The Washington herald., 1922-08-21
FreckLes and Burns

TT is not all romance one COL
lects on a vacation" writes a girl.
What doth 1t profit a romantically
inclined young person with the
moonlight nights and q ukulele-
equipped canoe and a person with
lovely tenor IL ones face looks
like the setting sun, her hair is
brittled from its too powerful sun
bath. and freckles. freckles every
where. ] am a sad sight and my
heart Is where the freckles are,
distressed and worried organ IL Is"
My mail indicates whole world
OF such distressed and worrieds.
Naturally enough. however, when
one considers that the skin is
treated like hot house plant the
rest of the year and then sudden
| ly exposed to the destructive rays
Of old Sol for hours and hours at
a time.
he . Sun Dodger.
Freckles. even the large ones.
never strike me as being such a
great calamity like the loss. of
hair or twenty pounds extra. A wo-
man I know whose hair is prema-
turely gray says not only the per-
son who has not gray hair can be
philosophic about IT. So 1t seems
with the freckles. Freckles are
due to an irregular distribution of
the pigment forming cells in the
skin and their appearance is caused
or exaggerated by exposure to sun
light. Tanning. too. is similar
manifestation of stimulation of pig
ment formation by light. The only
difference is that persons who tan
have an even distribution of the
pigment forming cells in tho skin.
while in those who freckle the dis
tribution is uneven.
| Therefore. the prevention OF tan
ming and freckles consists In avoid
ing sunlight II you find them really
grief. then the prevention is your
safest and surest relief from worry.
Freckles are dif1cult to get rid Of.
The remedies in general use are not
magic in effect. too frequently quite
unsatisfactory. The frequent rubbing
Of the pigment spot with lemon juice
is an old popular measure and just
about as effective for the light sum-
mer freckles as anything ] know Of.
but 1t has to be carried to point of
two or three timees daily application
to max improvement in a short time.
Sponging with a peroxide solution
after the face is washed causes some
bleaching. Strong solutions of cor
rosive sublimate are sometimes en-
bodied in freckle remedies, but as this
Is one Of the most dangerous poisons.
only under a physicians direction
should II ever be used. II there Is
any skin abrasion it might cause
disfiguration.
Try This for Freckies.
| This paste I have found perhaps
the most satisfactory Of any in treat
ing the stubborn freckles: OXychlo-
ride of bismuth, one dram; calomel,
one-sixth grain; peroxide OF hydro
gen. one dram; lanolin and vasehne.
four ounces each. Apply II at night
after washing the face and allow
to remain on the skin.
In addition to the ordinary precau-
tions that are part OF dress, a wide
brimmed hat. a parasol. thick coat
ing Of a heavy cosmetic powder af-
fords some protection. Over a base
of cold cream lightly applied, 1t has
additional advantages.
| One woman I know who used to
suffer horribly from sunburn found
relief and prevention in a zinc oint-
ment. with which she rubbed her face
and arms before going out on the
golf course.
But for sunburn you will find
nothing better than equal parts OF
linseed oil and limewater. II takes
the sting out of the burn almos,
Immediately and is most healing
] recommend 1t as a preventive as
well. Grease the neck and arm.
and face with it lightly and ther
dab powder on top of that, and
doubt IL the sun will leave any OF
its favorite coloring upon you at al
| To Bleach sunburn.
| The lemon Juice and the peroxide
solution are recommended for
bleaching out the tan. The follow.
ing preparation has no harmful In.
gradients as a bleach and 1t doe.
effective work:
Zinc oxide. drachms: boric acid