NEW HOPE FOR YOUR SKIN

A companion volume to New Hope For Your Hair (p. 257, 1960), this reads with the same informative ease. Dr. Lubowe describes the functioning of the largest organ of the body, discusses diet, hormones, allergies, aging, eczema, acne, and the more serious ills of psoriasis, lupus erythematosus, syphilis. Treatment through such means as cleansing (""Cleanliness is Godliness""), diet, plastic surgery for aging, electrolysis for the hirsute are covered; the question of allergens and hormones in cosmetics is aired. The appendix lists various diets and a biological food chemistry chart. Informally authoritative.