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Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 69

London Beaidy "Writers.

Weakly Selections from Noted Beauty Experts Writing for the English Press. Simple and Effective Methods, By Olga Amsdell, Speciai Correspondent, London, Eng. Grey Hair—Heme Remedy. There are plenty of reasons why grey hair is not desirable, and plenty of reasons why hair dyes should not be used. But, on ths other hand, there is no reason why you should have grey hair if you do not want it. To turn the hair back to a natural colour is really a very simple matter. .One has only to get from the chemist an ounce of concentrate of tarnmalite and mix it with four ounces of bay rum. Apply to the hair with a small sponge for a few nights arid the greyness will gradually disappear. This liquid is not sticky or greasy, and does not injure the hair in any way. It has been used for generations with most satisfactory results by those who have known the formula. Blackheads Fly Away. A practically instantaneous remedy for blackheads, greasy skins, and enlarged pores, recently discovered, is now coming into general use in the boudoir. It is very simple, harmless, and pleasant. Drop a styraol tablet, obtained at the ehemifts, in a tumblerful of hot water. After tha effervescence has subsided bathe the face in the liquid, using a small sponge or soil cloth. In a few minutes dry the face and the offensive blackheads will come right off on the towel. Also the large oily pores immediately close up and efface- themselvej naturally. Tho greasiness disappears, and the skin is left smooth, soft, and cool. This simple treatment is then repeated a few times at intervals of four or five days to ensure the permanence of the result. Emergency Complexions. Even a. complexion which is hopelessly dull or greasy can be made beautiful in a moment by a perfectly harmless home recipe. If you have no cleminito in the get about an ounce from your chemist, ana add only enough water to dissolve it. Tha process defies detection, and the result If an immediate appearance of velvety, youthful “bloom,” which every woman desires. The effect will last all day under most trying conditions, indoors or out, and renders Dowrlcring qu to unnecessary. This simple substance is also very good lor the skin, and no possible harm can come from its regular use. Effectually Killing Superfluous Hair. Many women know how to remove ugly growths of superfluous hair temporarily, but few know how to remove it permanently. For this purpose pure powdered phoininol may bo nspcl. Got about an ounce from your chemist, and anply a httlo directly to the objectionable hair. The purpose of tha recommended treatment is not merely to remove the superfluous hair instantly, but also to kill the hair roots completely in a comparatively short time. How Nature Makes New Complexions. It is well known that the human skin ia constantly undergoing a tearing down and build ng up process. With advancing years or waning vitality this tissue-change lags: the lifeless, soiled surface skin stays on so long that its owner gets a. “ poor complexion.” Common sense tells us this dead skin cannot be enlivened or h-aut-fied by any cosmetic, lotion, or powder. The natural thing to do is to actually remove the offensive ' skin —remove tho bad complexion._ It lias been found that ordinary mercoliaed wax completely absorbs the devitalised skin, in minute particles, so gently, era dually, as to cause no inconvenience. Morcolieed wax, which any chemist can supply, is put on at night like cold cream, and washed off in the morning. If you would have, a brilliantly beautiful and youthful complexion just use this simple treatment. Falling Hair. How often one hears the lament. “T have tried everything on tho market, and my hair comes out in handfuls.” Not so surprising either when you come to think it over. Hair tonics to be effective must be fresh, and there is no earthly reason wiry every woman should not make her own lotion at homo. The finest, vegetable tonio obtainable is made by mixing a racket of boranium with quarter pint of bay rum and adding sufficient water to fill a half-pint bottle. This lotion rubbed briskly into the scalp sets the hair roots tingling with new life, and will, if persevered with, give you back your “crowning glory.” How to have Thick and Pretty Hair, Soaps and artificial shampoos ruin many beautiful heads of hair. Few people know that a teaepoonful of good stallax dissolved in a <\ip of hot water has a natural affinity frv. the hair, and makes the most delightful Bhanyeoo imaginable. It loaves the hair brilliant, soft, and wavy, cleanses the scalp completely, and greatly stimulate* the hair growth. The only drawback is that stallax seems rathor expensive. It comes to tho chemist only in sealed .jib packages, which retail at about 4s. However, n« this ia sufficient for 25 or 30 it really work# out very cheaply in the end. —4