14 - Sunday, January 28, 1990 - North Shore News

Body cycle
affects skin

EVERY WOMAN feels changes in
her mood, energy level and sense
of physical well-being at different
times of the month.

And even the briefest glance in
the mirror tells us that skin color,
condition, and texture also vary
perceptibly under the influence of
the hormones that control
menstruation.

But just as understanding how
those hormonal swings affect your
body can help you stay active
throughout your menstrual cycle,
so can it help you to keep your
skin ‘in the pink’? — healthy and
glowing — no maiter what time of
the month.

In the middle of your cycle,
generally starting about the [8th
day of a 28-day cycle and continu-
ing for about a week, the condition
of your complexion is at its best.

No matter what your skin type,
pores are tighter, blemishes fewer;
skin feels smoother and cleaner
than at any other time of the
month and radiates a healthy glow.

Anyone who has ever woken up
with a premenstrual attack of acne
or rough, dry, flaking skin can
readily attest to the fact that the
least desirable skin characteristics

are generally exaggerated toward
the beginning of your menstrual
period.

Many women have only to look
in the mirror to tell how soon their
period will begin: Skin becomes
pale, sallow, drained of color;
pores become visible to the naked
eye (and open to impurities); oily
skin becomes more so; and dry
complexions wither.

Every woman’s complexion has
its own way of reacting to the
slight temperature elevation, fluid
retention, and other changes that
presage menstruation.

While you can expect your skin’s
tone, texture, and condition to
change abruptly — even overnight
— as you approach your menstrual
period, during the two weeks be-
tween the extremes in your mon-
thly skin cycle the improvement in
your skin is slow and steady.

But with just a little extra care,
as well as some cooperation from
nature, you can help to accelerate
the regeneration process and look
your best every day of the month.

This article was supplied by
Roxanne Thornton, president of
Seasons.

Cute kids sought

WANTED: CANADA'S cutest lit-
tle baby faces.

Johnson & Johnson Baby Pro-
ducts Co. is conducting its annual
search for Canada’s 12 most ador-
able babies.

The 1990 grand prize winner will
receive a $25,000 post-secondary
scholarship fund and will appear
on the cover of the 1991 Johnson
& Johnson Adorable Babies Cal-
endar.

Eleven runners-up will be
awarded $10,000 scholarships
towards post-secondary studies
and will also be featured in the

calendar.

Parents, grandparents, aunts
and uncles, emateur photographers
and friends of little tots can submit
photos of babies, born after March
31, 1987, along with a clever,
descriptive caption for each photo.

Entries will be judged on the
“adorableness” of the photo and
the charm and originality of the
caption — not on the profes-
sionalism of the photography.

Look for contest entry forms
where Johnson’s products are
displayed or call 1-800-265-8383.
Enter before April 30, 1990.

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