Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-03-03

healthy-lS TO Cleanse IL frOpeIiy'
And this does not mean a perfunctory
dabbing on of cold cream and wiping
it off hastily with tissues! No, your
first problem in attaining and keep
ing lovely skin, is to rid the outer
layer of your skin thoroughly of ALL
the dust, SCOT, CRIME and waste secre-
tions that the oil-glands, through the
ducts-your pores-deposit upon the
surface of the epidermis. So don't
think for moment that you are prop
erly cleansing your Skin when you
merely remove your makeup.
Also, use a cleansing agent that
comes closest to supplying the fatty
substance known as sebum, secreted
by your own oil-glands. There are
a number of these on the market, and
we shall be very glad to name them
for you if you will write us. Some OF
them your local store undoubtedly car
ries, and if they do not, and you ask
them, we are sure they will be glad
to get them for you.
Don't expect any cream or lotion to
turn your skin into perfect one over
night, nor in week. Constant, con-
sistent use of a really good cleansing
cream, or lotion, will do much toward
improving your skin, but that is only
the first step. We have been asked
many times whether we advocated the
use of soap, or recommended only
cleansing cream or cleansing lotion.
Let us here say that if you thor
oughly lubricate your skin for several
minutes with a good nourishing cream
after you have removed the surface
accumulation of dust, and makeup,
removing the surplus with tissues,
then wash it gently with soft sponge
and a super-fatted, pure soap, then
rinse it thoroughly with warm water,
afterwards applying a cool toning
lotion to close the pores, it's all right
to use soap.
But don't think you can get off the
accumulations of daytime, nor the
excretions that continue to exude from
the pores by night, without taking the
precautions to remove every trace OF
each with cotton and good astrin-
gent. You'll probably be amazed at
the color of the clean cotton after
you've gone over your face with it
moistened with the refreshing liquid.
After thoroughly cleansing your
face, you are ready for your next step,
a nourishing or tissue cream or lotion
to replenish the oil-glands while you
sleep. Here again, you must choosI
really good cream to supply the
glands with sufficient nourishment to
enable them to function normally once
more, thus allowing the ducts, your
pores, to absorb the nutriment you
are to give them.
LUBRICATING THE SKIN
If your skin is dry, you will need
a richer type of nourishing cream.
If it is normal, you should use light
er type of nourishing cream. If your
skin is oily omit night cream alto
gether, for that means that your oil
glands are working overtime and
your pores must be free to let them
rest without further burdening them.
Also, never use so much of any night
cream that you go to bed greasy and
unsightly. Use just the amount your
skin will readily absorb, and if you
do get too much on, remove the excess
by patting gently with a tissue-don't
wipe-merely pat. Leave the rest on
to help the glands renew themselves.
All this takes good many words to
tell, but it really only takes few
minutes a night to do. Next week
we shall take up the next step-when
you arise in the morning. Later on
we will proceed to makeup, for "Step-
ping Stones" is just what it says it is,
and we shall go on record each week,
step by step, to unveil the real facts
of the ritual which, if followed faith
fully, will prove to be stepping stones
to aid you in becoming your most at
tractive self; to make the most of your
best points; to make you healthier,
happier, better-looking, well-dressed,
no matter what you plan to wear, how
much or how little you intend to spend
for your clothe or for your cosmetics.
In short, stepping Stones" will en-
deavor, week by week, to help you be
YOUR own best self, and so contribute
it's share towadr your well-being in
every way possible.
PERSONALITY PERFUMES
There are a great manv perfumes
on the market today, and you don't
need to be a wizard to choose one that