tion. Rotating is vital because dry skin gets used to a cream very easily and stops its per- forming action. The skin builds up a resistance just as the body does when given the same kind of medicine over a period of so the skin needs variety. This involves a slightly greater invest- ment at the beginning, but it does pay in the long run since you are not using more cream. Rather, you are using each cream at a slower rate. (During hot summer months, store the creams in the refrigerator to preserve them.)

Rotate your creams cons- tantly, and if possible, don't use any one more than two or three times a week. Ideally, you should have a lubricant with hormones, another with protein, another with vitamins. Your skin will be very grateful for this varied diet and you will notice results.

The creams should be ap- plied with your fingertips in the smallest amounts; even though your skin is dry, it cannot ab- sorb large quantities of cream at once!! If you go to sleep with too much on, the excess will be absorbed into your pillowcase. A dab will vanish into your skin and only you will notice it's there. Remember that a regu- lar routine of a little is more beneficial than bursts of too much

Being gentle at all times is very important for dry skin because it can be stretched

and damaged so easily. Learn to give yourself a lubricating, mois- turizing mini-facial at home, using little movement of your fingertips. Pat around your eyes, stroke lightly on your cheeks and forehead and nose, pat the neck upward. All these move- ments stimulate your circulation, which in turn helps the skin absorb the cream faster. You have to work the cream into the skin; it won't penetrate by it- self.

Dry skin also needs the help of eye cream, throat cream and beauty masks. Eye cream is needed because of the absence of oil glands in that area. Throat cream is needed to tighten that area and delay wrinkling and sagging. Though both should be used at night, a light film of eye-cream can be used during the day under makeup.

A deep-penetrating per- forming cream, which is applied only once or twice a month, produces excellent results.

Dry skin beauty masks act as mini-facials that firm the skin. Rather than using such a mask once or twice a week, I suggest using it every day for one solid week out of every month. The results are phenomenal. Al! masks are good. The best are

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those based with those based those based with fruits and essential oils. While creams take time to show results, masks work immediately. I love them.

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A double-action mask treat- ment that is great for the skin consists of an invisable film of nourishing cream PLUS the mask applied over it. As the mask solidifies, the cream is virtually pushed into the skin, penetrat- ing faster than it would as a regular application. And you get double the benefit.

Concerning makeup for dry skin, the ideal foundation is a creamy liquid or creamy com- pact, particularly those packaged with their own sponges. If your skin is very dry, use a founda- tion with an oil separation, shaking the bottle thoroughly to mix the color sediment

with the added oil.

Although many people say that face powder is drying, I do not! Modern powders are very thin and not at all harmful to delicate skin. A light veil of powder on the nose even the driest one will give the make- up a finished look.

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Combination skin skin type is the most prevalent. It is most often characterized by dry skin around the eyes or a very rich oily center of the face or both. This skin needs a little more attention and care, but the results will be terrific.!

The skin care for combina- tion skin is a sum of the best of both the oily method and/or the dry method of cleansing, to suit your own special needs. A careful overall cleansing with a mild, water soluble cleansing cream, a mild cleansing milk or a vanishing cold cream is the first step. A skin toner re- commended for normal skin - one that is neither high in al- cohol nor completely alcohol