SKIN TREATMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20503, 22 August 1936, Page 11

SKIN TREATMENT

EVERY WOMAN S NEED Cleansing preparations are usually to be found upon every women's dressing table, and skin food is to be seen upon most of them. There are many women, however, who do not understand the use of skin tonics and astringents and who do quite wrongly avoid their use altogether, states a writer in the “Cape Times.” Every woman needs some kind of a tonic or astringent, and exactly what she requires in this direction depends upon her age and the state of the muscles on her face.

Very young girls merely need some mild skin tonic to make the skin fee] pleasantly refreshed. The woman between about twentyfive and thirty needs a slightly stronger skin tonic, and, in some instances, an astringent lotion is necessary. Older women nearly always need an astringent of greater or less strength. These toning lotions should be used night and morning, and during the day every time the face is cleansed and made-up afresh. If used properly, they brace the muscles of the face and close the pores of the skin as nothing else can. Some kind of patter is necessary to apply them to the best advantage, because the patting does as much good as the lotions themselves. Soak a pad of cotton wool in the tonic or astringent, fix it into the head of the flexible patter, and slap the face vigorously with it, with an upward and outward movement, from the chin to the ear, the side of the nose to the temples and so on. Special attention should be paid to the spot beneath the chin, especially if you are thinner than you used to be, in which event the chin muscles, as well as those of the face will have begun to sag. When you use your toning lotion during the day, it is a good plan to soak a piece of cotton wool in it and remove your cleansing cream with it, afterwards wiping the face over lightly with a fresh pad containing lotion and patting it gently with your fingers until it is dry. Then you apply your usual make-up. Astringents vary a good deal in strength, but if you get a really strong one, you can dilute it according to your needs. A few drops of it may be added to a pad of cotton wool wrung out of distilled water, or out of a milder skin tonic. For most purposes you might find it quite sufficient to dilute the astringent with the water. For special occasions it may be applied in a much stronger solution in order to tighten the skin and give it a fresh, youthful glow. Generally speaking, however, a mild astringent is better than one which is too strong, for the muscles must be coaxed to do their own work as far as possible.

STORIES IN NEEDLEWORK There is a new craze afoot to-day for substituting the needle for the pen. Women who spend holidays beside the sea or in surroundings with beautiful scenic views, snow-topped mountains or undulating hills, are embroidering samples which give a pictorical representation of the places they visit. Tapestries, guest towels and curtains are adorned with delightful pictures to record these holidays. Some women, who feel competent to tackle the human form, are setting forth their family histories in a series of samplers. It is surprising that more needlewomen do not devote their time to designing panels of New Zealand flowers and flora for use on stool seats, chair backs and cushion covers. There are great possibilities in the transfer if scenic beauties of the Dominion to tapestry. It would be an excellent idea to see some original designs of New Zealand scenery or flora represented at exhibitions held overseas.