AGEING HANDS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 June 1927, Page 7

AGEING HANDS

A youthful face but old-looking hands! How often one sees them; a woman with a face that might easily pass for 35, but whose hands proclaim her 50. Even comparatively young women often have old-looking hands, for the fine r and more delicate the skin, the quicker it becomes lined and wrinkied.

To keep the hands soft and youthful they should be massaged and “creamed” every day. The massage can be given at any odd time when an opportunity occurs, for it is not necessary to apply the cream at the same time. When massaging the hands use the first finger and thumb of one hand to massage the fingers of the other, and work from the tips of the lingers to th c base, working at the sides. This keeps the fingers slim and prevents the knuckles from becoming enlarged. Then, using the first, second, and third fingers of one hand, massage the back of the other. When “creaming” the hands put a small lump of whichever cream Is used on the palm of the right hand, and work it well into the back anct fingers of the left hand. This should be done every night, then the skin dusted with fine oatmeal, while if very neglected it is best to apply thc cream night and morning, wiping off in thc morning with a towel. To whiten and soften the skin* a few drops of simple tincture of benzoin should be added to the water and used for washing the hands. . i