The state herald., 1912-12-20
MASSAGE BY sLAPS
New Treatment to Correct 9
Loose, FIabby Skin.
French Beauty Specialists Introduced
This Innovation, and It Has Been
Eagerly Taken Up In This
Country.
BY NINE. ARMAND.

you hesitate to massage 1t for fear OF
pushing or dragging it-which, by the
way. is very harmful, especially when
lines are apparent-then try the new
er treatment of slapping the flesh.
French beauty specialists believe
more in slappiug and kneading the
flesh than in massage. and judging
from the patronage they receive, 1t 10
real success. OF course. the slap
ping is sort of massage. but as It
is applied with the fiat of the hand,
there is no pushing, pulling or drag
ging of the skin, which is likely to oo-
cur with ordinary massage II one IL
not careful and skilled in the work.
In taking one Of these treatments
not long ago I was told that the skin
and flesh responded more quickly to
this kind Of work and that almost any
part of the body could be filled out in
much less time than with the ordinary
massage.
1t certainly makes the blood which
is dormant and sluggish come to lifej
The regular pit-pat sends 1t tingling
through the veins until 1t seems that
the whole skin is aglow with fresh.
warm blood. In the Turkish baths
part OF the treatment consists Of slap,
ping and kneading the entire body,
and that Is why one feels SO good
thereafter. because every bit Of blood
possible to reach has been set in mo-
ton.
How to Slap Your Own Face.
First cleanse the face thoroughly.
Then warm the skin either by holding
hot cloths upon 1t or by steaming It.
Next pat in some Of your favorita
cream or skin food. Allow all that
will to absorb and then with the fiat
OF the hand slap firmly. yet severely,
at the corners of the eyes and temples.
The work Of slapping is done best by
alternating with the hands. using one
and then the other. Next slap the
cheeks from the sides OF the nose.
Work out over the jawbone and on to
the neck. II what is known as the
character lines. those which run from
the nostril to the corners OF the
mouth, are deep. then push the tongue
beneath the line and slap well. When
working about the eyes do so very
gently. Use only the cushion OF the
second finger-tip. Remember always
that the eyes are sensitive to any
hard or vigorous application, SO one
must be careful to do no harm to
them. The forehead may be slapped
vigorously with the palms. and two
fingers will suffice to slap the nose on
each side.
Double Chin Needs slapplns.
To remove the superfluous fat and
double chin. slap 1t vigorously. Lift
up the head and with the back OF the
hands. alternately. slap upward. oc
casionally pressing the flesh toward
the chin. never down toward the
throat,
When the face neck and chin have
been sufficiently slapped they should
tingle and smart. but not pain. Then,
after few moments rest. the hand.
should be doubled up into fists. and
the flesh softly kneaded all over, and
wherever the skin is loose and baggy
II should be picked up between the
thumb and second finger and gently
rolled back and forth. When finish
ed the face can be cleansed of dust
and foreign particles Just ms II is with
ordinary massage. II you viii take
an old soft towel first to remove the
superfuous cream you will notice how
soiled II is. This slapping and knead.
Ing not only helps to I'LL out the flesh.
but makes an excellent way OF Kidding
the skin OF many Impurities.
Another Method Of Using Cream
II is very difficult to make some
skins absorb oils and creams and no
matter how hard one may try by
steaming the skin and other warming
methods to open the pores. the cream
rt'll remains on the surface. II your
skin is OF this texture. then. after
aieaming or warming II. rub n little OF
tho cream ON the tips OF your fingers
or the palms OF the hands. and while
you are slapping the skin this will
work Into II. A good many women
prefer 10 be maaSagod In tho sama
way. and do not care TO have tho
cream rubbed on tho face first II Ger.
tainly has the advantage over tho old
method OF applying the cream. as Il IL
more dainty and does not groaso up
the whole face or skin nt once, You
can also tell Just how much cream tho
skin will absorb, n you take very
little nj first. and Il works In. tho
hands become dry and then you may
take up little more. and Ia this man.
nor you can tell that tho cream Ia
sinking into tho skin.