"Freckles Prefer Blondes"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 6 (Supplement)

"Freckles Prefer Blondes"

Summer Brings Its Beauty Problems Two of the most troublesome beauty blemishes, and those which are least responsive to treatment, are freckles and superfluous hair. Both are most noticeable during the summer months, when we wear scanty clothing ami desire our skin to appear clear and smooth. The rays of the midsummer sun all'ect the pigment of the skin and cause the brown spots called freckles, but we cannot blame the sun only for this skin condition. Certain types of people, notably fair or red-haired, are much more susceptible to freckles than other types. Experience shows that a lotion which may bleach the freckles from one person will be useless with another, so many creams and lotions may be tried before that one is found to suit the individual case. Home remedies which are most likely to be successful are applications of freshly-cut lemon, peroxide of hydrogen, acetic acid, or white iodine. Any of these should he painted on with a small brush. After the treatment pat a small quantity of skin food into the area treated. If the spots become red. the lotion is too strong, and it should be diluted with rose water. Though a tendency to undue hairiness is often hereditary, it is also certain that the action of the sun's rays tends to make the hairs grow stronger. That is why the open-air girl is the most noticeable sufferer. When removing these hairs never irritate them as you would by pulling