Evening star., 1940-01-25
Good Weekly
Manicure Is
Important
Few Suggestions
On Proper Care
Of the Hands
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Somehow one notices hands more
during the winter months than
during the summer months. Play
ing parlor games. shaking hands at
parties, bridge. pinning on corsages,
holding theater programs, eating
luncheons and dinners in brilliantly
lighted restaurants-all call atten-
tion to hands. They must be well
cared for or your beauty rating takes
a tumble.
To have your nails beautifully
manicured is not enough. That is
essential, of course, and choosing
polish shade to harmonic with what
you wear is definitely a fashion
first" But II your hands are chap
ped and Redeemed they lose all
beauty. and keeping the skin soft
and white is no simple task during
the nippy months.
It would be easy to say that a
certain hand cream or lotion will
keep your hands lily white and soft
as velvet, but haven't found the
cream or lotion which is sufficient
to do that If you must wash your
hands frequently and go out on
chilly days. 1t takes a great deal
of intelligent care to keep hands
beautiful unless you are blessed with
slightly oily skin, which is the
best skin protection in the world.
First of all, do not wear kid
gloves in winter. Wear cloth, woolen,
washable doeskin or fur Lined gloves.
Kid permits the hands to chap and
it should be held in reserve for
spring wear.
Once a day at least, scrub your
hands we'll with brush and soap
which contains sufficient oil to give
a thick, lovely lather. The richer
the soap the better. After rinsing
we'll in cold water massage them
with the lotion or cream you have
chosen. There are several splendid
preparations which do miracles If
used daily, but you may have to
experiment with them. I have dis
covered that hand preparations are
like face creams-one may work
miracles for one person, but will do
little or nothing for another.
If your hands are roughened from
much water, wear oiled gloves at
night. Or, if you do housework,
wear cotton gloves over oiled hands
while you dust, hang up your clothes,
etc. Heated olive oil is good, SO is
almond oil. Keep some handy.
When you manicure your nails
(Which should be once or twice
each week. use plenty of cuticle
lubricant and use it heated. Twirl
bit of cotton around an orange
stick, soak it in the oil and push
it down around the nail cuticle.
Leave it on until it is time to ap-
ply the polish, when you must, of
course, wash it off thoroughly if
you wish your nail lacquer to dry
quickly and stay on for days.
Having hand cream or lotion
near the kitchen sink, in the bath
room and on your dressing table
will remind you frequently that
your hands need little massage.
Don't feel you are a sissy if you
wear good warm gloves. Sacrifice
style and keep your skin from
chapping. If you go in for winter
sports, grease your hands well be-
fore you go out and make your
exercise or play hours serve to
beautify them.
Stains, of course, should always
be removed from your fingers. A
powdered preparation sold at your
grocer's takes care of them, and
a little lemon rind rubbed on
hands between messages helps to
bleach the skin.
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