ABOUT NOSES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23002, 3 October 1936, Page 27

ABOUT NOSES

If you suffer from a red nose, you must watch your diet (says an exchange). Sauces and spices, pickles and flavourings, must be left severely alone. Plenty of fish or poultry, and green vegetables, may be eaten, and a large glass of warrmwater should be drunk every night and morning. This cure will take some time, and if you wish to attend a social function, and wish to look your best, you can temporarily cure any redness with an application of benzine. Dip a piece of cloth in benzine and press to the nose for two or three minutes. The redness will disappear, and will stay away for six or seven hours. Benzine will have a different action on different individuals, and it is up to you to experiment to see how long and with what pressure to apply the cloth. Do not apply this remedy to a normal nose, or the skin will become too pale. If the nose is very red, and the redness is spreading in towards the cheeks, you will most likely find that no amount of dieting will cure it. This condition indicates that dandruff is present. It may hardly seem credible to associate a red nose with dandruff; however, this is what happens: Your nose is red and flushed because the pores are open, thereby allowing the germs from the falling dandruff to lodge In them, resulting in a permanent redness. So first treat your dandruff. Massage your scalp with an antiseptic lotion twice a week, and at the same time study your diet. Shiny noses are always making their presence felt—or, one should say, seen. A little of the following lotion should be dabbed on the nose after washing and before powdering, for it will keep the shininess away for several hours:— Zinc oxide, four drachms; carmine, seven grains;! glycerine, five drachms; calomine, three drachms; elderflower water, up to 3oz. Perspiring and oily noses usually suffer from blackheads and open pores, and these can be cured with the following vigorous treatment;—Procure a good soap, and work it into a lather on the nose with a soft toothbrush. Scrub and rub, then rinse off with cold water, afterwards dabbing with an astringent lotion. This vigorous treatment will cause the blood to rush to the surface, and carry away all the impurities. A pitted nose may be caused by overactive sweat glands, and this in turn will cause the grease to penetrate the powder and leave little blotches on the make-up. If a good astringent lotion is patted on to the nose before powdering, and every night (after removing the day’s make-up) cold water is dashed on the face, an improvement will soon be noticeable. If you make the following lotion and dab it on the nose after the cold water treatment, it will hasten matters considerably:—One teaspoonful of lemon juice, one tablespoonful of witch hazel; three tablespoonfuls of hose-water, 10 drops of tincture of benzoin. If your nose shines because it is too dry, the skin will need nourishment, and this can best be given by mixing together equal parts of olive oil and almond oil with just a few drops of lemon juice, then pat well into the skin after it has been cleansed. Large noses can be made to appear smaller by using a dark shade of powder on the nose only, and a lighter shade on the rest of the face. Keep the eyebrows well groomed, as it should be your aim to draw as much attention as possible away from any nose that is at all prominent. Do not wear hats without brims, as this will only thrust the nose into greater relief. If you have a face-reducing roller, and the nose is large because of fat, and not because of bone formation, a course of treatment with the roller will help to reduce it. The hair should be brought forward with a soft appearance on to the face. A freckled nose can sometimes appear very pretty, but if yours does not enhance your appearance it can be bleached away by dabbing frequently with weak peroxide of hydrogen. Afterwards apply a little cold cream to counteract any drying tendencies which may result from the peroxide