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Otago Witness, Issue 3195, 9 June 1915, Page 70

Lon*l©35 9 s Besuly Writers, Weekly Selections from Noted Beauty Experts Writing lor the English Press. Simple and Effective Methods.

By Or.GA Amsdell, Special Correspondent, London, Eng.

The Killing of Superfluous Hair. It is easy to remove superfluous hair temporarily, but to remove it permanently is quite another matter. Not many women know that for this purpose such a simple substance as powdered pherninol used, applied directly to the hair. iha recommended treatment is designed not merely to instantly remove the hair, but also to eventually kill the roots entirely. Almost any chemist could supply an ounce of phcminol, which quantity should be eufiicient. Renewing Complexions by Absorption. If your complexion is marred with sallowncss, motli patches, pimples, or freckles, it is useless to potter with powders and paints, lotions, creams, and things m an effort to get r.d of the trouble. Unless you have some ability as an will mar your appearance still more, -the new and rational way is to take off the complexion itself, with all its offense e marks. Just get some pure mcroohsed wax at the chemist’s and use at night the same as co d cream. Remove next morning with water and soap, following with dash of cold waLr. The mercoliscd wax absorbs the halt-dead Bcarf skin in flaky particles so gradually no one guesses you are treating your face—unless it be by the result, which is truly wonderful. There is nothing like it for bestowing a natural, healthy, and beautiful complexion. Hair Culture. There is no excuse for falling ha. r; no excuse for thin, sick hair, or bald spots. No beauty of features can make up for a distressing lack of hair-growth, and the following formula will positively force the hair to grow. Mix about an ounce of boramum in half-pint of bay rum, shako the bottle well'and allow it to stand for half an hour, then add quarter-pint of fresh cold water and strain. Rub well into the scalp, and in two weeks’ time look for the new growth. You will not require a microscope to see A “ Blackhead ” Secret. Blackheads, oily skins, and enlarged pores usually go together, but can be instantly corrected by a unique new process. A tablet of stymol, obtained from the chemists, is dropped in a tumbler of bot water, wliioji will then, of course, ‘fizz’’ briekiy. When the effervescence has subsided the face is bathed with the stymol-charged water and then dried with a towel. Tno offending blackheads of their own accord come right off on the towel, the large oily pores immediately contract, aud efface themselves naturally. There is no squeezing, forcltfg, or any drastic action. The skin :e leit uninjured, smooth, soft, andi cool. A few such treatments should be taken at intervals of three or four days thereafter in order to ensure the permanence of the pleasing result so quickly obtained. Don’t Have Grey Hair. Grey hair is often a serious handicap to both men and women while still in the prime of life. Hair dyes are not advisable, because they are always obvious, inconvenient, and often downright injurious. Few people know that a very simple formula, which is easily made up at home, will turn the hair back to a natural colour in a perfectly harmless manner. You have only to get an ounce of tanmialite concentrate from your chemist and mix it with 4oz of bay rum to prove this. Apply this simple and harmless lotion for a few nights to the hnjr -with a small sponge, and the greyness ■will gradually disappear. The lotion is neither sticky nor greasy, and has been proved over and over again for generations past by those in possession of the formula. About Shampoos. To quote an eminent London beauty specialist: “ The slimy egg cannot dissolve the scalp impurities, but only adds to the trouble by completely choking the pores with animal matter.” The substance sticks, decomposes, thereby causing the hair to assume a dead, “dull colour?’ Avoid eggs (and soap, tooj on your hair. Try the delightful preparation made by stirring a tearonful of stallax in a cup of hot water, will bring out new beauty possibilities in your hair, will clear and prevent dandruff, and let" 3 that fine, fluffy effect so much sought after. It also removes excess oil or greasiness. (1)