Beauty Secrets

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* Do you need a quick glow to your skin and all over healthier
look? Bend over at the waist, as far as you can possibly go, and hold
to the count of thirty.

* For cellulite, scrub the skin with a bristle brush or loofah.
Brush in slow sweeps, always toward the heart. There are gloves and
mitts available to do this, but they're not necessary. Try to do this
at least five minutes every day.

* Also for cellulite - Copy the expensive herbal wraps offered by
top spas. Mix a cup of corn oil with 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice and 2
teaspoons dried thyme. Massage into hip, thigh, and buttock areas.
Cover with plastic wrap to lock in body heat. For extra results lay a
heating pad over each area for five minutes.

* Right from the can, Crisco is a big secret among beautiful
women. Use it to remove makeup and as a highly effective moisturizer.
Hospitals even use it to treat psoriasis and eczema.

* Raw potato slices contain potassium to take away dark circles
under the eye.

* To lighten age spots and sun-damaged skin, mix the juice of 1
lemon, 1 lime, 2 tablespoons of honey, and 2 ounces of plain yogurt.
Gently massage into each spot. Use at least once a week.

* The best leave-in conditioner for your hair is nothing other
than laundry room fabric softener. It's very strong, so be sure to
dilute it. Suggestions: 1 cup water, 1/2 cup fabric softener.

* Parsley is rich in chlorophyll. It is a major ingredient in
leading breath fresheners, such as Clorets and Certs. Don't spend lots
of money for internal breath fresheners, eat parsley!

* Create your own tinted lip gloss. Simply mix any of your
favorite lipsticks with a dab of Vaseline.

* A little bit of red or orange in the center of the lips makes
them look fuller.

* To make the whites of your eyes look brighter, use a light blue
pencil under the eyes. Blue eye shadow lightly applied under the eyes
works just as well.

* When coloring hair - Color hair that has not been washed for 1
day. The natural hair oils will assist in making the hair color
application more successful. The color will cling better to hair that
is not dry.

* To alleviate puffy, swollen eyes place bags of frozen peas under
the eyes.

* Degrease oily hair with witch hazel when you don't have time to
shampoo. Apply to roots with a cotton ball.

* To help relieve dandruff, add 30 plain aspirin to a full bottle
of your regular shampoo. Apply and rinse as usual.

* To make you own facial mask, mix a handful of 100% all-natural
kitty litter with a 1/2 cup water and apply a facemask.

* Manicure - Mix one cup of warm water and the juice of one-half
lemon. Soak your fingertips for five minutes. Rinse and pat dry,
pushing back cuticles. Rub lemon peel against your nails, back and
forth vigorously. Finish by buffing with a soft cloth.

* Your nail polish will always be smooth and easy to apply it you
store it in the refrigerator. Frosted nail polish will not separate.
However, if it has hardened or is gummy, place the bottle in a pan of
boiling water. The polish will be like new.

* Oily skin holds perfume scents longer than dry skin. So, before
applying perfume, rub a very thin layer of Vaseline or petroleum jelly
on your skin and you will smell delicious for hours.

* To remove the redness from pimples, rub a tiny spot of visine on
the pimple.

* Worried about cellulite? Rub used coffee grounds where the
problem exists (cellulite cream is mostly caffeine based).

* To raise the ph level of shampoo, add aspirin to it.

* Need an emery board and can't find one? You can use the strike
plate on a book of matches.

* Rubbing Pepto-Bismal® on your skin is a better facial than peel
off masks.