CLEAN THE SKIN WELL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 March 1939, Page 8

CLEAN THE SKIN WELL

THROW OFF POISONOUS MATTER. A BEAUTY TREATMENT. You may not know it, but practically 21b of waste matter and poisons are thrown off through the skin every 24 hours, and unless this waste is removed it can be quite easily re-absorbed by the skin, thus causing self-poisoning, tiredness, pimple, and lumps. Although a daily bath will help remove this waste matter, it is wise to give the skin a thorough cleaning, and this can be done with salt baths. Not only will this bath draw the poisons from the skin, but you will also find it stimulating and refreshing. Mix together 4oz of soda crystals and 6oz of lump salt, first sprinkling a few drops of verbena essence over the soda crystals.

Place the mixture in a medium-sized bath, having the water as hot as can comfortably be borne. Lie in the bath for about 10 minutes so that the mixture can open the pores of the skin, and then generously soap the body and scrub it with a soft-bristled brush. There- is no need to touch the face andthe neck. By the time you have completed the soaping of the whole of the body you will discover the- water is soft and creamy, and this is all helping to extract the waste matter from the- skin.

As soon as you notice that the body is feeling at all tired, immediately leave the bath and wrap yourself in a very warm gown. Sit in the bathroom for a few minutes and allow the water to run away, then fill the bath again with warm water, to which is added a pinch of borax. This will make- the water soft and soothing to the skin. As soon as you notice the perspiration flowing freely from the body, jump into the freshly-prepared bath and again soap and wash, the- skin. Never allow perspiration to dry upon, the skin, as this will soon, cause blemishes. By constantly removing the perspiration from the body you will help keep the skin smooth and beautiful-.

Next time you feel that you are in need of a beauty treatment try- one of these ■ salt methods and discover for yourself the- beauty which they will help to create. You have all felt the invigoration of the seaside; now you can imitate it in your own home.