Evening star., 1934-07-16

which Is demonstrated a million times
every day.
Many person especially women.
rub some soap OF cake and smear
tins on the iaCe. This method misses
much VI the action oi soap and wafer
The right way 4 10 Work up = guOd
suCiS with the hands. then apply these
tnY bubble. millions OI them. 10 the
SKIN III this Nay the tull detergent
action Of the soap l. achieved. and an
no otaFT So..ps tHat do not In her
freely are not good soaps as those
thag do A good soap should wash
OFF a. freely - il fathers. The feel
OF the face afterWard Is ! sure sign
Of whether one has the right soap tor
the individual skin. II the face feels
light or drawn. there j. tOO much
alkali Ia it, II il feels rs II 1t IS
coated with something, even after the
most complete rInsIns. 1t shows THAT
the soap contains too much lat tor
the individual skin.
The right soap, properly applied and
properly removed. leaves IA feeling of
real reirUShmtnt. especially on very
hot day. The soap plays real part,
because. II removes the oil which coats
the skin It's role Is at least equal To
that OF the water Water, especially
coid, refreshes and tones, especially
IN hot weather
This sort OF facial may be taken
several times day. during working
hours, and is u real aid Ia meeting
exceptionally hot days.
Men will mud that it will not do.
however. just q splash around over
the face. The coat, collar and prefer
ably shirt should hrst be removed,
then the entire face and neck thor
oughly washed.
Not only children do not know
how 10 wash the hands and face prop
erly. We have seen many adults VINO
have no more idea. These persons,
II you were To instruct them to con-
tinue washing the hands for 10 min
utes, without stopping, would laugh
IN your face. Perhaps such a length
Of time Is unnecessary. except IN hos
pitfalls, but there can be no doubt that
the average person should wash the
hands completely. including rlnsing.
three or four times, not Just once,
before proceeding to the more serious
business OF washing the face, neck
and ears. These are the old child
hood objectives. and they still are
as good as ever. Many persons, in
Guiding adults. fail TO get enough
water in the ears, and especially III
the n sapkafS vet thaEa .,la
soap and water the most. Naturally
the eyes must be kept tightly closed.
since soap in them does only harm.
But the entire epidermiS OF the face
and neck must receive soap and
water. and this washing must be
not once, but two or three times. to
get the full cooling benefit. SOAP
manufacturers have reduced the al
kali in their soaps TO meet the de-
mands OF the people for bland soaps,
and In doing this they have some
what cut down the power Of their
product to cut" oily films. 1t will
be found, especially by persons in
clined TO have oily skins, that one
simple washing, no matter how thor
ough, will not remove all the oil.
And unless this is removed AS COM
pletely as feasible, especially III hot
weather, the resulting cooling action
upon the face and entire system will
not be as great as it otherwise would
be. This refreshment is not just that
OF cleanliness but is rather COM
bllation based on stimulation of GER
tam centers, the opening OF pores
and sweat glands, and the well known
healing powers of water. II you can't
take complete BATH in hot weather.
concentrate on the hands, wrists. face
and neck, including the ears and eyes.
and you will find a cooling agent
far more lasting than an ice-eold
drink.