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Show WHY GROW OLD? Check to Find the Cause If You Have a Skin Allergy By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN Many women are suffering from skin sod scalp allergies, but do not realize it. They may be troubled with rashes on the skin or with extremely dry or cracked sore lips, with constant con-stant sniffles or an asthmatic cough or red-rimmed. Irritated eyea. What Is an allergy? It has been defined as personal sensitivity sensi-tivity to some -substance which is harmless to most persons. In a recent survey of more than two thousand women It was found that 25 had noticed skin trouble after using soap, one out of every 10 said that perfume made the eyea water or Irritated the nasal passages and one out of 12 said that certain lipsticks caused their lips to feel irritated. irri-tated. There is one typ of eyelid irritation which dermatologists immediately suspect as coming from nail polish. JSometlmes nails split when polish Is used constantly. Even more often when allergy is present th skin of the face may be inflamed, especially es-pecially about the eyes, on the cheeks and even on the neck. An allergist can make tests which will pin down your particular par-ticular allergy or allergies. Tou may find that some item of clothing, food, cosmetics, 5r something in your surrounding such ss feather pillows, is your trouble. If you are having some unexplained skin trouble or eye or nasal or throat irritation, irrita-tion, this angle Is worth lnvesti-gating. lnvesti-gating. In th past sn allergic woman wom-an often had to leave cosmetics off and for the mnrfrn wttn this would be a trial. Today there is great variety in the nonallergy cosmetics which give you a big range in choice of colors. Tou can buy the scented on unseen ted, depending depend-ing on whether or not you are allergic to perfume. All known ingredients in the usual face powder which cause trouble hav been left out Two of th greatest offenders are orris root and starch. Tou can buy Hp-stick Hp-stick without dye and nail polish which will not giv you trouble. If you would like to have my leaflet "Tour Outer Coating," send a stamped, self-addressed envelop with your request for leaflet No. 47 to Josephine Low-man Low-man In car of the Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau, Salt Lake City 10, Utah. |