Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1910 — CARING FOR FACE [ARTICLE]

CARING FOR FACE

Prof. Paschkis of Vienna Gives Valuable Advice. Expert In Dermatology Tells Men and Women What ,to Do In Properly Caring for Skin—Careful as to .Soap. Vienna.—Prof. Heinrich Paschkis, a listinguished member of the medical acuity of the University of Vienna, md a high authority in dermatology, las been giving bis colleagues some raluable advice in cosmetics, the remit of many years’ experience. He hinks that doctors make a mistake n leaving beauty culture to maniures and Quacks, as they themselves re much to detect the rue cause sMfe defects in physr™ remedy them, hereby bringing happiness to many f omen, and men. too. I Professor Paschkis regards washing and bathing as the foundation of Ml cosmetics. The face should be vashed morning and evening, the )ody once and the handr several imes during the day. The water should not be hard; rain, river or Soiled water is best. For the body he water may be according tjb custom md sensitiveness, from 60 to 68 degrees, wanner for the hands and quite hot for the face. As a refresher immediately after the hot water, cold Iwater can be used to bathe the face.

A. quick succession of not and cold face baths Is very good for treating red faces and the same may be used for red hands. Fragrant toilet additions for the face washing are often desired, especially In the summer. But all sorts of resinous solutions, such as benzoin and balsam tinctures, should be avoided, as they tend to stop the exudations from the oleaginous glands. A teaspoonful of cologne water, alone, or with a few drops of vinegar, can be added with benefit to the water for washing the face. For the ordinary bath aromatic tinctures or ether pjls mixed In the water will not only produce a pleasant odor, bus will also exert a mildly stimulating effect on the skin. Greet care must be* exercised In the choice of soap. Alkali soaps be avoided, as they often proaaceTskln eruptions. Neutral soaps are to be preferred. The soap must be thoroughly washed off and the skin dried with rbugh linen towels by vigorous rubbing toward the center.' Sensitive skins should be dried with a soft cloth. An air bath Is specially good for the body after the ordinary one. Very highly important is the treatment of the skin after washing. Some sort of after treatment Is really necessary, not alone In beauty culture, but for the rational care of the skin. Ointments, powders, alcoholic liquids or combinations of various kinds can be employed, according to Individual-

Ity and the special qualities of the skin. The oldest practise, that of anointing, Is seldom employed in Austria, as the climate is apt to make the sklq too moist rather than too dry. For women particularly the best after treatment of the skin Is with powder, especially for the face, neck and shoulders. With few exceptions, when properly employed, there is nothing to be said against Its use. But strong starch powders and all unknown preparations should be carefully avoided. As absorbent, quickly drying and glistening powder for the bpdy there is nothing better than the finest talc powder. But as It Is shiny and doesn’t stick, to the skin It must, when used for visible parts of the body, be mixed with some preparations of chalk or oxide of zinc. As white and rose colored powders make the skin look blue they should be mixed with yellow ochre an<} a little carmine made to Jt chamois color. This win take some trouble, as yellow ochre produces so Any shades. For special purposes other powders may be mixed together; for Instance, a large quantity of yellow ochre and umber brown for protection against the sun. In every case before going to bed the powder must be removed from ' the skin by grease. Another after treatment consists In the use of alcoholic washes, scented or unscented. 'Cologne water diluted 30 to 50 per cent, makes a very good mixture. Generally It may be said that ointments are better for winter use for blondes, and powder and' alcohol for the summer, and for brunettes altogether.