Show EASILY MADE CLEANSING CREAM SUITABLE FOR THE TOILET TABLE in many ways better than can be purchased because desired quan quart city may always be prepared as desired do you like to mix your own lotions and experiment with the attractive active looking formulas tor for creams which you so often see printed it Is a very delightful occupation and when the lotion comes out beautifully blended and with the delicate fra grance of a high priced article when the cream is white and smooth and dainty one feels well repaid tor for one s time and effort there Is another side to this story however because sometimes the lotion comes out all curdled looking 1 ind and queer and the cream disintegrates and will not blend no matter what you do then you register a vow that you will never never again at tempt to prepare your own cosmetics but will spend your dollars for the prepared articles gratefully one great difficulty with many of the published form formulas Vlas Is that they ate too complicated for any one but a chemist to prepare and another Is because the directions are seldom clear it Is not wise to use much guesswork when mixing creams and if the formula leaves you in doubt lay it aside for a simpler one or take it to your druggist and ask his advice about how to put the ingred ants together I 1 have had frequent requests tor for the following formulas and I 1 am sure you will experience no difficulty in preparing them even though you are the amateur provided you follow the directions carefully for a cleansing cream heat two ounces dunces of oil of sweet almonds and melt in it a lump of white wax as large as a walnut when these two ingredients are well blended add a founding rounding tablespoon of white vase line and a few drops of oil of rose geranium and beat the mixture while it is cooling till it is light and creamy A good nourishing cream contains one halt ounce each spermaceti eti and white wax melted in a double boiler or dish set in a pan of boiling water add one ounce cocoa butter one ounce imported lanolin and three ounces sweet almond oil when melt ed and thoroughly blended remove from the fire add two ounces rosewater and one dram tincture of ben boin and beat steadily till cold an excellent lotion for the hands the formula for which was sent me by one of my readers Is prepared from two ounces of glycerin one ounce each tincture of benzoin bay rum and alcohol one half ounce rosewater and five cents worth of quince seeds scald the quince seeds with about one quart of boiling water cover the dish tightly and let steam do not remove the cover for twelve hours then strain through a thin cloth and add the other ingredients this Is especially good to prevent the hands from chapping A simple lotion which is said to possess bleaching and refining prop arties Is made from a half ounce of glycerin mixed with a halt half pint of orange flower water and a level table spoonful of powdered borax dissolved in the mixture another lotion which is often recommended requires one ounce oil of sweet almonds one ounce glycerin two ounces strained lemon juice and ten drops of carbolic acid A few drops of rose may be added tor for perfume if it desired and the special benefit fat the lotion is to cure the chapped and roughened condition of the hands caused from the cold weather ANSWERS TO QUERIES california exercise will do more to harden your muscles and increase your appetite and digestive powers than anything else I 1 can suggest go out every day and dig in that lovely garden and thank your lucky stars that yon you have the garden to enjoy the pleasure of active work will do more to clear away the cobwebs from your sky than any other thing you can undertake and an hour a day out in the sunshine and fresh air and among the growing things will work maikels mai vels in your health and also your looks new header you will never sue aeed in restoring your hair to its natural thi thickness elness and beauty by the methods you are following quite the contrary effect will result as they are altogether too strenuous the hair and scalp are never benefited by harsh treatment any more than the face would be you can do more harm by such treatment than you can undo in years gentle brushing is advisable but it should never be car ned ried even near the point of irritating the scalp nettle D it if you will keep a bowl of corn meal moistened with vinegar on the shelf near the kitchen sink and rub this mixture well over the hands immediately after taking them out of soapy water it will counteract the harmful effect of the soap and will also remove ordinary stains rinse the hands in clear water and I 1 just before they are perfectly dried rub a soothing lotion well into the skin it if you will do this regularly you can keep your bands hands hivery good I 1 condition copy leht ight 1912 by universal press syn |