Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
NO ONE RULE is SAFE
CONDITIONS DIFFER AS TO PROP
Err CLEANSING OF FACE.
Individual Requirements Must Be Re-
sponsIble for Varying Methods
Employed-Many Gradatlons
Between Cited onses.

We had 30 many published rules for
the proper cleansing Of the face that
we are led to believe there must be
at least one best method, and that we
should be able to find out what that
one is and to follow 1t faithfully. We
do not take into consideration the fact
that the individual requirements vary
greatly, and that the methods must
vary accordingly.
1t always seems both arbitrary and
foolish to give set rules for such
things, because, while the rules may
apply perfectly to nine cases. they
may be absolutely inappropriate to
the tenth one. For instance, there is
the woman whose skin Is perfectly
normal; who has soft water for bath
Ing and who lives where the air is
pure and free from SCOT. This woman
can keep her complexion in good con-
dition by the daily ablutlons of soap
and water, without any further care
or trouble, and she cannot understand
why her methods do not apply to the
needs of every other woman.
Then we find the opposite case-the
woman who lives in a region where
the air 10 laden with smoke and
CRIME; where steam radiators dry out
all moisture from the air of the living
rooms; where the water is hard and
the winds are nipping. This woman
has learned that she must use soar
and water sparingly, cleansing cream
generously, and must give her com
plexIon constant care and attention
to keep 1t from growing brown and
leathery, or drying up into network
of wrinkles
AS long as the sebaceous glands and
sweat glands act normally and the
skin retains It's elasticity and natur
ally moist condition, no especial care
Is necessary beyond the ordinary
methods of keeping the skin clean
and the pores open When the nor
NAL action of these glands Is interfer
ed with something more than the or
dinary methods becomes necessary.
The abnormal condition Of the
glands may take the form of inactiv.
ity or Of over-activity. If the trouble
is due to inactivity of the glands and
the skin becomes dry and feels drawn
it would be worse than foolish to IN
sist upon drying up the secretions
still more by the use of soap and wa
ter, borax and a bristle brush. The
application of a cleansing and sooth.
ing cream would answer the purpose
much better and would prevent any
Ill consequences. Should the seba
ceous and sweat glands be overactlve
the thorough cleansing Of the face
with soap and water may be permit
ted, but In many cases lotion con
tanning slightly astringent properties
will keep the skin In splendid condi
ton, cleansing and toning 1t up and
helping to counteract the tendency tc
enlargement of the pores.
Besides the extreme cases noted
there are all the gradations between
and we can SEQ how impossible 1t II
to give cast-iron rules for even q
seemingly simple a thing as the proper
methods of cleansing tho face. It ii
necessary to use our own judgmen
In selecting the method best suited Il
our individual needs. and when W.
read any published directions to giv'
them a little consideration before ap
plying them.
Copyright 1918 by Universal Press Syn
dicato.)