LINES AND WRINKLES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1939, Page 10

LINES AND WRINKLES

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THEM? What can be done about lines and wrinkles? That is a question which should be divided into two parts—for linos are one thing and wrinkles are quite another matter. You will have lines from childhood onward unless you can succeed in keeping your face in an expressionless mould. You will —or you should—have wrinkles only if you live long enough to earn them. For wrinkles are properly associated only with old age. They are one of its greatest charms, for they are a map of life. Clever photographers invariably make much of them, for they are eloquent of experience and character. But there are such things as premature wrinkles, and like all things which deviate from the normal they are a serious menace to the charm of youth or middle-age. They are usually the result of a rapid loss in weight. Sometimes, as in the case of serious illness, this is unavoidable, but more often it is brought about by some starvation diet practised for the sake of slimness. Localised wrinkles on the forehead, about the eyes or mouth may also appear. These are sometimes the result of strain or else they have been encouraged by the continual practice of some bad habit. A cigarette, for instance, smoked through a holder which is always held at a certain angle will bring a line to one side of the mouth. The habit of raising the eyebrows constantly will provoke a wrinkled forehead. A tight hat will have the same effect. Uncomfortable shoes will be reflected in a drag from the nostrils to the mouth. There will be crow’s feet about the eyes if they are subjected to strain and not protected by glasses when these are considered td be necessary. If you see wrinkles appearing before their time, look for the cause. Break the bad habit or remove the source of strain—or it may be of pain. If you have become thin too rapidly you must put back the lost flesh by feeding up inside and outside and taking all the rest that you can get. Massage the wrinkles with warm olive oil or with a rich nourishing cream. The addition of a small quantity of muscle oil will be helpful. In the region of the eyes there should be no attempt at massaging but only the lightest of patting movements.. If you are treating the forehead, use the fingers of each hand alternately and sweep them in turn across the brow. Draw the fingers of the left hand quickly across from the right temple to the left. Follow this with the right hand, starting just before the left temple. With the right hand give a quick up-an-down movement as yov pass over the centre of the forehead. The tips of the two middle fingers must next be used between the eyes. They should move upward together, slowly and evenly, and then separate an< move outward just above the eyebrows.