TOILET NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14629, 15 March 1911, Page 10

TOILET NOTES.

The care of the hands is so important a cult nowadays that such ills as rough or cracked skin or still more disfiguring chilblains are looked on in the light of a veritable affliction by those who suffer from them. In cases where the skin is very susceptible to changes of temperature, only distilled water .should be used, but this is not always possible on the score of expense, and boiled water—cooled before use—should in consequence be substituted.

The old-fashioned expedient- for beautifying the complexion, namely, that of sponging the face over in milk, is a capital one, while nothing does more to keep the complexion in good condition than the method of rubbing a good skin food gently into the face every night and wiping it off afterwards with a soft rag or piece of cotton wool, car© being taken to rub always in a circular and upward direction. -'■

As regards chilblains, a cure which was well-known in the 18th century, and which is still held in high repute by some people, is that of a roast turnip beaten to a pulp and applied to the chilblains as hot as it can be borne. The poultice should be renewed several times till the cure is completed.