The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
Timely Creams and Lotions

finely serve the purpose of remov ing the traces of the suns ardor:
 Sweet milk ............12 pint
 Fresh cucumber
 slices to soak in the milk for a few hours Bind the slices on the fac or upon tho neck with cloth ban, dages. In extreme cases they may be left on over night.
 Along the Riviera the peasants remove the tan in practical anl speedy manner They wash punches 4 green grapes and sprinkle alum over them. They wrap the grapes in a white paper and cook them under hot ashes When the grape are tender they remove the cover ing and squeeze the juice into a cup The peasant girls bathe their faces in this lotion as often as they think 1t is necessary some times six times a day.
 ALSO OH llt hlNleld tue Hld!utu0 who wish to keep their compleXions beautiful (and what maiden does not so wish?) wash their faces ill the white of an egg after the face has been exposed to the suns rays. They leave it on for fifteen to twen- ty minutes.
 disapprove strongly of those whitening lotions which leave de posit and choke up the pores. Rut there are few whitening lotions to which this objection may not |" raised This is a skin tonic as welt as d whitener, having that astringcnt quality which flabby skins require:
 Eau de cologne ....,...2 ounces Tincture of camphor ...1 ounce Tincture of benzoin ... F ounce I This whitening lotion is also good for an oily skin:
 Camphor water .......1 quart
 Glycerine ..............1 ounce
 Powdered Borax ....12 ounce
 This may be applied after bathing the face, or before retiring
 The woman who possesses a too oily skin can improve it by applying this lotion several times daily:
 Distilled water ..........1 ounce
 Compound tincture of lav
 ender ............8 minims Sulphate of zinc ...1 ounce
 An economical application for the same condition is:
 Hot water .................1 quart
 Carbonate of soda ....6 ounces
 BoraX .................. ounce l A tonic lotion that whitens and has also an astringent quality is l this:
 Juice of ..........2 cucumbers Elderflower water F pint Eau de cologne Il wineglassful TinCt of benzoin ......1 ounce 1 Mix and shake well in a pint bot tie Keep well corked and shake be- fore using.
 i Cold cream should be applied to i various parts of the face and neck in different ways. About the outer corners of the eyes the fingers should be "bunched." that is drawn l closely together and they should i pat the skin lightly, working gently i toward the hair line. So the fingers should be "bunched" for batting the cold cream into the hollows of the cheeks, and the motion should be a rotary and upward one. The mo- tion in feeding the point of the chin 1 where some women form wrinkles early, is a light batting one, still with the fingers "bunched"
 For the region beneath the eyes there should be a slight stroke of the first two fingers along the upper part of the cheek bone and from the inner corner of the eye outward 1 The tender skin immediately be meath the eye should be touched with feather lightness if at all. Fol the forehead the motion should be upward pressure, also rotary one For the front part of the neck the fingers should be spread apart and the light. batting motion begin al the upper point oF the breast bone and extend to the upper part of the neck beneath the chin.