BEAUTY NOTES

Opunake Times, 16 July 1937, Page 3

BEAUTY NOTES

USEFUL WRINKLES I Why do we wrinkle (asks Georgia Rivers, Beauty Expert of “The Australian Journal”)? Continually one meets anxious people who, feelin" that wrinkles have overtaken them too early in life, are very puzzled as to the cause and most anxious to find a remedy. ; The chief causes of wrinkles (she declares) are too much study or worry, lack of sleep, general ill-health, poor eyesight, too much grimacing, tropical or very dry climates, rapid reducing or astringents. The use of powedr—often the scapegoat of the case—is not at all likely to cause much wrinkling.

Woman who want to move through their middle years with fairly smooth skins should try, above all, to cultivate a serene expression. That “worried look” is one of the worst enemies of a delicate skin. They should protect their faces whenver possible from an open fire, too strong sunlight and dry or bleak winds. They should avoid the use of hot water on the face l , and should never use strong astringents except with medical advice. But once the wrinkles are there? Well, it would be foolish to be too optimistic about deep wrinkles unless one is prepared to go to a good deal of expense. We hear a great deal, of course, about deep peel and plastic surgery, but these are matters for expert medical advice. But plenty of sleep refreshes the skin wonderfully, and tends to smooth out early crowsfett in'l the lighter wrinkles of any part of the face. A deep frown mav be helped by massage. Place fh« finger-tips on the bridge of the nose and gradually move them upwards and outwards. See that the face and the fingers are warmed.

Massage of neck and temples should he performed very carefully, for overstrong stroking of these parts will only stretch the elastic hands under the skin and make it sag still more. Neck exercises and pinching the skin very softly u ridel* the chin is often vervhelpful. And lastly, do not worry very much about your wrinkles unless they overtake you at an abnormally early age. A few line*/ lend character to any face, and wrinkles are only one of the many different factors which remind one lhat Father Time is moving along.