BEAUTY for WORKING HANDS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 266, 1 December 1939, Page 7 (Supplement)

BEAUTY for WORKING HANDS

IN these days almost every woman is a working woman, with household duties or daily work in office, shop and factory. All this work is very hard on the hands. Some women may be just a trifle ashamed of such toilworn hands, and they may be rather pretty well-shaped hands, tOQ Finger nails have a nasty habit of becoming chipped and broken; finger-tips become roughened and SO r C and the skin hardened and wrinkled But a few minutes a day spent in taking simple precautions will soon show decided improvement. in this treatment you will not have to give up your housework, for, after all, it is not the housework which has spoilt your hands, but neglect in caring for them But even the busiest of women can spare a few minutes nightly to remove the traces of the day’s work and to prepare for the morrow. If the skin is rather rough, give the hands a warm olive oil bath every night. Leave the oil on and wear an old pair of gloves to bed. Be sure that the gloves are on t they s 'vvi'll" make e^Viands is: When you have applied the oil give the hands a little massace Start at the tips of the becoming too' largvvnd help to. keep them firniHand supple. For red, discoloured hands, a slightly different treatment is needed-. - Sometimes the redness is caused by bad circulation or by the wearing of gloves which are too tight, and which therefore

play havoc with the blood flow. This type of hand can be decidedly improved with a little home treatment. First, you should always remember that when washing the hands a final cold rinse should be given, and cold cream should be well massaged into the skin to prevent chapping. After you do the daily washing up, in fact after each time that the hands have been placed in water, this cold cream r massage should be done. If possible, wear a pair of gardening or household gloves whilst doing the dusting, etc. They feel rather awkward at first, but you will soon become used to them. If the skin of the hands is still sunburnt, the following treatment will soon make it white again: Mix lemon juice and salt together until a nice thin paste is formed. Every night apply a little of this to the hands, and leave on for a few minutes. Wash off with cold water, and then smear .a little glycerine and rose-water into the skin. Don a pair of old gloves and leave on all night. Of course, the above is rather severe and must not be applied to the face. Once the skin becomes white it is easy enough to keep it soft and clear by applying the following old-fashioned toilet water: Add one drachm of camphor to six ounces of rose-water. Add to this five drachms of milk of sulohiir, and shake well. Let it stand for four days, and give an occasion?! shaking. the mA little of the abfrve can .be dabbed on tlie skin two or three times a week. Of course, the nails will also require a little treatment, and as small manicure sets are so cheaply purchased,. there is no reason why any woman should neglect her nails". '

The housewife should have them filed rather short and to the shape of her fingers. No points, please, as they are too easily broken.'

A weekly manicure, the application of a little polish or varnish, and the care of the hands is complete. •