The loss of beauty in the skin is due largely to the activity of the
three demons:
1.) Functional interruptions of the skin tissues, causing loss of
moisture and, consequently, dryness and decreasing skin
tone from within.
2.) Negative climatic infiuences, causing dryness of the skin
from without.
3.) Negligent handling.
HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST THE DEMON
1 The functional interruption of the skin,
may be postponed by supporting bodily health through proper
diet, as every cell in your body is built and nourished by the food
you eat, the air you breathe and the thoughts you think. The skin's
healthy look and lasting youthfulness depends on the support of
the blood-stream, which has to deliver the elements of health to
the entire body. Activities such as sports and exercises, are
important to stimulate and promote increased delivery through the
circulating blood. The vitality or decline of a facial skin depends a
great deal on adequate circulation produced by facial exercises
... this process aids the maintenance of skin tone. Healthy blood
is created by a wise selection of food we eat.
2. can be combated with proper skin care.
Cleanse. nourish and protect your skin as suggested under "SKIN
CARE: Guard your skin against negative weather and c~matic
disturbances, and avoid everything drying to the skin as outlined
previously. Protect the skin against the damaging eRects of the
sun's ultra violet rays, by applying a good sun-block.
It is no secret that people living in cool, damp areas have the
most beautiful skin - moist, tight and radiant. It may sound
strange, but even water has its own quality, and some sources of
it seem, for beauty purposes, to be better than others. Rainwater
is the best, as even our gardens attest. In contrast to rainwater,
our cultivated water contains a great amount of calcium and
magnesium, both of which have drying eRects on the skin. To
prevent this drylng action, we need to soften our water which can
be done by the addition of baking soda or boric acid. Even so,
water thus treated, does not have the same magical power for
beautifying the skin that rainwater seems to possess.
Years ago, when the water coming down from the clouds
above was st~1 clean, I recommended rainwater-compresses as
"Nature's miraculous cosmetic" for dry skin. However, the impurity
of our air today mixed in with the rainwater, no longer can offer us
such benefits.
3 can be fought with the slogan: "Never
stretch the skin!" Regardless of skin quality, certain fundamental
rules must be obeyed. For instance, careless stretching sounds
the deathbeM to lovely skin. Through the daWy routines of washing,
drying, creaming, and applying and removing make-up, we
handle our skin too much. Stretching the skin causes it, sooner or
later, to sag. Supporting the "tired head' with the hand, or sleeping
on the face, belong to the skin-stretching category. Another bad
habit I have noticed is picking on the throat skin. The most
sensitive skin on the face lies in the lower eyelid area and every
little rubbing by hand or cloth win, in a short time, cause too much
skin in this area. AM manipulations on the skin must be made in
such a way that the skin IS NOT MOVED, because the skin can
only be moved by stretching it. A child's skin, when moved, wiIl
always return to its original condition, because enough elasticity is
present in the skin. But in order to prevent the child from
developing a bad habit, it should be taught at an early age the
proper way to wash and dry the skin without stretching it.
Hello world!
4 years ago
