A good nourishing cream should be used regularly throughout the winter months, not necessarily every night, but two or three times a week. It is a mistake to believe that a fine dry skin calls for a rich and heavy skin food. On the contrary, fragile skins need a light and easily assimilated lubricant Dry but heavy skins can do with the richer creams. No cream should be left on for hours. Ten minutes at a time is quite enough and then evéPy trace should be removed and a skin tonic applied.
Temporary lines and wrinkles caused by the parched condition which often results from cold winds, and invariably from over-heated rooms, are ironed out in the process, Finally the face is given a soap and water wash which leaves it delightfully fresh. Cool water to which a little bracing lotion has been added is used for the rinse. This closes the pores and prevents any chill on going out into the open air.
Centrally heated houses have the disadvantage of an exceptionally dry atmosphere. The hair will suffer immediately and, if there is any sign of brittleness or breaking, the scalp should be massaged once a week with a penetrating oil mixture. A little of this should also be rubbed gently into the ends of the hair.
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