Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 55, 21 November 1893 — Washing The Face. [ARTICLE]

Washing The Face.

On the niuch-vexed qnestiqps a« U> whetber, and. if at all h*'w. th« fac-' s ioq!u be washed by her who to phy9:cal beauty. Barone>< Staffe ?ays in Thf / ’ . Drfi4ttujro om that washing is the best niean> o! keepiog the j*orea of tht ?kin free from th« 3ecretiona or &ccnmulatioDS whieh m : ght obstruct them. and that it is ccnlrary to the rn!es of hygiene to abstam, a? we have b«een told Patti doe-«, from wa?hin« the face. She says. further, that if you have a red fi.ee you sboold nse hot water. as it will send the blood away, and that it ia bad to wash in cold water whenth« weather.is verv warm, or when th* face is heated bv artificial warmth. Tepid water, but without soap, should then be us«-d, and the face powdered and al!owcd to dry without being wiped. L*nder onlinary circumstances the t:»ce shou!d be dried very gently, with a very fiue an ! mlher worn t *wel. Kough friction tends to thicken the skin. Hot water is :» f»vorite nostrum. we are told. with miny well-known beauties. One lady plunges a towel into very hot water. wrings it out, and lays it on her face, wher« she keeps it abont half-an-hour. Sh ' gocs throngh this perforraance at night before going to bed, wiping the face lightly befor« goi.tg to sleep. f."raon jnice is preferred by many toso«p, and strawberry juice is particularly good f*r the skin. Rain water should b*> preferred tospring water. and a good w&lk in the rain. is a eapilal complexion tonic.