Beauty Lore in Hot Weather

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22356, 29 February 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)

Beauty Lore in Hot Weather

J) U RING the summer months the modern girl spends a great deal of time out of doors, and, although sunshine and winds may be very good for the health, they are not so beneficial to the complexion. While it may bo desirable to look sunburnt during tho summer, tho greatest care must bo taken if the damage which too much sun and wind can do to tho skin is to be avoided.

A girl with a greasy skin should wash her face very thoroughly every night with pure soap (one with an eau-do-Cologne or oatmeal basis is tho best for greasiness) and warm —not hot—water. After the usual cold water rinse, a good astringent should be applied. In the morning a cold water rinse will bo sufficient, and some witch-hazel should bo patted into the skin and allowed to dry. A good astringent refines the texture of a coarse skin, closes enlarged pores; reduces the greasiness of an oily skin, and overcomes redness of the face.

There are many pure and harmless astringents which cost only a few pence, ana will improve the condition of the skin very quickly. Witchhazel, is of course, the most popular for daily use. Should your skin be inclined to be tog dark, use lemon juice mixed with an equal amount of rosewater as your astringent. The skin that is excessively oily will respond wonderfully to lemon juice mixed with half the amount of simple tincture of benzoin. If your skin is inclined to redness as well as greasiness, a daily application of diluted toilet vinegar patted on with a piece of clean cottonwool will gradually lessen the redness as well as the excessive greasiness. An occasional application of white of egg will help an abnormally greasy skin. The whito of egg should bo painted evenly all over the face, after the skin

has been thoroughly cleansed, and allowed to remain on for 10 or 15 minutes, then bathed off. The girl whoso skin freckles easily will find that the juice of ft cucumber rubbed on the little yellow marks, after the day's mako-up has been cleaned off, will be very effective.

I do not recommend the iise of an astringent for a dry sldn, a tender skija, or one that is easily irritated, says a beauty specialist. These types of complexion need plenty of feeding with skin food night and morning. A mild astringent can bo used only after a face pack. The outdoor girl with a dry skin should massage her face and throat every night with plenty of good cold cream, wiping off the first application with one or two face tissues. The second application should bo left on long enough to allow it to bo .absorbed by the pores. Just before getting into bed any greasiness should bo carefully wiped off with cottonwool dipped in rosewater.

In making-up for the day the outdoor girl should apply a smooth, but fairly thick, coating of powder on the face, and, unless the skin is unusually dark, a warm, peach-like shade will be most effective. As a powder base for a dry skin, the use of cold cream massaged into the skin until only a small amount of surface grease is left is recommended; and for the greasy skin a small amount of vanishing cream should be applied with the fingertips to tho middlo of the nose. Take care not to put any down the sides of the nostrils and none on the cheeks or chin. This will prevent grease bubbles' appearing after exposure to tho strong sunshine. A word of warning! Do not ipake tho fatal mistake on a very hot day of sponging your face in icy cold water to cool it down. The skin may be cooled temporarily, but clusters of unpleasant little spots will result.