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Saturday, 25 August 2007
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Through all the ages, skin care has been uppermost on the woman’s mind. The obvious reason for this is that the ageing process is inextricably tied to the condition of the skin. A woman looks about as old as her skin looks Ageless beauties and premature agers have been rebuffed from the quality of skin care, meted on the skin.

However, the good news is that, you don't have to spend so much to get beauty treatments commercially. A little care at home can help you to attain that glamorous finished look at home, quite easily. For a hydrating treatment for your hands while doing your dishes in the kitchen, cover your hands with a thick layer of lotion and wear latex cleaning gloves.

The warm dishwater helps you to get the deep lotion treatment while gloves provide insulation of heat. Repeat it once or twice per week to get beautiful soft hands. Exfoliation to remove dead skin from your body and face can be done with a lot of things available in our kitchens. Pamper yourself with ground almond or be more economical by using cornmeal or a mix of grapefruit and salt  with some lemon juice in it.

To keep your face naturally beautiful and free of any common skin problems, splash your face with warm water and massage it with a tablespoon of honey, which is antibacterial in nature, once or twice per week. Rinse your face well with warm water. You can also use plain yogurt instead of honey, which works as an exfoliant and its lactic acid dissolves dead skin cells.

Prepare a mixture of 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup water to substitute your night cream. Olive oil serves as a moisturizer and revitalizes skin while vinegar takes care of bacteria, dead skin cells and skin  discolorations.

Olive oil is also an effective cleansing cream for dry skin, it softens the skin and gets absorbed better than baby oil. Do not waste any leftover olive oil or that has been dripped over. Use your fingers to wipe it off and rub it on your elbows. Tone your skin using witch hazel that you can buy locally. It can work as an effective aftershave for your husband too! The best and most inexpensive way to keep your skin healthy and glowing is to drink several glasses of water a day as it helps your body to flush away any impurities.

Instead of fretting  over any freckles or aging signs that you can spot over your face and rushing off to costly beauty clinics, try fading them away with lemon juice instead. For scrubbing, rub olive oil over your body after the bath and then scrub sugar on the body until it melts. Then wash it away with water. It is quite effective for face and hands too. Look younger by preparing a mixture with equal parts of onion juice and vinegar and rubbing it over any aging signs daily.

However, it takes few weeks to achieve the desired results.

For filling up dry and cracked calluses on your hand and feet, use olive oil mixed with melted beeswax (candles). Cover them up with cotton gloves or socks espectively. Spices and essential oils added to your bath water can make you fragrant for a long time. Frugal hair care ideas include adding a two spoonfuls f baking soda in your shampoo once a week to remove styling product build-ups and using mayonnaise or raw eggs as a hair conditioner. To bleach your hair, you an use lemon juice while olive oil works as an effective hair conditioner and gets rid of the frizz.

A quarter cup of vinegar mixed with three quarters of a cup of warm water is a great rinser and makes your hair soft and shiny.
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