SUN-BATHING.

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXIII, Issue 3250, 13 February 1933, Page 7

SUN-BATHING.

Every year innumerable pretty young girls read wise articles on the inadvisability of overdoing this sunbathing business, and every year some of those girls return from their holidays no longer pretty, but looking red and blistered, with rough cheeks, peeling noses, swollen arms —in fact they have sacrificed all good looks to a very erroneous idea of doing themselves good. Undoubtedly sun-bathing is good for one —that is, in moderation. The average city girl is imused to the sun to any great degree, and her skin has to accustom itself to new conditions, and in the meantime the drying influence of the sun’s heat must be tempered by the application of oils to augment the natural oils of the skin.

ifcold cream and soothing oils should be massaged gently into the skin both morning and night, particularly at the seaside, where the’ salt air and salt water further dry the skin. For those people who have very delicate skins cream or oil should be massaged on to the face before going in the sea, and a little should be put on before powdering if sun-bathing is con templated.

As regards the make-up itself —remember that you will need a slightly darker shade of powder, and it is best to make up as lightly as possible so that the sun and air can get to your skin and tone it up. When washing use a super-fatted soap, and remove your make up first with cream or cleansing milk. Unless you are careful your hair, too, will suffer from the sea breezes and constant dips in the water. No matter how tightly fitting your bathing cap is, a certain amount of water always seems to get in. This can be counteracted to a certain extent by wrapping a piece of oiled silk tightly round the head underneath the cap, but if your hair should get wet rub it well with a towel and massage the scalp with the finger-tips, and brush the hair very thoroughly. This will stimulate the scalp and keep the hair glossy and full of life.

A very important thing to remember when on holiday is that your system is having many changes, one of the most important being the change in water. Therefore it is more than wise to be very moderate in food and activities for the first two or three days. Keep your food as plain as pos : sible, and eat at regular times.- Do not eat between meals, and avoid as much as possible all those odd chocolates and ices. There will be plenty of time for those when your system has become accustomed to the change, and your appearance will repay you in every possible way—in bright eyes, a glowing skin, and healthy-looking hair —while you will begin to feel the real benefit of your holiday very much sooner than you would otherwise.