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FACE POWDERS

Categories: Beauty

There are few women who do not at times have occasion to
use face powder. A woman once remarked: "It isn't decent not to in

summer--one looks so greasy without." There are many face powders on the

market, some of which are comparatively harmless, while others are

deleterious. The injury done by powder is that it fills the pores,

stopping them up and thus clogging the skin. Many powders contain lead or

bismuth, both of which are very injurious. Magnesia is drying. Rice powder

is most harmless, but does not adhere. The most innocent powder is

probably a preparation of French chalk. Weigh a box of powder in your hand

before purchasing. If heavy, it doubtless contains lead, and should be

refused. Find some powder that agrees with your skin and then buy that

brand. Suit the color of the powder to your complexion. Don't use flesh

tint if you are sallow, the "outlying regions" of neck and ears betray

you.



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