For Sensitive Skins

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 211, 7 September 1936, Page 11

For Sensitive Skins

COLD WEATHER TREATMENT

Sensitive skins, which suffer in cold weather, will quickly respond to . the right treatment. At night;time, wash with a soft soap in soft water; rinse well, and pat the skin dry with a towel. Next, apply a little pure almond oil, tr a good emollient cream, smoothing it gently with an upward and outward movement; then wipe off the superfluous cream and you are ready for lied. lu the morning rinse the face with cool water to wuicli you Have added about half a teaspoon of witch hazel; pat it dry, and apply your maics-up. Once a week give the face a white of egg pack. Beat up the white of egg, smooth it on the skin, leave it for fifteen minutes, then remove it with warm water followed by a cold water rinse. Or, as an alternative, tho pack can bo an oil and oatmeal one. Mix about a tablespoonful of the meal with enough almond oil to make it creamy; leave it smoothed on the skin until it is nearly dry—about twenty minutes —then wash it off with warm water. Both these packs are soothing and nourishing and help to keep fine lines away.'