Evening star., 1922-07-26
Clearing the Complexion.

was ten years learning that whan q
girl or woman speaks Of clearing t,e
|complexion" she means Kidding the sltn
Of pimples II she doesn't mean relievins
= saIlow. muddy or otherwise imperfect
complexion. But, at that. am q fast
worker compared with the mere laity.
for the Iaity has been at least . hundred
years learning that physics do not clear
the complexion" and I gather from my
correspondence that the laity has not yet
learned this any too we'll. II IL queer.
too. hoy dull and unobserving the laity
can be about such matters. Look At all
the sallow. pimply. discourasing com
plexions that get constantly no better
under an endless bombardment with all
kinds Of physics, alleged liver regula-
tors" salts, herb teas and similar junk.
And these poor. misguided folk fondly
cherish the notion that physics do some
how clear the complexion" I call that
laitylike.
A sailow complexion has a yellowish
hue because that 10 the natural color OF
the skin, and the panniculus or layer OF
fat Immediately beneath the skin. 1t y
the perfusion Of the yeilowish sxin with
red blood that gives the flesh tint which
is most desired. The sailow complexion.
tHeISKOEcs u6S HOtnluB WhACeNSE ~ w
with the functional condition Of the liver,
though those famous authorities Mrs..
Sumsay and Ben Told invariably advise
something to stimulate the liver In
such c5rcunstAnces. Liver tonics ap-
peal to the imagination Of one whose
understanding Of these things 10 vague.
and the fellow behind the liver medicine
certainly Is master of the art of fasctna-
tion. His impressive psuedo scientific
jargon makes the old fashioned liver
PILL lure seem very unattractive indeed
Not only temporary absence Of blood
from the face gives sallow hue, put
permanent blood deficiency In marked
anemia (weakening of the blood) from
any cause causes fading of the clear
flesh tint and increase OF the sallow
Thousands Of women. knowing this, have
sought to remedy the trouble by taking
iron in one form or another, although
there 10 no reason to imagine that iron
or amount Of blood. OF course. the ef-
feet Of the iron medicine II always dis
appointing. unless perchance the cause
Of the anemia has been sought out and
remedied meantime. Nothing ID more
futile than taking iron for q real or IAN
cied anemia and doing nothing to remedy
the cause Of the anemia- Every bit OF
worth while evidence we have indicates
that In the absence Of proper medical
treatment Of the condition, whatever It
may be, responsible for anemia, no kind
or amount Of iron is worth hoot How
ever, this won't worry the untutored
girl who il eager to take anything but
advice for her complexion.
Old hides may require oiling to keep
them at their best; but the young
skin 10 naturally oily enough and calls
for no artificial greasing. Soap and
water is generally the best beautifier
for the young skin. And plenty of
air and sunlight will give the COM
plexion what no amount or kind OF
artificial dope can supply.
A little pure talcum powder is harm
less enough. Rice powder is equally
harmless, but often causes chronic
sore eyes A touch of rouge. an ar
tistic touch, 10 all right, too. though
its use varies indirectly with tgno-
rance Of hygiene.