Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-07-03 | Page 11 | Bleaching with Lemons

BLEACHING WITH LEMONS On summer r dree dressing ln tables lemons should always be placed for this fruit Is Isan Isan isan an excellent bleach and light freckles a thin coat of tan ten and stains of various arlous kinds that assail th the skin disappear with Its use lice Be It understood however that the acid add Is not strong enough to remove depp deep color tolor and that only onh b by applying it constantly will It be Also like ever every other such whitener it has disadvantages and constant application of it is often drying For this reason Its Us effect must be he watched and It if there comes an appearance of for a few tew days use of oC the acid must be omitted This Is less Iss likely to occur in warm than in cold weather One merit of oC lemon Juice as a cosmetic is its cleansing properties so that it may be brought into both before and after aCter washing For 1001 instance when there ar 01 are stains on the fingers the they si ci 1 Uld be dug into the fruit and turned around When ihen usually vigorous scrubbing with a wet nail nan brush will remove all traces of discoloration For face unless sunburned or freckled It is an excellent plan to wipe I over the complexion with the Juice then wash and again put it on letting Jetting this last moisture dry into the skin Rather than squeezing the Juice and putting on with a cloth as is sometimes done I like to rub it on directly To do this the lemon may be cut In two and one half becomes a swab or pad that Is thoroughly rubbed over the surface After Arter a few minutes the outer slice should be cut off leaving a new surface with which to work Then If It cleansing Is the point a soft cloth must be mopped over the skin to take out the dust Rubbing and wiping should continue until the cloth T shows Oth no oUt trace ea of t r grime When le bleaching Je n is the object as for sunburn n nb and tan a linal rub with the fruit truit is essential letting letting let let- ting the last application dry in Water Vater must not be used when the skin Is discolored or burning from exposure to sun or wind A most excellent cleanser for tor the hands may be made by melting or softening cold cream and adding to It lemon Juice and powdered pumice An ounce of ot cream to a teaspoonful of oC pumice and a n teaspoonful of Juice lc Is ta a tf good proportion r and the pumice pu pu- pu mice 1 must be put in orb before 1 the Juice When the last Is added the mixture must be stirred constantly to combine It all This will remove fruit stains and grime and will cleanse beneath the nails If It rubbed under on the point of oC an orangewood orangewood orangewood orange- orange wood stick