The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-09
Beauty
Skin Care For
AdOIeSCents
By JULIET SHELBY

Dream" is one of the young
hopes of Hollywood. Still in
her teens, her talent has been
recognized and her girlish
beauty honored.
You mothers who hope that
your offspring will be successful
in life, whether following in the
footsteps Of Anita Louise or
some other talented youngSter.
should see to it that his or her
skin gets special attention dur.
ing the adoleScent years.
Girl or boy, your child is more
than likely to suffer through a
year or more of skin eruption.
About the time that your young
daughter declares her independ-
ence, does up her pigtail and
buys a pair of high-heeled
pumps, she experiences a
change of blood that more fire.
quently than not is accom-.
panied by skin ailment which
physicians term an acne con-
dition."
Now some cases are so severe
that it is wise to let only a ply,
Sician prescribe a cure. Other
acne conditions may be treated
wisely at home. Diet is tremen-
dously important. The growing
child must be made to realize
that she must learn to resist
chocolates, heavy sweets, too
much meat.
She should get many hours of
sleep-during these years II and
IL hours are not too many for a
growing girl-and she should
learn to order a fresh vegetable
luncheon in preference to the
kind she has always dreamed
about
Caution her to keep her skin
and scalp. Immediately clean.
At my insistence, leading Fifth
Avenue cosmetician has pack
aged two products in box to
sell for a price that is within
most every adolescent's budget
"a liquid pore cleanser, used as
a soap, and medicated cream
that heals as it beauties.
When this treatment is used,
the daughter should not use any
other cosmetic than a little pure
face powder and a lipstick. The
son should pledge himself to
scrub his face and neck and use
the cream nightly, even if COM
panions should call him sissy!
A whisper in his ear that no
little coed would date a college
manor any other fellow-with
a blemiShed skin should be in
centive enough! He, too, should
60 easy on cigarettes, sweets and
meats.
Dear Miss Shelby:
Last year started shaving
my legs and now am an aW,
full sorry person. My trouble
is that the hair is coming in
stiff, just like bristles. I can't
afford to have the hair per
manently removed so I'm
pleading with you to advise
me what to do to make the
hair come in soft.
My girl friend would like to
know how she can get rid of
large pads of fat just below
the hips.
Thanking you in advance,
ELIZABETH.
Dear Elizabeth:
Since you do not wish to
have the hair on your legs
permanently removed I would
advise you to use either de-
pilatories or try bleaching the
hairs so that they will be in
conspicuous. If you prefer a
depilatory, they generally fall
into two classes, barium sui
phide and wax.
The wax preparations are
spread warm over the surface
to be treated, and pulled off
before cold with a quick jerk.
leaving the hair-cleaned surface
with the promise of future dis
couragement of growth. It is
also advisable carefully to fol
low the instructions that the
trade offers with the pur-
chased product.
Here is a formula for very
effective bleach: Make a
smooth paste Of magnesia
chalk and peroxide. Add
three drops of ammonia. Apply
and let remain on until dry.
Wash off with tepid water.
The best way to reduce the
pads of fat below the hips is
by exercise.
The following is an excellent
one:
Stand with right side to wall
or chair and place hand on
same to keep balance. Raise
left leg forward with straight
knee. Then kick violently
backward with short quick
movement. keeping leg straight
and tensing muscles of leg and
buttocks. Repeat 10 times,
then turn about and kick with
right leg, working up to 40
times. Do this exercise daily.
Very sincerely yours,
JULIET SHELBY.
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