The Washington times., 1934-05-28

SuperAuous Hair
Now Safely
Removed
BY JULIET SHELBY

At one time, and not so long
ago it was considered most in
delicate to speak of Superfluous
hair on women. And to remove
it was being quite mad. Today,
however, women do not mince
matters. They are constantly
in quest for beauty, and If an
unnecessary growth Of hair de-
tracts from the vision they
aspire to, they remove it
safely and simply and 60 on
their pretty ways.
The removal Of Superfluous
hair may be either permanent
or temporary. Electrolysis (the
electric needle) in the hands Of
a person skilled in its use is
the only satisfactory method
Of removing hair permanently.
This method is excellent for lip
hair or an occasional single
hair growth, but it is not
suited for the depilation Of
large surfaces.
For the removal Of hair
from the arms and legs there
are many chemical and me-
chanical methods. But unless
you are actually convinced of
the harmlessness Of a chemical
depilatory (Such as a liquid,
cream. or powder) do not use
it. There is always the posi-
bility Of damaging the skin
and the deeper tissues by some
V1rulent poison.
Mechanical
OF the mechanical methods
there are two which are safe.
One is to clip each hair as
short as possible with mani
cure scissors and then rub
down the hair stumps with the
finer toilet pumice. Four
ounces or more may be bought
for 10 cents in any drug store.
This method, however, is tedi-
,ous if the growth of hair is
thick and dark.
So, like many a Scrupulous
beauty, you will find yourself
resorting to wax method as the
safest and most effective. It
is odorless and contains no
harmful chemical.
A well known cosmetic house
presents the wax method in a
very compact and efficient set
which is handy to take with you
when you travel. The direc-
tions for using this hair eradi-
Gator are simple but if you have
never used wax I advise you to
try it on a small skin area for
your initial experiment. You
will soon become adept in
putting it on and yanking it
off!
You dust the skin with powder
against the grain Of the hair.
Heat the wax to a semi-molten
state and when cool enough
spread it in thick strips up and
down on the skin to be cleaned.
When it hardens pull it off
with a quick upward "yank"-
and 10! your skin is painlessly
shorn. If it shows a slight red
irritation, pat on a bit Of the
special soothing cream which
comes with the set.
Retards Growth
In removing hair wax a GER
tain proportion of the "roots"
are permanently destroyed,
and the bulk Of the hair grows
back very gradually. If you
wish to retard the growth still
more, use toilet pumice over the
shorn area every time you
bathe. Pumice also tends to
smooth the skin.
With the bathing season at
hand look to the grooming Of
your limbs. It takes a beach
scene to distinguish the maticu-
lous woman from the careless.
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