Be Kind to Your Skin

Southland Times, Issue 25309, 12 June 1935, Page 5

Be Kind to Your Skin

SOME USEFUL HINTS. During the summer months you have probably spent as much time as possible out of doors, states a beauty specialist. Intense sunshine, hot winds and rain, have all taken a toll of your skin. You must now repair the damage, so that the skin will be in a fit condition to withstand the ravages of winter. On cold wintry days dry skins become sensitive and the lips crack, while oily skins assume that weatherbeaten appearance.

• Both of these skin types require different treatment. There are too many girls who, despite their skin condition, use any old soap and creams. By doing this they are laying the foundation for future wrinkles and poor quality skin texture. Start now and give your skin the treatment it needs. If it is rather oily purchase a good oatmeal soap, and ■wash the face in warm, not hot water. After washing give the face a good rinse with cold water, dry well, and if needed apply an astringent. Ether is a wonderful astringent, and will also help remove those muddy marks which sometimes appear on the .skin. Ask your chemist to mix an ether astringent for you. He will know the correct quantity to use and will dilute .with eau-de-cologne or similar perfume. Remember .that the ether must >e diluted. It is possible these days ;to buy an ether soap which is also very Do the above treatment every night, and in the morning a cold water rinse will be sufficient.

Place a small dab of face cream on your nose. Do not apply it down the sides and on the cheeks and chin. Just pat a small quantity on the tip of the pose. If you apply vanishing cream over ■the astringents, small grease bubbles will appear on the surface and your powder will have a patchy appearance. (Apply the powder which is most suitable to your colouring. If your skin is dry, you will, of course, need to give it a special treatment. If you use the same lotions as the girl with a greasy skin, you will (only fend to make it still more dry. Every night wash your face in warm water, using a good castile soap.' Then ■smear some cold cream over the face ■and throat, allowing it to remain on a few minutes, during which time it will foe absorbed. You can now apply another fairly thick coating. Allow this to stay on ten to fifteen minutes, and just before retiring carefully wipe off the surplus with a piece of cotton wool, which has been dipped in rose water. In the morning after your wash you can follow exactly the same treatment as that given for the girl with an oily gkin. Massage the cold cream well into the skin over the whole area of the face. Leave the skin slightly greasy, and apply a fairly thick coating of powder Ilf you apply rouge it should be applied over the cold cream and before powdering.