The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-19

believes her case is hopeless because
she cannot afford the creams and
things she thinks she needs. She de-
scribes her skin as being excessively
dry and rough In texture. sallow.
with dark splotches and many
blackheads. The simple home treat
ment which I prescribed for her
may interest many Of you who have
similar skin conditions. regardless
Of your budget.
The dry. rough and sluggish skin
needs stimulation first Of all. And
about the m p e IS t stimulating
treatment I know calls for nothing
more elaborate than common table
salt and ordinary cold cream. An
excellent quality cream may be pur-
chased in pound cans from mail Or
der houses at such q low cost that
any woman can use 1t freely.
Cleanse the skin thoroughly with
soap and water, rinse and dry gen.
tly. Now take a pad of cotton and
cover with q small piece Of gauze.
DIP the pad first into cold cream,
then into q dish of salt. Scrub this
gently over the skin with little cir
cular motions that spiral in an up
ward, outward direction from the
point of the chin up to the temples
along the jawline, from the chin to
the cheeks and up at the sides Of the
nose. Dip the pad again into cream
and then salt and repeat until every
inch Of face, forehead and neck tin
giles.
Now with fingertips, apply q gen.
erous amount Of plain cold cream.
Wipe OF with q soft old cloth or It's
sues and repeat until every par
ticle Of salt has been removed from
the skin. The skin will appear much
clearer and cleaner and many of
the particles of dead, dry skin will
have been removed by the friction
Of the salt grains.
To further the beneficial effects
Of this treatment, strips Of gauze
may be dipped into warm olive oil
or warm facial oil and smoothed
over the face while you lie down for
IS minutes and rest. II possible.
place pillow under your hips and
two or three under your feet so your
head Is several inches lower than
the rest Of the body. Resting in this
position helps the circulation in the
face and throat. When time is up.
wipe of any oil that remains on the
skin and splash the face and throat
with ice cold water or with a home
made solution of witch hazel, rose
water and boric acid solution. equal
parts. The latter Is mildly antiseptic
and astringent.
The salt treatment may be used
two or three times q week, depend
ing on the condition of the skin and
on the rate Of improvement. On
other nights, simply cleanse the
skin with soapSuds and sponge or
rough washcloth, dry and massage
gently for five minutes with cold
cream or softening cream. Allow to
remain on the skin Is minutes or
longer, wipe on any residue and
splash ice cold water on the face to
tone and tighten the skin.
Even the softening or cold cream
may be made at home, although
there is rarely any advantage in
this. since good quality creams are
moderate In price. II you prefer
making your own. however. here Is
q simple formula: Combine in q
double boiler. equal parts cocoa but
ter and lanolin separately before
measuring. When the oils are thor
oughly blended. remove the inner
part of the double boiler from over
the boiling water and beat vigor-
ously with q rotary or electric beat
er while the mixture cools. II you
like q light, fluffy cream, . few
drops rose water or eau de Cologne
may be added from time to time
during the beating until the con-
sistency Is right for you. This makes
An excellent all.DurDO6e cream.