Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
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Woman and Home
Massage and Skin Food
ny ANTOINE1'rE DoNNELLY.

Before You begin 20 massage. cleanse
your face with good cleansing cream
s4or with II complexion brush, a pure
x bland soap and hot water. immense
! two towels in water hot enough not to
s feel uncomfortable to the hands. Wiring
s cut one towel. Apply II TO Your face
letting II remain for about q minute
s. Remove this towel and apply a second
= repeating about six or eight times and
4 gradually increasing the heat of the
E water. This softens the skin and opens
!. the pores
4 Now YOU are ready to begin your
massage. Smear skin food over your
y face. Then begin manipulations, start
ling at the forehead Place the thumbs
3 on the temples, the tips OF the fingers
so that they meet AT the center of the
forehead With 4 circular motion move
them outward and upward to the tenn
y pies, making the finger tips form small
circles and around one line of circles
outside of the other. Repeat this
y movement for five minutes. Remember
In this movement the tips OF the fingers
are pressed most as they pass upward.
A light, rapid rotary movement is used
on the downward stroke.
To give tone 10 the cheeks and to
4 correct the lines running from the
B sides of the nos" to the mouth, place
4 the fingers of both hands upon your
n cheeks, with the tips almost at the
n gently press the fingers into the flesh,
9 continuing the motion upward and out
ward SO that the end OF the stroke
) the finger tips will be at the hair
: line of the temple. Repeat this move
ment about fifteen times. Follow this
movement with another series o.;
strokes. beginning in the same posi-
ton. This time make the finger tips
& form circles about as big rs a half
dollar upward and around one line of
u no at 49,
head is reached.
must be done gently. always beginning
from the nose and working outward
toward the temples. TO remove crow s
(, feet lauEhins wrinkles), place the
ends of the second and third fingers
firmly on the temples, then kncad deem
~ upward toward the forehead For
the wrinkles rising over the bridge Of
the nose usually caused from frown-
ing and eyestrain, rub the fingers in
the opposite way in which the wrinkles
are formed.
To massage Your chin. place YOUR
hands so that the finger tips meet in
; front under the chin, push them out
ward and upward toward the back of
the ear. Then follow this with the
circular movements as described be-
fore
In massaGing. YOU must use pressure
enough 10 stimulate the skin but not
enough force to bruiso it, The pinching
process, which is done with the thumb
and first two fingers or the first finger
and thumb. will help to remove n
double chin. hut YOU must be careful
not to overdo this pinching movement.
Massage from the neck upwards toward
the chin and outward toward the base
of the ears Will tend to decrease the
double chin.
Now that Your face has been thor
A. y.
food is wiped off and hot towels again
lowed by several changes OF towels, one
with one cold as can be borne. If
face. 1t closes the pores and tones the
skin food rubbing off what will not
absorb easily. 1t is best to give this
massage Just before going to bed.
The best skin food on the market, one
that is used by the best beauty spc-
ing formula: one ounce white wax, one
ounce spermaceti, two ounces lanoiin.
two ounces coconut OIL four ounces oil
OF sweet almonds, four ounces orange
flower water. and quarter ounce Of
boric acid Melt all the oils and wax
in a double boiler, remove from the fire
and beat until cold adding slowly and
{ gradually the orange flower water in
which the boric acid has been dissolved:
lastly pour in five drops of bcn2oin. Be
sure that the ingredients are fresh and
OF the best quality.