The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-09

but you can 90 IL ana at the Same
time mold your lips into lovelier
lines.
Remember your mouth droops or
settles into lines because the mus
Giles surrounding 1t have been
strained and weakened by tension.
They can be strengthened by ex-
ercise. just as those in any other
part of the body. Begin when you
get up in the morning. Cream your
face IL 1t Is dry-skinned and leave
on the cream while you 60 through
your brief wake-up exercises or
have your morning shower.
Whistle while you work. 1t Is
the best exercise there is for mouth
and cheek muscles. If you can't
whistle. blow and blow until the
cheeks are tired. Relax the mouth
and turn up the corners In wide
smile several times during the day.
Massage Trains Muscles
At night. IL there are lines at the
corners of the mouth. or even II
there is only a slight droop, make
this firming massage a part Of your
bedtime routine. Cleanse your face
and apply cream. Take some on the
fingertips, too, and beginning at
the point of the chin. with the
middle fingers Of each hand go up
to the tops of the ears with a gentle.
pressing, lifting motion. Don't
stretch the skin, just press a mo-
ment, lift, then move the fingers
up a fraction of an inch and re-
peat. Come back to the chin and
go up to the outer corners OF the
eyes, then from the chin up over
the lines at the corners OF your
mouth and up to the corners OF
the nose. Repeat each movement
Ave times. Do not let the treat
ment bore you or you'll lose some
of its benefits.
While face is still creamed. in
clude one or two voluntary exer-
cises. For instance, keep lips tight
ly together and lift the corners OF
the mouth as though you were try
ing to hide q wide, spontaneous
grin. You should be able to feel
the contraction Of the muscles as
the mouth presses against the
cheeks. Now use the sides Of your
bent forefingers and thumbs to
gently pinch the corners Of the
mouth upward. Continue this lift
ing upward in series OF steps
from mouth corners to temples.
Wipe of the surplus cream and go
over the face with cotton soaked In
skin lotion or mild astringent. pat
ting briskly at the outer corners OF
the mouth. So much for exercises.
Remove Lipstick Carefully
Remember that lips need special
attention when you wash your face.
First. excess lipstick should be re-
moved with cream. Then the lips
scrubbed with either q soft COM
plexion brush or rough washcloth
we'll lathered. This gets at that
danger line where lip tissues and
facial tissue meet, line where
deep-seated blackheads are apt to
form unless cleanSed with extra
care. Rinse we'll and dry. then
smooth the lips with pomade or
cream to keep them soft and lovely.
Never, never use strong prepara-
lions near the lips. When using a
mask or singing astringent. cream
lips first and keep the preparation
at least q quarter inch away from
the sensitive tissue. See that
mouthwashes are properly diluted
before using. Avoid highly spiced,
sour salad dressings and such foods
which may irritate lip tissue and
cause cracking. Give lips extra
fabrication during colds or illnesses
accompanied by temperatures.
Cold sores often indicate vitamin
deficiency or other upset and II you
have them frequently consult your
doctor at once. Local treatment
for o cold sore Is to use calmine
lotion or alcohol to dry It up. Try
to avoid using lipstick or getting
powder or makeup into the sore.