Care of Your Hands

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17917, 22 October 1932, Page 10

Care of Your Hands

THERE is no getting away from it—--1 hands reveal exactly the kind of person you are. One should make them express all the beauty they can; keep them, immaculately clean and well-groomed. • 1 1 ’M ; Even if you do all your own housework, your hands should bo as smooth and flawless in texture as your -comp] ex ion. To ensure this, three things are essential. Wear gloves when you do any roughWork.- ’ • .'' ■• : Wash your hands in lukewarm water, never hot, and always rinse them in cold water immediately afterwards. The.cold rinse serves as an astringent and contracts the pores, stimulating the circulation and refining the tex ture. Use a hand lotion or a nourishing cream regularly just as you use a complexion-cream. ft is a good plan to cold-cream your hands thoroughly every! time you 'cohberenm your face, coaxing Die’cuticle hack gently from the nails to reveal the half-moons while the cream is on. If the cuticle is 1 naturally dry, rub a little cuticle cream into the skin round the nails every night at: bedtime. ‘ ' r There are so many manicure preparations obtainable nowadays, each with their little booklet of directions, that every woman should know the righl and wrong procedure.