1920s Skin Care

Many tend to think that 1920s concepts concerning skin care are very different from our own – and in some cases they would be right; that is why we were so charmed to stumble upon this 1920 article written by the Broadway actress Suzanne Sheldon. The actress emphasizes 6 to 8 glasses of water each day, a sensible exercise regimen and washing the face each evening.

However, we had a good chortle when we read some of the period touches (that are unavoidable in 87-year-old magazine articles), when she dispensed advice advocating the rubber bandaging of the jaw in order to remedy the growth of double chins.