected against strong winds
grinding dust, deep sunburn and muc
burning over the cook stove if it
owner wishes to avoid the bane @
deep-seated wrinkles.
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