Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07
Madame Ise'bell
CiUes Some Sensible AdUise on a Beauty
Destroying Skin Trouble

there is good reaction afterwards. II will
have an excellent tonic effect Local
treatment for acne will be taken up in the
following lesson.
Local Treatment.
Local treatment for acne takes the
form of many medicinal lotions of which
sulphur is a fRvorite ingredient and these
should be prescribed by q physician and
used according to directions. I am go
ing to confine myself to simple remedies
that experience has shown will sometimes
cure and always in q measure help this
trouble.
There are certain toilet creams pro-
vided for acne sufferers that are often
very beneficial, especially II the skin is
dry and impoverished. Other cases of
acne, the oily kind where there is con-
siderable pus, is best treated by drying
the skin. 1 recommend for this the old
fashion soap treatment which is given
as follows: After the face is thoroughly
cleaned at night cover the affected part
with layer of common yellow soap and
let 1t dry and remain on the skin over
night. In the morning wash II off gently
with warm water and then bathe with
cold.
No Need to Fear Face Powder.
A good face powder will not increase
acne on the contrary 1t will help 1t by
protecting the skin and relieving irrita-
ton. To make the powder stay evenly
on the skin rub in gently little good
toilet cream before applying.
Acne affected skin should be treated
with the greatest gentleness.
lnfamed Spots and PImpIes.
The hard, itching spots characteristic
OF certain forms of acne are often helped
by painting with white tincture of iodine.
Be sure and get the white, colorless. as
1t is sometimes called, for the dark iodine
will stain the skin, and 1t is also too
strong to use Sor this trouble. III the
infiamed spot is treated in this way in
the beginning, the Inflammation will often
be dispersed; II not the pimple will be
brought to head and the white spot dis
tinctly visible. 1t should be opened with
needle sterilized by passing through a
hot flame, the matter pressed out care
fully with clean fingers a little peroxide
of hydrogen applied and the spot then
covered with healing cream. A pimple
properly opened and cleaned will not
continue affecting the skin; II the pus is
not properly cared for 1t may go on form
ing new irritation.
With acne the ordinary wash cloth
should be avoided unless II is boiled daily.
A soap-caked and germ-lnfested wash
cloth is one of the most frequent causes
of this trouble. The face should be
cleansed with pieces OF fresh absorbent
cotton or squares of old linen discarded
afterwards or boiled for reuse. The dry
ing towel should also be of soft linen;
old table linen is best for this purpose.
A Stubborn Trouble.
Acne is often stubborn and difficult to
cure. 1t is more prevalent in youth and
people often, as the expression is. outgrow
1t. Permanent cures are generally made
by attention to small details in regard to
local treatment and toning up the gen.
eral health In the manner indicated in
the last lesson.
Nervous troubles are often accompanied
by mild form OF acne which disappears
when the nerve health has been regained.
Do not make this trouble worse by undue
sensitiveness regarding It. 1t is durable
and every effort should be made to cure
IT, but II 1t is allowed to affect either
the nerves or the temper a cure will be
much retarded.
After Effects Of 6antlng.