TO BEAUTIFY THE SKIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1939, Page 8

TO BEAUTIFY THE SKIN

VALUE OF CARROTS. If your skin is in a very bad condition, whether it be dull, lifeless, oily or dry, you cannot better the eating of raw carrots. This vegetable has a marvellous action op the skin, and if you eat a raw carrot before breakfast each morning you will find that at the end of a month your skin will be in a flawless condition. If you do not like carrots in their natural state, try grating a little into a sandwich and eating it for lunch. Nothing can be better for beauty than to have your own little bed of carrots growing, and to pick and eat a small one each morning. Another thing which will help to clear your skin is to cut out tea as a beverage and to drink plenty of water or orange juice in its stead. The more cooling and unsweetened drinks you take, the better your complexion and health will be. Drink at least eight classes of water each day, and at night before you hop into bed drink a glassful of lukewarm water.

See that your bowels work properly, and if they are at all sluggish try to improve them, not with the use of medicine, but sane and careful eating and exercise. If your bowels do not work properly, you will find that the impurities gathered from the food you eat will cause pimples to break out on your face. If you find that it is very hard to resist tempting “snacks” between the regular meal hours, try a tempting juicy apple instead. This will satisfy your hunger, add nothing to your weight and will help to keep your skin fresh and clear and free from many minor blemishes. Plenty of sleep will also help to give you a lovely skin, but be sure that it is obtained in a room where there is abundant fresh air.