Before the Mirror.

Otago Witness, Issue 3352, 12 June 1918, Page 50

Before the Mirror.

Freckles and How to Cure Them.—lt is always those easily, but this knowledge is poor comfort when the lace is disfigured with these ugly little blemishes. To prevent the formation of freckles, a wash should be applied to the face which wil. form a. shield from the rays of the sun.- A simpk ard inexpensive one can be made up at home bj dissolving an ounce of cleminite in four table spoonsful of hot water. Shake the bottle, and wh»n cold apply to the face and allow to dry on the skin. If this is done every day, renewing the amplication whenever the face is washed, and i, little mercolised wax rubbed into the skin even night, freckles will not make their appearance, Bo me iter how hot the sun. To remove freckle.which have already formed, apply the wax ever} ai-;ht, rub it well into the skin of the f~-e and ncol and leave en till the morning. Than wash off, using Pilentai soap and warm water. To fceduce a Double Chin. —To reduce a double ohm, give hard, firm massage every night with merooliseu wax, stroking the flesh firmly backwards from the chin towards the lower portion of toie neck. Do this every night, and in the morn iug bath with cold water, ajid rub into the skin a littls pars-iium jolly. This treatment Till strengthen the flabbly tissues and restore the •ontour of the face. Occasionally a double chin iduo to stooping over books or work, but gonerally it is the result jf putting an weight. When Oie latter i 3 the case, a few clynol berries, eaten regularly every day, will greatly assist in reducing

These are, undoubtedly, days of excejitional nervous strain for one and all of us. Anxiety, with its beauty-destro/ing influence is casting its shadow over the lives of many of us women, and while perhaps a few —the more stoical among us—can avoid worrying over past and prospective events, we may all, with a little care and forethought, succeed in preventing the results of worry from being noticeable in our appearance. To these fortunate few, this little chat will, however, be as interesting and instructive as to those who stand in real need of help in toilet matters, and may be the means of bringing to their notice some hitherto unknown method of retaining or regaining that beauty of face and figure which is the birthright of every woman. Some of the ingredients mentioned below are, at- present, not generally known to the public, but any good chemist will usually be found to have a small quantity in stock.

the superfluous flesh. A glass of hot water should ■•j sipped after each coal. The Hair—To Increase the Growth.—To arrest an indue falling of che hair and increase the growth, >oalp massage and the application of a good tonic d .absolutely necessay. Part" the hair in the jentr3, and, starting at the forehead, massage for it least ten minutes. Then apply a tonic. A iimple ar i inexpensive one can be made up at lome b3' mixing one ounce of boranium (which •an be bought at the chemist's) with a quarter Df a pint of bay rum. Add the boranium to the >a; r rum, allow to stand for half an hour, then strain, and add sufficient water to make half a Dint. Bab amongst the roots of the hair with a soft sponge. superfluous Hair.—Dark-complexioned women are .aj more frequently troubled with a growth of mperfluous hair than those with fair skins, and it the first sign of these objectionable hairs steps ;hould be taken to remove them, or they will lovelop into a strong growth which will take a .cry long time to destroy. A little powdered iheminol applied to ihis growth will remove the unsightly blemish, destroying it permanently if 'ho hairs be but few. Two or more applications nay be necessary, if the growth be unusually ;trong; but about one ounoe of pheminol should 10 sufficient for the most stubborn case. Pheminol sail be obtained at the chemist's, and a little nowdered alum should be obtained at the same time for dusting the skin before applying the pheminol.