Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1911 — SIMPLE LOTIONS FOR HANDS [ARTICLE]

SIMPLE LOTIONS FOR HANDS

Glycerine Varieties Are Particularly Good and Keep the Hands Soft and White. / Pure soap Is one of the secrets of well-kept hands. Drying the hands thoroughly after washing them is another Important point to be observed, and If either of these are neglected no amount of lotions will bring about the desired result ; Different textured skins demand different goaps. The glycerine varieties are particularly good. The best way to determine the value of a soap la to give it a trial and if the skin is soft and smooth after the bath so that the whole hand feels pliable and refreshed it is safe to continue its use. Be careful to push the cuticle back from the nails after every hand bath, be it dozens of times a day. If warm water Is used have a bottle filled with a lotion composed of benzoin, glycerine and rosewater; tip the bottle In the palm of the hand rad rub the lotion into the skin before the hands are thoroughly dry. This is a splendid suggestion for the housewife whose hands are subjected to different solutions in the course of her work. She should have a bottle always handy rad use it generously. As a result her hands will be white and*plump and * will pot bear the telltale marks of age or work. Any reputable druggist understands the proportions In which these ingredients should be used.