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Show Softening and Bleaching the Hands. The hands repay a little care better than the face does a great deal, and yet its is the cry among wornen that they cannot keep the hands soft and white As a rule, it is the too frequent use of strong soaps, filled with alkali needed to cut the grease and dirt from various utensils used about housework, that makes the skin of the hands rough and wrinkled. Large veins are not very easy to help: they acompany rheumatic and gouty conditions of the blood; the veins enlarge when the hands are held down and so on. But even this will not be of a great deal of portance if the kin is soft, white and without blemish. Treatment of the hands should consist con-sist more of constant care than of the sudden application of strong chemicals to bleach them wftite In a single application: appli-cation: these always render the skin so much more sensitive and besides, always al-ways burn, more or less; so the last condition is worse than the nrst. Glycerin properly diluted is really one of the very best of the many lotions di-, rected for the hands: it is very soften-. iue but unfortunately many try to use ? too strong. Rose water Is one of the bet di nting agents to combine with gfycerin and the latter should also be Is chemically pure as possible In its crude state as it conies from the drug Sore t will burn the skin almost like a Si and leaves a shriveled and dry ? w.Yir.cr narched; th,a 18 so spot, feriing Parct5ecse. But diluted manLf there is noting quite so good. properl there is noi w The addition of o pa taDle,spoon. for amp e, measur tQ 'Udd fouf tfbVesPOoSuls of rose water add tour d u have a lo 1 it dries and really does not remove the dirt; only helps to grind it in further. Where nothing but hard water can be J had and boiling it to soften cannot be 4 done, add a teaspoonful of powdered 4 borax to a basinful and the nwash the 1 hands. Water that is too cold is as bad as that which is too hot; both hurt the i skin. Tepid, so the flesh will not feel the change in temperature is the best. i Glycerin also softens water, the same proportions as of borax will answer the purpose; add a teaspoonful to the basin. and note the softness of the water, i After that the hands should be rinsed and wised carefully with a soft cloth i and a little of the glycerin lotion poured into the nalms and rubbed over them; 4 this should be done every time they are washed. After the day's dust and grime the hands should be as carefully attended to as the rest of the body, and then a healing, cooling and' soothing, soften- ing cream should be well rubbed in. . The wearing of gloves at night is al- . ways directed in treating the hands, . but the gloves must be clean inside; if of white kid the better, and they may , be filled with a cosmetic cream that will make the skin all the softer for the long hours of absorption during sleep. Thick gloves that cause perspiration of the hands are better than any others for daily wear; this keep the' pores active ac-tive and the skin soft. Just the constant con-stant use of the glycerin lotion, as given, giv-en, helps greatly if cold creams cannot be kept readily. Cucumber juice or 'the rind rubbed over the hands helps to whiten the skin; so will lemon juice, but both of these cause a roughness because they are acid and astringent. Always after using either the hands should be well rubbed with cold cream. If very dirty, lard should be well rubbed in. allowed to remain ten minutes; min-utes; then warm water with a bland soap will remove that and the dirt also; just soap and water will not take off grime. Whore the hands are washed too of teethe skin becomes dry and there is a constant inclination to wash them .ft;iin; that is because the natural oils are washed out and the best thing to do is to try to make the loss good by some application that has oil in it. Oil of almonds may be used, honey and water, half and half, are good. |