Tib Cult of Beauty. A RARE COLLECTION OF BEAUTY HINTS PROM NEAR AND FAR.HOME RECIPES. Using Oxygen for fo? the Complexion. "Chemistry at Home." Tho well-known characteristics of oxygen may bo effectively applied to the renovation of tho complexion. Mcrcoltsed was, such as may bo found at any chemist's, contains oxygen which .19 released directly the wax comes in contact with the skin. Oxygen consumes waste matter in tho body, "but does not affect healthy tissues at all. Therefore, it attacks and removes the deadened waste accumulations on the skin which show in tho disfiguring form of sallowness, raotli Datches, and a. general appearance of' lifelessness. The fresh young skin which has been obscured by this disfiguring veil of waste matter is thus allowed to show forth in nil its healthy beauty. The. mercolised wax is absolutely harmless, and indeed very beneficial to the skin. * 9 * 'To ■bring .a natural red colour to the lips, rub them with a soft stick of prokctnm. * * * For tired, hot, or perspiring feet U:-e a teaspoonful of powdered onalite in C, foot-bath. N
Effectually Killing Stiperfkicas Hair. "Health and Beauty." Many women know how to remove ucly Erowths of superfluous hair temporarily, but few know how to remove it permanently. For this purpose nuro powdered pheminol way bo used. Get about an ounce from your chemist and apply a little directly to tlio objectionable hair. Tlio. purpose of the recommended treatment is not merolv to remove tho superfluous hair instantly, but also to kill the hair roots comnletelv in' a comparatively short, time. * c ' 'Women who aro annnv.ed by body or persoiration odours -will nimreciatc the hint that a lipht dust-/ inc with powdered (white) pergol nrcasi'inallv is an instantaneous corrective. * 0 * For oily complexions smart women are now using the natural allacito of nranee blossoms as a greasclfss cream. It holds powder perfectly, gives the faro a cno], fre.sh appearance which lasts, and it doe 3 not encoiH-age growth of hair on the face.
How to have Thick and Pretty Haif. "JTonie Talents.". Smtk and artificial shampoo? Tuin many beautiful heads of hair. Few people know that a toaspoonful of gond ctallai dissolved in a cup of liot water has a natural affinity for tlio hair, and makes the most delightful .shampoo imaginable It leaves the liair brilliant, soft, ami . wavy, the scab compHaly nnd frroatlv .Gfcimmato.s tlio hnir growth. The only drawback is that stallnx seems rather oxpensive. It comes lo the chemist onlv in sealed packages, which retail at half a crown. However. as this is sufficient for twenty-five or thirty shampoos, it Tcnllv works out very cheaply in the'end. e * * For an actual hair-grower nothing er(iial? pure boranium. It is tiuite harm", less, and set? tlm hair roots tingling with new life. ' * 5 The use of rmig? -is almost • always obvious, but powdered colliandum gives a , perfectly natural colour, and defies detection.
Emergency Complexions. "Novel Uecipes." Even a. complexion which is hopelessly dull or greasy can bo mado beautiful in a moment by a perfectly harmless homo recipe. If you lmvo no eleminite in the houf-e, get about an ounco from your chemist, .and add only enough water to dissolve it. Apply a little to tho face with the finger-tips. The process defies detection, and the result is an immediate appearance of velvety, youthful "bloom," which every woman desires. The effect will last all day under the most trying conditions, indoors or out, and renders powdering quito unnecessary. This simple substance is also very' good for tho skin, and no possible ■ harm can come from its regular use. ' * * To make tho eyeiashes grow long, dark, and curling, nnply a little mennaline with the fiu"ertips occasionally It is absolutely harmless and beautifies the evebrows as well. f e Pilenta soap is the most safisfactorv for all complexions. It even work* well in cold or hard water.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1925, 6 December 1913, Page 11
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