Home-made Beauty Helps and Money-Saving Recipes By RITA MOYA

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 74, 28 March 1914, Page 10

Home-made Beauty Helps and Money-Saving Recipes By RITA MOYA

It is quite impossible for me to give advice in these columns regarding the merits of various preparations on the market. In general, my advicfe to women who wish to retain, or regain, their youthful appearance is to avoid the many unreliable cheap made-up preparations. Nature provides many simple " beautifiers," and the best results aye obtained from their use. You must not be disappointed if you experience a little trouhle in obtaining some of the ingredients mentioned below. They can all be obtained, however, from any reliable chemist, and even if he does not happen to have them in Btock he will gladly obtain thfiw for you at a few hours' notice, -if you insist — and you should insist. The smart, dainty woman to-day like* to know what she is using.

Sure Way of Permanently Removing Superfluous Hair. The usual hair-removers on the market are not at all satisfactory I have used the following preparation, and it is really wonderful in its action, destroying: hair completely in a few minutes Many noraen have merely a down on the arms and face and imagine they do not need a hair remover. They hardly realise what a wonderful difference there would be in their appearance if this down, even light as it may be, were removed. Get at any good chemist a,n ounce of pure powdered pheminol. Miz a little of ifc into a paste with water and apply to the hair growths. Wash off after two minutes and the hair will have entirely di6appeared. A lttle non-greasy face cream can then be applied with advantage Powder Net Necessary. Few women know that it is possible to give the complexion a delightfully smooth, velvety appearance in a few moments by the application of ordinary cleminite If you have no cleminite in the house get about an ounce from your chemist and dissolve it in four tablespoonfuls of cold water. This lotion applied to the face, neck; or arms, with the finger tips, immediately gives that peach-like bloom so much admired ; powder is not necessary, arid the result lasts all day long. J?ot an evening in a hot ball-room this recipe is unrivalled. You will not get that greasy, sh ny look so often seen after a little exertion. Natural Wavy Hair. Your hair will regain its rich lustre and fluffy appearance if cleansed occasionally with a mild shampoo. The very best thing I know of for this purpose is plain stallax, a teaspoonful of which dissolved in a cup of hot water is sufficient for the thickest growth of hair. Pure stallax,

however, seems rather expensive, as it is only sold in the original packages, which cost half-a-crown- This quantity, however, is sufficient for Uventv-five or thirty shampoos, so it re'allv is most economical in the long run. Dry, irritating, or profusely oily scalps -are soon put hi a healthy condition, and dull, brittle hafir 1 ( grows bright and even in colour, and will be ever so 50ft and fluffy. Hair Culture. „ There is no exouse for falling- hair; -io excuse for thin, sick hair, or bald spots. No beauty of features can make up for a distressing lack of hair growth, and the formula which I purpose giving you will positively force the hair to grow. Mix about an ounce of boraniunv in i pint of bay rum, shake the bottle well, and allow it to stand for half an hour, then add i pint of fresh cold water and strain. Rub well into the scalp, and in two weeks' time look for the new growth; you will not require a microscope to see it. To Renew Complexions without Cosmetics. If the excessive user of cosmetios oniy knew the impression her artificiality makes upon others, _ she would quickly seek the means of gaining a natural complexion Let her acquire the mercqlised wax habit, discarding make-up entirely, and she will soon have the kind of complexion that women envy and men admire. It is so easy to get a little mercolised wax from the chemist and use it nightly like cold creard, washing it off in the . morning. Gradually the lifeless, soiled outer cuticle peels off in tiny invisible flakes, and in a, week or so you have a brand new complexion, clear, soft, velvety, and of girlish colour and texture. The treatment is so simple, harmless, and marvellously effective, the wonder is that every woman whose skin is withered and discoloured has not already adopted it