The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
THE RIGHT OIL FOR THE SKIN

Physiologists estimate that the skin of an adult aged 35 years secretes one to two tea. spoonfus of sebum daily. Sebum is the best skin oil there is for the complexion. In youth generally more than enough sebum is poured out upon the skin After thirty the amount Of oil naturally secreted by the skin tends to dim inish and often there is not enough 10 Keep the skin in good condition, so that the skin becomes dry harsh, irritable, rough, cold an dsallow Likewise the scalp and hair.
 Many girls and young women make the mis- take of daubng all kinds of creams, ontments' and other greasy complexion preparations on the skin, which merely add to the excess or oil already present. What is more ridiculous many of the cosmetic nostrums purport 10 Ieeo the skin or something, the manufacturers ap- parently having the secret of nourlshlng the , body without putting anything through the esophagus Many of the customers are beau tful or would be with little less artihce all of them must be pretty dumb.
 For more mature individuals who have insuf- fcient natural skin oil (sebum) various oils are helpful in keeping the skin In good condition | and the complexion clear. One Of the best Is plain cold cream freshly prepared by the phar- | macst after the formula for Ung. Aquae Rosae (ontment of rose water) in his standard for mulary, the Pharmacopoeia.
 No artificial skin oil can compare with the natural sebum All artificial skin oils have the drawback that they do not last long-they dry | up too quickly disappear by attrition or | course no oil is absorbed by the skin. A good skin oil should be used very sparlng- | ly in any case. A teaspoonfu is enough for the whole body for day. Not enough to make the | skin look or feel greasy in any case. Olive oil sweet almond oil, cocoa butter (oii | of theobroma) and palm cocoanut oil are all good oils for this purpose. . l oil of sesame Otherwise known as teel oil and benne oi) is particularly useful as a skin | oil because it is slow to dry away and 1t does not clog the skin some other olls do. Sesame oil was used by the ancient Egyptians and Per
 sians and is still used by the Arabs as skin
 beautifer. Plain sesame oil will become rancid | if kept long, but when the ollowing formula is compounded by the pharmacist 1t keeps well and is praised by many users who require some such daily application to kee pune skin and
 complexion in condition:
 | Sesame oil l................4 4 ounces
 Powdered Benz9in .....'...Zo g,a,ns asnns | Rub up the oil with the benzoin in mortar and keep at about blood temperature for three
 hours over water bath, then cool and add the alcohol stir, and filter. This is a job for a | pharmacist, not cook.
 A few drops of the same oil may be used on | the scalp daily to keep excessively dry scalp and hair in condition.
 | As a rule young skins and complexions like
 plenty of soap and water and the less grease or
 oil cream the better. Older skins are irritat-
 ed by soap and water, and soothed and i'm proved by the daily use of grease oil or cream
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | After My Operation
 Four months ago had appendicitis operation l Scar still looks red and there Is little groove there. When can join my gym class and is 1t all right for me to go swimming. am 1o years old and feel fine. Is 1t necessary for me to wear some kind of corset or supporter? (G. So
 Answer-Your doctor should have instructed you about all these things. Ordinarily one should resume all such activities in as many weeks after such operation. It is ordinarily bet | ter not to wear any brace supporter corset
 unless such appliance is ordered by your physi- | clan.
 Bremen Afraid of Drafts | In our fire station IF men sleep in room 39x32 feet, having two outside windows Sx5 1-2 feet and two ventilatOrs 14x1S inches in the ceiling Four Of the men insist on keeping all the windows closed all night. Eight want win dows open but sleep with closed windows rath- CT than argue about it. There are radiators in the room which may be turned on whenever anybody wants the heat What danger Is there 1 in sleeping with closed windows under these conditions? CT. M. C.)
 l Answer-ProbaDly none in summer or mild | weather. In very cold winter weather there would be the danger of carbon monoxid. as- phyxiation if any such gas happens to polute the air. It would be too bad if general alarm should come some night when most of the fire men were gassed. The old fossils are afraid of
 drafts and it is futile to argue with such per
 sons, for they usually have old fossil physicians | who are afraid of 'em too. As a compromise
 which has solved many similar problems sug-
 gest that you install screens of plain | bleached muslin in the two outside windows | full size, and then you can have fresh air vs.h- out wind rain snow. dust or discomfort | Corn Starch Powder
 l Have found cOrnstarch powder excellent for | chafing. Will it do any harm to use cOrnstarch powder instead of talcum powders for the l baby? (Nlrs H. M. R.l
 | Answer-No, it is quiet harmless and sooth- | ing-a liberal dusting of the body with corn starch powder is grateful in many cases of l hives erythema and ordinary heat rash.