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Otago Witness, Issue 3115, 26 November 1913, Page 64

Toilette Recipes. THE LATEST AND SMARTEST BEAUTY RECIPES, COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS EXPERT BEAUTY WRITERS. The Magnetism of Beautiful Hair. "Applied Arts." Beautiful hair adds immensely to the personal magnetism of both men and women. Actresses and smart women are ever on the lookout for any harmless thinj that will increase the natural beauty ot their hair. The latest method is to use pure stallax as a shampoo on account of the peculiarly glossy, fluffy, and wavy effect which it leaves. As stallax has never been used much for this purpose it comes to the chemist only in sealed original packages, enough for 25 or 30 shampoos. A teaspoonful of the fragrant stallax granules, dissolved in a cup of hot water, 13 more than sufficient for each shampoo. It is very beneficial and stimulating to the hair, apart from its beautifying effect. * * * For an actual hair grower nothing equals pure boranium. It is quite harmless, and sets the hair roots tingling with new life. » * * The use ol rouge is almost always obvious, but powdered collandium gives a perfectly natural colour and defies detection. To Kill Roots of Superfluous Hair. "Home Science." Women annoyed with disfiguring growths of superfluous hair wish to know , not merely how to temporarily remove the hair, but how to kilt the hair roots permanently. For this purpose, pure powdered phcminol may be applied directly to the objectionable hair growth. The recommended treatment is designed not only to instantly remove the hair also, but to actually kill the roots so that the growth will not return. About an ounce of pheminol, obtainable from the chemist, should bo sufficient. * * * For complexions inclined to be oily many smart women are now using just the natural allacite of orange blossoms. It is perfectly harmless, makes a capital groaseless cream, which holds the powder perfectly, and does not encourage the growth of hair. * * * Disagreeable body odours can be instantly neutralised by the occasional application of a little powdered (white) pergol to the affected surfaces. Oxygen as a Complexion Remover. "Things One Should Know." The latest scientific method of improvin, the complexion is to "take from it insteau of adding to it." The idea is to remove, by a gentle process of oxidization, all tne stifling and half-dead accumulations which adhere to the skin in the form of sallowness, moth patches, liver spots, etc. The application of mercolised wax for a few nights in the same manner that cold cream is applied, soon produces marked results. In contact with the skin this wax releases free oxygen, which destroys the waste matter but does not affect the healthy tissue in the least. The removal of the deadened and disfiguring waste matter reveals the beautiful young complexion which every woman has ' fust underneath the stained outer one. The mercolised wax, as supplied by chemist shops, is perfectly harmless and very beneficial to the skin. * * * To bring a natural red colour to the lips rub them with a soft stick of prolactum. * * • For tired, hot, or perspiring feet, use a tenspoonful of powdered onalite in a footbath. The Powder Puff Passes. "Boudoir Talks." Every normal woman is always • interested in any plan by which she can quickly enhance her beauty, provided the plan is perfectly safe and simple. Ever since the discovery that ordinary cleminite, such as any chemist can supply, is an instantaneous and harmless beautifier, there has been a growing demand for it from smart women everywhere. They usually get about an ounce and add just enough water to dissolve ib. A little of this perfectly harmless lotion gives a beautiful complexion to any face instantly. It renders face powder quite unnecessary. Moreover, its use cannot be detected. Thi skin is instantly beautified, but appears perfectly natural under the closest scrutiny. * * * To make the eyelashes grow long, dark, and curling, apply a little menualine with the finger-tips occasionally. It is absolutely harmless and beautifies the eyebrows as well. * * * Pilenta soap is the most satisfactory for all complexions. It even works well in cold or hard water. i