Roses For Beauty

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 45, 9 March 1937, Page 11

Roses For Beauty

Evelyu

Forbes

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.ROSES ean be as useJ they are lovely, pi larly. in the service oi b Rose petals. . were used b great-grandmothers in pL ronge and can still be ei ed to give • a delicate bli the -cheeks. Tbe petals crimson rose may be r lightly on before powd applied. ■ iRose water, whicK ce made quite easily, is o: the most'important items beauty" cupboard. It i basis oi most faee Iotion skin clearing lotion or ! fonndation cream dries i wten Weather, leaving a sediment in the bottle, pc some rose water and well. This will provide i snpply .of lotion* Useful Lotions. Add' an equal quantity of glycerine to rose water and it willjbecome a hand lotion. Tov make an astringent lotion which, incidentally, is ideal for a dry skin, add a teaspoonful of eau de Cologne to a pint of rose water. For an eye lotion dissolve a teaspoonful of boracio erystals in ten ounces of rose water. An excellent bleaehing lotion for a greasy skin can be made from rose water, honey and borax. Dissolve five graing of borax in ten ounces of rose water and, when the borax has dissolved, add a dessertspoonful of honey. Mix with ten ounces .of distilled water and use for washing the face. To make rose water gather roses on a fine day, early in the morning, while the dew is still on the flowers. Spread the'- petals on sheets of white paper and put them in the sun to dry. When quite dry, weigh them, put them into a pan with a well-fitting lid and add five ounces of boiling water to every ounce of petals. Put on the lid and leave for three hours, then pound the petals with a wooden spoon, stir the lotion and strain through muslin. Rose milk is an old-world lotion for cooling, whitening and cleansing the skin. Equal quantities of older-flower water and orange-flower water are added to the rose water, and one teaspoonful of simple tincture of benzoin is allowed to every three ounces of the mixture and well shakeri in.