VALUABLE ADVICE FOR OBTAINING A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 February 1913, Page 5

VALUABLE ADVICE FOR OBTAINING A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION.

BY COURTESY OF A LADY READER. While recently glancing through a ladies' paper one of our readers noticed.a simple formula said to quieklv. banish all skin irritations,and greatly beautify the complexion. Having given considerable study to chemistry, she way immediately interested'by'the peculiar combination of ingredients. Her skin was rough and, sore from' exposure to the sun and wind, so she determined to have* the lotion made up at once. £hoapplied night and morning with a soft cloth, and in less than a week, all disagreeable traces of sunburn, rash, and blemishes had entirely vanished,,; her complexion was soft and smooth; in fact, her appearance was so greatly improved that her own mother was astonished, and asked the. causp of the sudden transformation, this led to another trial of the same/ lotion, and, despite the mother's age, her skin became clear and velvety. But what was even more_ amazing, the lines and wrinkles which . had formed round her eyes and on her forehead, began to smooth out and gradually disappear. Both mother and: daughter were overjoyed at this .unlooked-for result, and wondered if there, was not some way of giving the benefit of their experience to other women. They finally decided to write to .one or two of the "principal papers about it. Upon receiving their communication, we gladly c.onsonte:!' to publish for those interested the valuable, formula which they had found. ,!t calls for 2oz rose water, one dram tincture of benzoin, and 2 ounces Flowers of Ox/.oin. the mixture, to be well shaken before using. We are informed that it \» quite inexpensive, and can be made up by any good chemist, or eaM'lv prepared at'home. A prominent member of the Faculty of' Medicine of Paris, who specialises in the can; of the* skin, examined this •formula for us, ;an 1 ' states that the lotion mado therefrom if! perfectlv harmless, and, besides being; excellent for the eom- ; pb'xion, is also unexcelled for quickly | eradicating blotches, pimples blackheads, etc., which are so disfiguring. ' to the pkin. *