NATURE GIVES SIMPLE AIDS TO BEAUTY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 141, 2 July 1937, Page 14

NATURE GIVES SIMPLE AIDS TO BEAUTY

Hair that ds waehod in warm rain water becomes as lustrous and soft as hair that is tended with all the elaborate preparations used by prot'essionals. One part lemon juice to two parts water will make a reliable astringent lotion which, patted into the face once a day, will help to keep the skin firm and white. Two . parts of salad o>il and one part oi lemon juice massaged into the hande will greatiy improve their appearance. Parti&ularly will this be noticeable if the mixture is rubbed in every timo the hands are washed. Dry the hauds vhoroughly, of course, before upplying the lemon and oil. It woul,d be an excellont plan to make a goodly quanfcity at a tinie. Keep a smaxl bottle in the bathroomt and another in the kitchen or liedroom. If you are a business girl, keep a bottle in a drawer of your oflice desR. , lt is said that salad oil. beaten up with the yolk of an egg makes aa excolknt skin food. Only about a tea■spoon of the oil is used with each yolk, and the food is massaged dnto the skin with the fingertips (with upward and outward movements) left on for about haxf an hour, aud removed with cold water. If you are a sufferer from open pores, try bathing the face in a solution oi' Epsom salts. Use about one teaspoonful to a breakfast cup of cold water, lf you throw the salts into warm 'water you will And that they will melt more teadily. Allow the mixture to cool ofl before using, however, and apply aftsr the skin has been cleaned with cold cream or good soap and water. Should you ever run out of a dentifrice use common salt, or a mixture made of two parts of bicarbonate of soda to one part of cream of tartar. The latter mixture, it is said, will make ihe teeth white. It might be worth : trying out by of you who smoko more often than you should 1 A course of potato-water driuking foT the sake of the complexion may cause y ou to open wide your eyes with astonishmeut. But if you suspect acid in the system, which usually affecte the skin as well as the general health, try this: Select old potatoes and scrub them thoroughly. Pe'el them about an mjh thick aud throw this peel into a saucepan, Allow two cups of water to each potato. Boil for 40 to 45 minutes. ti t rain off the liquid and drink it warm or cold an hour or so before meals. Dietitians say that a course of this potato-liquid will not only banish acid t'rom the system, but will whiten and beautify.the skin. Try dt Warm milk and cold tea are bofch good eye tonics. Milk soothes the eyes, and cold tea stimulates them. Apply bv means of cotton-wool pads dipped in , the chosen liquid, and place over the eyes for ten to twenty minutes.