London's Beauty Writers.

Otago Witness, Issue 3205, 18 August 1915, Page 69

London's Beauty Writers.

Weekly Selections from Noted Beauty Expert’s Writing f.r the English Press. Simple and Effective Methods. By Olga 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 tor this purpose such a simple substance as powdered pherninoi may be used, applied directly to the hair. Tha 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 bo sufficient. Renewing Complexions fay Absorption. If' your complexion is marred with sallowness, moth patches, pimples, or freckles, it is useless to potter with powdera and paints, lotions, creams, and th.ngs in an effort to get rid of the trouble. Lnlcss you have some ability as an ait.st, you will mar your' appearance still more. The new and rational way is to take off the complexion itself, with ail its offensive marks. Just get sonic pure mercolieed wax at the chemist’s and use at night the same as coid cream. Remove next morning with water and soap, following with dash'of cold water. The mercolised wax absorbs the half-dead scarf 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 hair; 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 boranium 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 , it. 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 nimbler of hot water, which will then, of course, '* fizz ’’ briskly. When the effervescence has subsided the face ifi bathed with the stvrnol-charged wafer and then dried with a towel. The offending blackheads of their own accord come right off on the towel, the large oily pores immediately contract, sud efface themselves naturally. There is no squeezing, forcTSg, or any drastic action. The skin is left 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 pleading result so quickly obtained. ■ Don’t Have Grey Hair. I Grey hair is. often a serious handicap to both men - and women while still in tha 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 tammalite concentrate i from your chemist and mix it with 4oz of I bay rum to prove this. Apply this simple I and harmless lotion for a few nights to the hair with a small sponge, and the grey pea* will gradually disappear. The lotion is neither sticky nor greasy, and has been proved over and over again for generations past by those m possession of the formula. i About Shampoos. I 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 assuirrm a dead. “ dull colour.” Avoid eggs {and soap, too) on your hair. Try the delightful preparation made by stirring a teaspoonful of stall ax in a cup of hot water. It will bring out new beauty possibilities in your hair, will clear and prevent dandruff, and leave that fine, fluffy effect eo : much sought after. It also removes excess oil or greasinesa. (1)