The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-28
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pOrtance in the quest of good com plexioh,. of good physical condition and inward and outward cleanliness. I will now add few things to do and remember in connection with the care of the. skin.
 In addition to the use of cleansing cream it is quite. often necessary, par ticularly in the winter, N se some kind of.cream for keeping tl6 Skin soft. If you can bear it,sit is A 4od thing, to put cream on the fact Before re tiring and leave it on all night. If you are like me, and cannot possibly sleep with cream on your face, then evening when you are resting sor alone for an hour or more,S and apply 1t then. ,,In applying this cream the face should be cleaned thoroughly first : and then tho cream we'll rubbed im Always remember ill applying any cream never rub in a a-circular motion Or downwards;, start supaer the eyes and always rub up t0waftis the hair and withnet too much force
 If you have n tendency to large pores it is a, good plan to use some { sort of astringent. You can either buy this (astringents, are not apt to be harmfuD or one can easily make one by mixing approximately three parts witch hazel and one part rose water.r An astfingent is also valuable in tightening relaxed or Habby muscles. If used for this purpose wrap a piece of cotton around flat piece of wood or something of the sort and pat the astringent on the flabby part.
 In applying creams and astringents ! do not forget that the neck is almost as important to your appearance as your face and should be given the same attention and treatment as the latter. A lined or flabby throat is not only unattnctise but gives saIf anndeniable appearance of .hge. sH f
 There are certain diets (which are very detrimental to, the skin. Too much coffee with hot milk, for instance, has n great tendency to give one n sallow complexion. Black coffee will the hot milk and the coffee that pro- veterate smoking also has this effect on the skin in addition to making it rather leathery in appearance. The great appetite of many American wO- men for sweets is exteffnely bad for the skin as well as the fi@1restt z sa Ss
 If your skin has tefdency to 5be oily rather than dry dos Hot. use any but cleansing cream. Hwill do no harm to apply a solut}0H onesham distilled water and oneIdif alcphols using it sparingly and applying twice a week. ' " " = : ], z
 Being great lover of sports my, self I realize that it is difficult always, to avoid sunburn. However, it isS a good thing to try to avoid it as much as possible, for a heavy sunburn summer after summer it not only very difficult to remove but unquestionably ends by coarsing and thickennig the skin. If you do not like veil over the eyes it is quite easy when playing either tennis sor golf to wear a veil harem fashion. If worn with a hat with brim this will quite success fully prevent sunburn. Naturally when in bathing anything like this is impossible and consequently it is well after this sport to take preventive measures; in other words, immediately apply some cream and allow it to re- main short, while. <
 I think othat liquid powders are generally injurious the skin as they effectually close the pores and fresh air is as good for the pores as it is for the lungs. In the case of sea bathing, however, the very thing which makes liquid powders bad ordinarily makes them an aid in protecting the skin from the effects of the sun. The powder should be removed immediately after, however.
 If you have become very much sun burned,-it will do no harm to use a r uph xxyt,t aiI in, kbn sunburn, though it will not cure the ultimate effect of steady sunburn on your skin. Quite a powerful bleach is made from two-third parts of peroxide, and One-third ammonia, or, if this seems little strong for the more tender skin little distilled water may be added another bleach commonly used is dioxide; third, but perhape not quite so powerful, is lemon juice. If you wish to use mild bleach for some length of time rub half of lemon over your face night and morning.
 Many people use liquid powder in the belief that it is hiding the blemishes they may have and making the skin whiter. In this they are quite wrong, however, as the use of it is probably increasing their trouble and generally hides it very poorly < A'. certain amount of powder is aYailecessity to every woman, in my opinion, and will do her no harm provided it does not contain bismuth or other ingredients ruinous to the skin. Certain very deep color powders are made with dye and are very injurious to the skin. This holds good also with r0uges.
 It is quite easy to tell if the powder or rouge which you are using is harm ing the skin as the pores will become clogged and your skin dry and chapped in appearance. Do not forget that no matter how good they may be, all powders and rouges of necessity con { tain ingredients that are not bene- ficial to the skin. A powder, for in- stance, must have certain elements that have a tendency to dry the skin in order that it shall remain on your face. This is another reason, in ad- diti0n to the obvious one of removing dirt, for keeping your face thoroughly cleansed.
 If you remove the powder frequently it will not have chance to be ab- s0rbed deeply into your skin and as most serious skin trouble comes from harm done to the lower layer, or what is called the true skin, the removal of powder and rouge will help to pre- vent this occurring.
 Even at the cost of boring repetition l am going to sum up my opinion gained through experience and observa- ton of the things essential to a good skin. First and foremost, good physi- cal health and fitness of body; second. extremely thorough cleanliness, and, third, avoidance of fake and harmful beauty aids. ax
 MRS. BARTLETT AND MRS.
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