BATHS FOR BEAUTY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21001, 1 April 1938, Page 12

BATHS FOR BEAUTY

Simple Recipes The daily bath can be more than a concession of cleanliness, it can be a complete beauty treatment, improving the skin and the complexion. Dry skin, rough skin, oily skin and muddy skin can all be relieved during bath time. These complaints can sometimes be cured without much trouble by adding a few ingredients to the bath water, when the blemishes disappear. OU and Massage A dry skin can be treated as follows: Have a bath as usual, then dry yourself with a rough towel. Now pour a little almond oil into the palms of the hands and massage it into the body. If you prefer the oil warmed, this can be easily accomplished by standing the oil in a vessel in a little hot water. Massage the oil well into the skin; then with a fairly stiff-bristled brush, go all over the body until it tingles and glows. Five minutes of this treatment should be ample. If the skin is very sensitive the brush treatment can be left out, and just the hand massage given, but where passible the brush treatment should be used, as it makes the skin very smooth, and helps to counteract gooseflesh. When the massage treatment is finished, get back into the bath and thoroughly soak the skin, then have a warm shower to wash away the oil and soap. Dry yourself, and finish with an eau-de-cologne rub. If the skin is a all sunburnt, it is better to avoid the use of the eau-de-coogne; but during the hot weather a brisk massage with the spirit is both invigorating and productive of a pleasing fragrence. For a Greasy Skin Greasy skins require a different treatment, and this is carried out as follows: First procure some oatmeal, almond meal and castile soap. Shred the soap into small flakes and to three ounces of the soap add the same quantity of the oatmeal and almond meal. Make some small bags of old towelling, and in each place three tablespoons of the mixture. Get into the bath, moisten the skin with water, then moisten the bag and massage it briskly over the skin. The lather is penetrating and soothing, and, to finish the process, merely wash it from the body with clean, warm water. Not only does this treatment counteract greasiness, but the action of the meals will gradually remove any blackheads which may be present, and will certainly prevent new ones from forming. The soap bags will last for three or four treatments. The baths described above for dry skins and oily skins should be taken once or twice a week. Invigorating Salt Glow When you are tired a stimulating bath is excellent, and the best of these is the salt glow. Have a bath in the usual way, and after drying massage with a handful of common kitchen salt. Massage the salt well into the skin, and then finish off the treatment by getting under the cold shower and washing the salt from the skin. This salt glow is one of the most invigorating treatments known, and, of course/ it should not be taken just before going to bed. The best type of bath to take then is the old-fashioned warm tub. There is nothing better than a warm bath to soothe the nerves, remove strain, and encourage sleep. If you feel over-heated and wish to cool down, try adding a teaspoonful of simple tincture of benzoin to the bath water. This is a marvellously cooling agent, and will freshen the skin for the rest of the day.