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Cleansing the Skin

The Oily Skin-The normal skin with an oily tendency needs plenty of washing. Use a bland soap or a sulphur soap and avoid super-fatty soaps. Rinse thoroughly so that no trace of soap will remain on the skin. Soak some damp absorbent cotton in an astringent face tonic and run it all over the skin once a day. The Dry Skin-For the normal skin with a dry tendency avoid soap and water. If you do use soap be sure that it is the super-fatted kind that gives oil to your skin. Cleanse with a cold cream every day.

The Average Skin-For the skin neither too dry nor too oily soap should be used only once a day. At other times cleanse with cream. If your skin needs "toning up" apply a good muscle oil or tissue stimulant after cleansing.