MASSAGE FOR THE EYES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23527, 16 June 1938, Page 19

MASSAGE FOR THE EYES

Although we may keep our face youthful and our figure slim, the eyes are one feature which will herald the approaching years. So we are at last becoming eye conscious. When you feel tired and the eyes are sore and aching, dip a small pad of cottonwool in diluted eau do Cologne, squeeze it dry, and then lie down for a few minutes with the cottonwool resting over the eyes. This simple remedy is remarkably efficacious in removing all signs of tiredness and those deep shadows which sometimes surround the eyes. But this is only a temporary expedient, and to really make your eyes beautiful and to keep the surrounding skin clear, white, and unwrinkled, you will have to give yourself a course of eye massage which will also soothe tired and weary eyes. A most important thing to remember is the delicacy of the eyes, and therefore only very light pressure must be applied. You will first commence the treatment by washing the eyes with an antiseptic solution, and this can bo easily prepared by dissolving a small quantity of boric acid in water. Dip a small swab of cottonwool in this lotion and lightly wipe over the surface of the skin surrounding the eyes. Then, with another pad of cottonwool, remove all surplus moisture, and smear a nourishing cream or muscle oil over the lids and on the skin surrounding the eyes. You are now ready for the massage movement, which will be a circular one, and for which only one finger will be used.

Place your finger at the inner corner of the eye, near the bridge of the nose, and carry your finger right around over the lid with a circular movement, making sure that it is neither too hasty, jerky, or overexertive. Most pressure will be exerted at the inner side near the

bridge of the nose, and will gradually lighten as you reach the outer corner.

Another soothing massage movement, and one which will often dispel all signs of headache, is to place the fingers at the outer corner of the eye and just above the eyebrow, and gradually draw them up towards the hair-line. This movement is verv calming, and will often produce drowsiness and slumber. If the skin shows a crepe-like effect, beneath the eye. you will carry out a circular movement similar to that explained for above the eyes, always working from the outer corner towards the nose.

After the massage is complete, remove the excess cream with facial tissues, apply small pads of lint which have been saturated with astringent, and then lie down and relax for five minutes. Then remove any excess moisture, apply your make-up. and you will feel as if you have a new pair of eyes.—Sydney Morning Herald Women's Supplement.