| THE perfect skin goes far to make a woman
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| | relaxes the skin, and brings forth a crop
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| look beautiful. The hygiene of the skin
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| | of early wrinkles. Better is the use of
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| reflects the general hygiene of the body.
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| | one of the following lotions.
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| But even when there are skin diseases
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| | 1. One and one-quarter ounces of Green
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| like black heads, blotches, pimples, a
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| | soap, two and one-half drachms alcohol,
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| sallow, mothy or greasy skin, there is a
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| | two and one-half drachms glycerine, one
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| cure.
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| | and one-half drachms borax.
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| Health comes first as a good skin
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| | 2. Two and a half drachms rosewater, two
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| requisite, health born of exercise,
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| | and a half drachms spirits of lavender,
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| wholesome food, plenty of soap and water.
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| | two and a half ounces alcohol. After they
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| Take care of the skin locally. Avoid the
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| | have been rubbed in, the blackheads may
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| direct rays of the sun; avoid exposure to
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| | be removed with a watch key. Never risk
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| wind, and dirt, lest your skin turn
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| | infection by squeezing out black-heads
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| coarse and rough. Water does not injure
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| | with the fingers. Once they are removed,
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| the skin, nor dry out its natural oils.
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| | close the pores with alcohol.
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| Use soft water for cleaning face and
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| | Pimples and Blotches.
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| hands. If the water you have available is
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| | - An absolutely clean skin has no
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| hard, soften with salt, borax or baking
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| | pimples. Hence the cleaner your skin, the
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| soda, add bran or a quarter cup of almond
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| | less likely pimples are to appear. Women
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| meal to make water more soothing to a
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| | are more apt to have pimples than men,
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| tender skin.
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| | but are also more skilled in removing
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| If chapping, warm a bath, tepid water, a
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| | them. "Acne" is a spread of pimples due
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| soft soap, plus olive oil massage or
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| | to improper blood conditions. It usually
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| toilet powder will remedy it. Cold water
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| | occurs during puberty, and calls for
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| in the morning (it stimulates) and warm
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| | medical treatment. The use of salves is
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| water at night is a good washing rule.
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| | not recommended and though carbolated
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| Never use a cheap, but always a good
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| | vaseline tends to dry pimples up, it
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| soap, Castile preferably. Green soap
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| | increases oily skin conditions.
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| (potash soap) is meant for oily scalps
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| | A purely surface pimple, after an alcohol
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| and only irritates dry skins. Though
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| | wipe, may have its head (the little
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| medicated soaps are useful for some skin
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| | yellow point) pricked. After the pus has
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| diseases, they should be used only on a
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| | been squeezed out, clean with a bit of
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| doctor's orders.
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| | cotton soaked in alcohol. The use of warm
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| Thorough, careful drying lends color to
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| | water and Ivory soap with a flesh brush,
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| the cheeks and increases circulation, and
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| | rinsing with cold water (and after
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| cream and powder are good skin protectors
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| | drying, steaming the face every fourth
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| if rightly used and removed. If the skin
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| | day), should cause pimples to disappear.
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| has been exposed to sun or wind, rub cold
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| | A grateful and healing lotion, too, may
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| cream well into it. Then remove with a
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| | be made by mixing an ounce of tincture of
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| damp cloth, and follow by washing in cold
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| | haxnamelis with an equal amount of warm
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| water.
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| | water, and applying frequently.
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| Vanishing cream, greaseless, is a good
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| | Tan and Moth Spots.
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| face powder foundation, and a skin
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| | -Too many coats of tan-Nature's skin
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| protector. Always remove cream from the
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| | protection against sunburn - coarsen the
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| face before going to bed, and in general
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| | skin. The so called "moth spots," brown
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| use it only every alternate day. No
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| | spots or patches which appear after
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| complexion stands cream day in, day out,
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| | middle life, are due to this tan pigment.
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| nor does cream take the place of soap and
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| | Any lotion which is efficacious for
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| water. Cream, if not removed, clogs the
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| | freckles is good for tan. A teaspoonful
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| skin pores. Clogged pores mean black
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| | of milk, to which a little common salt
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| heads, and black heads cause other skin
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| | has been added, may be applied at night
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| affections. Clogged pores, too, are
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| | and washed off in the morning. Another
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| responsible for yellow, sallow
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| | good lotion is made up of two ounces of
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| complexions.
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| | lemon juice, a half drachm of borax,
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| Oily skin, often accompanied by enlarged
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| | powdered, one drachm of powdered white
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| pores, black heads and pimples, should be
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| | sugar.
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| treated before worse ensues. Use a soap
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| | It should stand for several days before
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| made of a cup of oatmeal or boiled oats,
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| | using, then be applied as in the
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| a pinch of sulphur, a pinch of powdered
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| | preceding case. A mixture of lemon juice
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| benzoin, and a teaspoonful of Castile
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| | and carbonate of magnesia is also
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| soap, shaved fine, mixed, in a small
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| | valuable in correcting skin
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| cheesecloth bag. An application in warm
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| | discolorations. It should be allowed to
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| water twice a day, should correct the
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| | remain some time after it has been
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| oily tendency.
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| | applied to the skin.
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| Sunburn and Freckles.- Four lotions:
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| | Warts and Moles.
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| 1. Two teaspoonfuls of benzoin in pint of
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| | -Moth spots are only "bleached" by these
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| cold water. Bathe face night and morning.
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| | lotions, and usually have to be removed
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| 2. Mix flour of sulphur with milk, and
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| | by the specialist. A good dermatologist
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| rub into skin when the mixture has
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| | can easily remove the small, brown moles
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| settled a couple of hours. To be applied
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| | which are often encountered. An
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| in small quantities daily.
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| | old-fashioned remedy, yet one which
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| 3. One drachm muriatic acid, to which
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| | "works," is: when the mole protrudes
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| half-teaspoon of spirits of lavender has
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| | enough, to wind a hair tightly around it.
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| been added.
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| | If the hair is allowed to remain, the
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| 4. Three drachms carbonate of potassium,
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| | mole gradually detaches itself and falls
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| two drachms common salt, eight ounces
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| | off. Small moles should be at once
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| rosewater, a little orange or lavender
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| | removed, lest they grow larger. The same
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| flower water. Mix and make frequent
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| | applies to raised, colorless moles. Red
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| applications.
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| | moles should never be touched. Cancer
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| Freckles - Two lotions:
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| | often results if an attempt be made to
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| 1. One ounce lemon juice, one pint
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| | remove them.
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| rosewater. Apply to skin four, five or
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| | Warts are usually harmless. They are apt
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| six times a day.
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| | to disappear of their own accord. In
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| 2. One drachm muriatic acid, half
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| | general, your family physician or a skin
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| teaspoonful spirits of lavender, one pint
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| | specialist of standing should be
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| rainwater. Apply carefully to freckles,
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| | consulted for any serious skin disorder.
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| using camel's-hair brush.
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| | Avoid the common run of beauty doctors,
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| Blackheads
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| | and the "home treatment" salves and
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| - It is not well to steam out black
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| | ointments, for all troubles that go
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| heads. It does cleanse the skin and the
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| | beyond tan, sunburn, freckles, pimples,
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| black heads have to go. But it also
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| | blackheads and chapping.
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