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Dry skin. This is especially common on knees, heels and elbows
and needs regular applications of a rich moisture cream. Rub it
in daily, both after your bath or shower and again at the other
end of the day.
Oily skin. This is usually found across the upper chest
and back and needs scrupulous cleansing. Use a body brush or
loofah or an abrasive sponge on a long handle to lather those
areas really clean when you bath. Be sure, too, that you rinse
the lather away very thoroughly afterwards. A granular-type
exfoliating cleanser is also effective for cleaning and
clearing oily areas. It may also be helpful to apply a face
mask, formulated for oily skin, two or three times a week.
Astringent oil will also help to remove surface oil. NB
Clothing worn next to oily areas should be clean every day.
Dingy, sallow skin. This, too, can be much improved by the use
of an exfoliative
cleanser. It will also respond well to regular applications of
a facial mask, which will deeply cleanse the skin and remove
any dead surface cells which dull its tone. Make your own by
mixing Fuller's Earth (available from chemists) with lemon
juice to obtain a smooth paste. Leave on the skin for 10 to 15
minutes, then rinse off with lukewarm water.
Rough, hard skin. This is usually found on elbows, knees and
heels and should be removed with a pumice stone. Do this after
your bath. Alternatively, you can buy a cream specially
formulated for this purpose.
Gooseflesh. Gooseflesh on upper arms or thighs is a common
problem. Treat it with a mixture of baby oil and coarse salt.
Apply this before bathing, massaging it well in with circular
movements to stimulate the circulation. Rinse off in the bath,
then soothe the skin with a generous application of hand or
body lotion.
Neck
Necks suffer most of all from neglect! This is a bad beauty
policy because they are often one of the first areas to show
signs of age. Your throat should always be included in every
step of your complexion care routine -after all, it's usually
exposed just as much as your face, and so it will need just as
much cleansing and moisturising.
The back of your neck, too, needs regular care. Make a
particular point of getting your hair right up and away from
this area every time you bath or shower, so that you can keep
it really clean. Use a back brush or loofah regularly to get
rid of dead surface cells which dull the appearance of the
skin.
Always apply any mask which you use on
your face to your throat as well. This will help to condition
the skin there. The back of your neck may benefit from a face
mask too, particularly if you are going to wear a more
revealing dress or hairstyle than usual, when attention may be
focussed on the back of your neck.
Beauty experts do not always agree on the direction in which
you should apply cleansers and other skin care creams to your
throat. Some say that upward and outward strokes should be used
to 'lift' the skin and fight the downward pulls of gravity and
age. The fact is that no surface strokes will prevent the
formation of wrinkles, a process which occurs deep in the lower
layers of the skin. Above all, you should apply anything and
everything you put on your face or throat GENTLY, and avoid
pulling or stretching the skin in any direction. And, as
gravity does pull the skin of your throat downwards, it is
probably better to use downward strokes here, rather than to
exert an opposing pull on the skin.
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