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For supporting your good looks there is nothing like the ordinary oil. Here are a few inexpensive Beautiful Edges which will help you maintain a flawless complexion.

1. In very cold weather prevent the chapping of your skin by taking a teaspoon of castor oil & mixing with it half a teaspoon of rose water. Apply on the face & neck in the night & remove it first thing in the morning.
2. To counteract sun-tan, mix olive oil with equal quantity of vinegar & apply the mixture an hour be­fore you take your bath.
3. For counteracting a dry skin, soak a muslin cloth in warm olive oil & cover your face with it after making holes for the eyes & nose. Let it remain for half an hour & then wipe the face with a soft cloth. Let the face remain as it is the whole night. Next morning, wash it with warm water & splash on cold water.
4. An anti wrinkle cream is made by mixing a, teaspoon of olive oil with an egg. Smoothen the face & neck with it & let it remain till the skin gets dry. Then, remove it with a piece of cotton-wool dipped in hot water to which a teaspoon of soda bicarbonate has been added.
5. The best cameleer mask can be made by mixing a table spoon of gram flour with one fourth teaspoon of orange peel powder, one tablespoon of beaten curd & one teaspoon of olive oil. Mix well & apply the paste to your face & neck. Let it remain till the skin starts feeling a little dry & then rub your face with your hands till it glows. Wash your face first with warm & then cold water. This removes all the,embarrassing blemishes from the skin & makes it soft & smooth.
6. To improve a blemished & discolored face, first steam it for 10 minutes. Clean your face with a cleanser, wipe dry with a soft napkin & then apply a teaspoon of olive oil mixed with half a teaspoon of lime juice. Let it remain for 20 minutes, wipe with cotton wool & rub ice cube gently for five minutes over the face.
7. To improve a dark & dull complexion, mix a tea spoon of gram flour to which a pinch of turmeric powder, a few drops of lime juice & half a teaspoon each of olive oil & milk has been added. Leave on for half an hour & then wash off with water.
8. Improve weak nails by applying baby oil mixed with white iodine on the nails & base of cuticles every day.
9. For lined & chapped lips the best remedy is to massage them daily at bedtime with baby oil.
10. Brush pure castor oil on the roots of your lashes at bedtime to make them grow long & thick.
11. Massage grey & wrinkled elbows every day at bed time with baby oil to make them soft & smooth.
12. Massage your face & neck every night at bedtime with baby oil to make it soft, smooth, glowing.
13. If the skin around your heels has become hard & cracked, scrub your heels with a stiff brush using soap generously. Then rub them nicely with pumice stone. Wash with water, wipe dry & then massage nicely with castor oil.
14. To improve rough & dry complexion take a teaspoon of almond oil & mix with half a teaspoon each of cream milk & lime juice. Apply every night before going to bed both on the face & on the neck.
15. An excellent cleaner for a dry skin is made by mixing yolk of an egg with half a teaspoon of olive oil & a few drops of lime juice. Apply on face & neck. Leave on for 15 minutes & wash first with warm & then with cold water.
16. To cure yourself of dry, itchy skin take cod liver oil at the rate of one teaspoon a day for one whole month.
17. To treat rough, dry skin around knees, elbows & heels massage these areas regularly with a paste made of salt & mustard oil.
18. In the cold weather, take oil bath to prevent your body from becoming rough & dry. Put two tablespoons of olive oil in your bath water along with a few drops of your favorite Cologne. Your skin will turn soft & glowing after you have had your bath.

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