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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1988

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Beauty and You

by PATRICIA LINDSAY

Health-Conscious Mothers Protect Children's Skin From Harsh Weather

Tiny tots. come in for their daily beauty treatment too, especially when the weather is nippy. Their youthful skins are delicate and easily chaffed when the thermo- meter drops or the winds take to howling.

Mother must realise that a chap- ped skin is irritating to the child, and it is very natural for the child -to-scratch...at its roughness-and dryness, thus breaking the skin and leaving it open to any local infection, the germ of which is carried to the face by little hands and fingernail deposits. To prevent such a condition, the conscientious mother should take the precaution to lubricate her child's skin, after the morning face bathing, and apply a harmless cream to the tender lips.

CHOOSE BLAND

PREPARATIONS

face

Quite naturally, mother's creams and lotions are not meant for baby faces. They tend to be too astringent or too rich in their formulas, and might easily cause as much irritation as the brisk

weather itself. But there are bland, non-alcoholic preparations in feather weight consistencies which were mixed with youthful skin in mind. One particularly is a lotion containing almond, honey and cucumbers which has been tested on delicate skin textures and proved to be decidely effica- cious. The name of this I shall gladly give you upon your request, and I can also tell you about a colourless pomade in the shape of a lipstick which serves nicely in protecting baby lips from chapping and splitting. The ingredients are harmless, Bo no matter if tiny. tongues lick it away after appli- cation!

TALCUM ALSO PREVENTS CHAFFING

There are as many grades of talcum powder as there are of skin creams, and in buying one for the youngster of the family, be sure to get one which contains nothing allergic to the skin of your child. Tender, youthful skins, are fre- quently allergic to some perfumes, powdered starches of inferior quality and colouring.

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You will find in shopping for a talc that the good ones are only

- a penny or two more than the poor ones and you are wiser in paying for the name of a reliable manu- facturer. For less than half a

is dollar, there

B metal con- tainer of tale which was mixed especially to be a part of a wee- tot set, but which was so favourably received that you mothers may now buy it separately at small cost. After numerous teatings there seems to be no ingredient in it which would irritate even the most tender baby's skin. So I can suggest it to you, wholeheartedly,

A wee-tot's fresh, tender lips should be protected from chapping by a colourless, pure lipstick.

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