Evening star., 1939-08-02
Care of Skin
Important
To Young
Blemishes Demand
Faithful Routine
For Correction
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Girls and boys in their adolescent
years have much in common when
1t comes to skin care. Few boys are
lucky enough to escape the "acne"
stage, and few girls can grow to
maturity without giving their skin
pores some very special attention to
keep their skin clear of blemishes, or
to correct blemishes which have ap-
peared. And now dermatologists
suggest that they swap methods Of
treatment!
The growing girl finds two very
capable friends in a complexion
brush and special soap lather,
while her teen-age brother takes to
treating his face at night with
special medicated acne creams or
lotions! Both must be faithful to
the routine If they wish a clear,
attractive complexion.
One Of the prominent Fifth ave-
nue. beauticians has taken a keen in
terest in the young skin problem
and she spends as much time
thinking of the boys as she does
the girls The keynote of her treat
ment Is cleanliness. She wants to
convince all young things that a
healthy skin depends upon clean,
active pores-free from clogging
dust and impurities. 1t should be
energetic in order to expel the oily
secretions which are usually the
cause of clogging, which in turn
leads to local infection.
She believes that the skin should
be thoroughly cleansed with liquid
soap and small complexion brush
very similar to a boys shaving
brush. This accomplishes two
things-it rouses lazy blood vessels
to force secretions to the surface
and it truly gets the pores clean.
Hasty cat-Washes have long been the
despair of mothers, so perhaps if
their offspring get fun in lathering
their faces, fewer blemishes will ap-
pear.
A blemished skin requires con-
slant attention to be corrected. II
you skip the treatment every third
or fourth day, You cannot expect
to check the local infection which
spreads on your face. You must
also teach yourself to watch what
you use on your face All face
cloths, towels, powder puffs must
be sterilized. A boys shaving brush
must be sterilized each day after it
is used. For any infection spreads
quickly and when an acne pimple
comes to a head" so to speak, YOU
have local infection on your face.
Girls will, because of their vanity,
be faithful to treatment. They
want above everything else to have
clear, beautiful complexion. Boys
on the othR hand very much desire
a clear skin, but anything that is an
effort is usually put off until tomor-
row. Consequently we see many
youths, now in their 2Os, with
deplorable skin textures. And as
they mature they regret the indif-
ference they showed when the acne
| first bothered them. A clear skin is
as much an asset to a man in busi-
ness or social life, as it is to a
/ woman. There are some, however
! who fail to realize that.
Brief sunnings on an ailing skin
are good for it. Too much sun at
one time is not good for it. AS all
oils and greases should be kept from
blemlshed skin a victim is not
able to use sun protective formula
so from 10 to IS minutes in the
direct sun rays are sufficient. Then
get under cover and repeat the sun
ming few hours later. Wash your
face we'll and dry it thoroughly be-
fore you begin basking.
How to Treat Blemished