Evening star., 1931-12-16
Whiteheads and Blackheads

EIIERS coming 10 my oeSK dally
tell me very clearly the upper
most beauty problems confront
IL ing my readers, and, judging
from the letters received asking
| my advice on whiteheads and black
heads, another beauty talk on this sub
| ject will be appreciated.
Whiteheads are a peculiar form OF
| skin trouble. They are form of acne
and usually appear on the forehead, un-
! der the eyes and about the nose and
chin The pimples look like small white
seeds that are embedded in the skin
and are really obstructed sebaceous
| glands pores and differ only from
blAckheads in that the surface is toe
| hard to collect dust and dirt and make
the points black
These little white specxs when they
exist in any numbers make the COM
| pleXion appear rough and unsightly. II
| these whiteheads are allowed to remain
| they dry up and become horny specks.
They should be softened and pressed
out gently when possible.
| The treatment is very much the same
as that used for a skin inclined to
blackneads. The skin needs stimulation,
/ softening and refining afterward An
| tisepJic methods in washing and drying
the face are very necessary. Boric acid
solution is an excellent antiseptic and
should be used to bathe the face before
| and after treatment.
Bathe the face with warm water and
mild soap. Steam the face with hot
| towels for several minutes. Massage
| the skin with an oily cream or warm
| mineral oil The massage will stimu-
! late the circulation and the oil VIII
| <hn ,r-Li v
, heads
Wipe off the excess cream with a
tissue square and apply another hot
towel Have some boric acid solution
| ready mixed and bathe the skin for
several minutes with the warm To-
tion. II is quickly made by dissolving
one heaping teaspoonfuI OF boric acid
In one pint Of boiling water. Allow it to
cool before using. It can be obtained
ready prepared from any large drug
store if you do not care to mix your
own. Heat it before using. With Ster-
ilized needle open the little white speck
and press out gently with the fingers
covered with gauze or use comedon
has been Ster.lized first. Battle the
parts again with fresh boric acid for
several minutes. Dry ana apply the fol-
lowing lotion and allow it to dry on
the skin: One part precipitated sui
phur, "a parts rosewater, "a parts CAL
cium water Shake we'll. Put it on the
skin with piece of absorbent cotton.
Your druggist will mix the lotion for
you. For hard stubborn blackheads or
whiteheads a useful sulphur sslve may
be used two or three times a week after
the above treatment: one teaspoonful
precipitated sulphur, two teaspoonfuls
powdered starch, two teaspoonfuls zinc
oxide, four teaspoonfuls petrolatum.
Mix well into smooth saiVe and apply
on the spots at bedtime. Leave it on
overnight, In the morning wash the
face with warm water and mild soap.
Rin-e well in warm wafer and then
dash on cold water or rub with ice.
Dry thoroughly, using little friction.
Pat on a skin tonic and dust with dry
hcric acid powder. Use no colored cos
metics until the face has cleared
Since the fundamental cause Of this
condition is sluggish system and
sluggish condition of the skin, vigorous
daily exercise, cold or tepid showers,
right diet and facial massage are neceS-