AIDS TO BEAUTY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 867, 10 January 1930, Page 5

AIDS TO BEAUTY

A HOME TREATMENT FOR THE SKIN After the skin has been subjected | to the effects of fierce sun, salt water, sea air, or any other hot weather condition, it needs cleansing and nourishing if it is to regain its former clear beauty. First, see 'to the pores. If they are enlarged, and if blackheads are dotted here and there, cover the affected parts of the face with strips of soft flannel wrung out of hot olive oil, and leave on for as many minutes as the oil remains warm. At the end of this time, gently press out the blackheads, wring a cloth in cold water, to which a few drops of spirits of camphor have been added, and sponge the face. This will remove any visible trace of the oil and close the pores again. Any discolouration of the skin of face, neck and arms should now be bleached out. For the face, take equal parts of olive oil and sour milk, add tw-o drops of simple tincture of benzoin to each ounce of the liquid, and blend thoroughly. Applied sparingly last thing at night, this preparation will prove a most satisfactory bleach. For the neck, make a paste of almond meal and hot milk, spread it on a handkerchief and apply all round, winding a scarf on top to keen the plaster in place. This will help to whiten the skin and give it a fine texture. To whiten the arms and elbows, rub in a little olive oil or cold cream and leave it on over-night. Next morning, bathe well with tepid water to which the juice of a lemon has been added. Sun wrinkles, light nose-to-moutli lines, and eye lines may be removed if taken in hand at once. Warm a little olive oil in a saucer standing over a cup of hot water, dip the finger-tips into the oil, and massage round and outward. Move the tissues ever so lightly, and be careful to avoid stretching the muscles downward. More harm than good is done by careless massage.