BEAUTY HINTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)

BEAUTY HINTS.

FOR LOVELINESS—A LEMON. FRUIT THAT SLIMS. Whenever 1 am asked for some special beauty hint, there is one reply which I invariably give: " The answer's a lemon! " says a writer. This may sound rather pecuiiar, but has it ever occurred to you what an amazing number of beautifying properties this fruit has 1

Whether your particular problem is your figure, your hair, your skin, teeth or hands, it supplies the complete answer. Truly, the woman who has a lemon in the larder has at her disposal a veritable beauty parlour. It lias almost magical whitening and softening properties, and a couple of lemons cut into thin slices and dropped into the bath will be found every bit as refreshing as the most expensive bath salts obtainable.

Hair—especially fair hair—can be brightened up considerably by adding the juice of one lemon to a pint of hot water, and using as a final rinse. It will also make the hair delightfully soft and manageable.

Hands—such an important beauty asset —can be kept soft and white by rubbing them, while they are still slightly damp from washing, with a lemon. If you are strong-minded enough to forgo your early morning cup of tea and drink instead unsweetened lemon water, you will not only ensure for yourself a complexion that is clear and free from blemishes, and bright eyes, but also your figure will keep within fashionable bounds. The overplump should replace milk in afternoon tea with a slice of lemon, and in place of alcoholic refreshment should take barley water with lemon. Freckles will fade away if dabbed conscientiously with two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice mixed with ono tablespoonful of rum, or if you prefer it, eau do cologne. And when you have used up all the' pulp, the rind should be thinly pared and dropped into the cold water jug to give the water a slightly tonic effect.