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Show WOMAN'S WORLD ,.t 1 Diet, Core Needed in Skin Health ! laxed, with pores open, cover the finger tips with tissue and press out the blackheads. If there is danger of bruising the skin and scarring it, it's best to continue applications until the blackheads yield, rather than treat the skin roughly to remove them at one time. Soothe Skin After Treatment The skin will be quite red after the treatment, particularly in the areas on which you have concentrated concen-trated most. Pat on cream and let the redness die down. After the creaming and a lapse of time, remove cream carefully and apply wads which have been dipped in ice water to the skin. These should be patted in an upward up-ward direction, with particular care being used around the eyes. This application of Ice pads should be repeated several times as it shrinks the pores and helps circulation, cir-culation, the astringent action of the cold drawing blood to the surface sur-face of the skin. The better the circulation, cir-culation, the easier it is for the blood to carry away impurities from the skin. By Ertta Haley SKIN should be at its best during warm months, well colored, smooth and satiny. Summertime, however, for many girls is the time when they encounter most of their difficulties. Sun and wind can do unpleasant things to the skin unless you're careful. Both of them can be drying to the extreme unless the skin has adequate protection. Too much sun when the skin cannot can-not "take it" will result In a severe and uncomfortable burn, to say nothing of the fact that it may be ruinous to the appearance. Sun bathing will do wonders for the skin, because of the ultra violet rays of the sun providing vitamin D, but you should not overdo it. Start with a short exposure time and build this up nt the rate of five or ten minutes a day. ' If the skin is extremely delicate and sensitive, use any of the many lotions which permit tanning without with-out the discomfort of burning. Pven though you give skin the protection of a lotion, it's still wise not to sun without building the time of exposure ex-posure by degrees. Good Skin Care Starts Within No cosmetic preparations can cure a bad skin. Skin health begins internally with adequate diet, rest and cleansing. If the skin is roughened, rough-ened, spotty or has a tendency to break out, look first to your diet for the cause. Drink plenty of water for a thorough cleansing of the system. Take tun in small doses .... Cut down on heavy or fried foods, pastries and other rich foods and substitute with fruits, vegetables, salads, light desserts and at least a pint of milk daily. Though it may sound far-fetched, rest and exercise are essential to only by stirring a brisk circulation circula-tion that will flood the skin with a tinge of pink color that's desirable. After you've checked the above pointers, then start on external care. Delicate skins with fine grain and a tendency to dryness may have to depend on creams and lotions lo-tions for their cleansing. Average skins do well to combine soap and water cleansings with those of cream. Coarse, oily skin is best treated with consistent applications of soap and water. How to Solve Special Skin Defects Blackheads and whiteheads are common evidences of pore irregularities. irregu-larities. They are both the result of oily accumulations. When the pores are open and the oily deposit collects col-lects grime, a blackhead results. When the oily deposit is under the skin, it is called a whitehead. Cleansing is the answer to treating treat-ing blackheads. The skin may be creamed or washed with soap and water, or both of these operations may be combined for best effect. Hot applications may also be used on the face to open the pores and remove the grime. Another good idea Is to use warmed oil and dab this on the skin with a clean pad or swab of cotton. When the skin is thoroughly warm and re- -Hill 1 Cleanse properly for satiny skin. t smooth, satiny skin. Here's why: circles under the eyes cannot be removed except by adequate rest. A sallow complexion can be helped |