Speaking as a general rule, it is better not to apply any kind of concoction to the healthy skin. There are, as everybody knows, all kinds of powders, creams, oils and other forms of cosmetics advertised for this purpose, but whilst they may hide blemishes they have very little power to help the skin. Some people are under the impression that certain things may be used as skin foods, but this is clearly fallacious; and whilst the skin may have some little power of absorption, we do not even know what the ultimate effect may be on the system. Therefore those who advocate such things have no real scientific evidence to back up their claims. As we have already pointed out, the skin is a self-healing, self-repairing and self-regenerating organ of the body, and it should be treated as such. It has its own special functions to fulfill, and it can do this without hindrance if the rest of the body is functioning normally also. Its health depends on proper food, exercise, breathing and other environmental factors just as much as the stomach, the lungs, or any other organ in the system, and we should bear this important fact in mind when we take care of it in both health and disease.
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