COMPLEXION HINTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19214, 31 December 1925, Page 5

COMPLEXION HINTS.

At holiday-time, on links or moors, the freedom from indoor restrictions is so delightful and the sun and the wind so tempting, says a writer in an exchange, that in spite' of all good resolutions to protect face and neck, it is rare to return to town without some holiday legacy iu the way of freckled and scorched skin I and hair which resembles nothing so much as a hay-crop, so burnt op and dry-looking is it. If the face is tanned the treatment is simple and effective as long as it is applied regularly. First cleanse the skin thoroughly with any good cleansing cream and then with a swab of cotton wool dab the entire discoloured surface with hydrogen peroxide {2O volume). Use a hand-mirror and see that the whole of the back and shoulders are covered and finish off with another application of cream, working it well in. For a reddened and sensitive skin nothing is so soothing as a calamine lotion, which your chemist will supply. And as this is a faint pink in colour it can be used for a week or two as an undercoating for the ordinary powder. Freckles are singularly obstinate and hydrogen peroxide is the quickest remover, dabbing a little on each spot, although some skins do better with pore lemon-juice applied in the same wiiy. Massage will renew the nourishment in your hair and a hot oil shampoo will help to bring it back to normal. This is given after a shampoo by rubbing in a liberal supply of well-warmed olive oil. The head is then wrapped in hot towels, which are renewed as the heat fades away and the oil should be kept oi\ for at least half an hour until the pores are relaxed and until as much oil as possible has been absorbed. Finish off with another shampoo and a good brushing. The hair will then have lost the dried-up looking appearance, and its old bnght lights and gloss will have returned. If your nose it at all inclined to redden at the first touch of winter in the air the following treatment will successfully hide the defect. To two te3,spoonfuls of glycerin add two teaspoonfuls of your own particular powder and then a few grains of powdered rouge. Let this stand for a day or so in the air, stirring it well together now and then. Before going out, smooth a little of the cream over your nose and again lightly powder. Be careful to see that it is evenly pu« on, smoothing well away from the margins.