Your grandmother was right about so many things, and she always has the best advice. Sure, some of her beauty tips seem weird, but hey, they really work! Here are a few of my glam-ma's beauty tips that really do work wonders.
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1. Olive Oil Moisturizer
My grandmother swears by olive oil for keeping skin looking young, and also for treating facial cuts and scrapes (and for chapped lips). I've tried it, and she's right! I also use a little on the ends of my hair in winter to tame fly-aways.
2. Baking Soda Toothpaste
My grandmother keeps a box of baking soda in her medicine cabinet, and she uses it as toothpaste to keep her teeth white and her breath fresh. It tastes terrible - truly, it's nasty - but wow does it work!
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3. Root Veggies for Your Face?
This one is so weird, but Gigi says it's true: if you rub a raw turnip or potato on your face every morning, and then again every night before bed, it'll clear up acne and remove spots. It's awkward, but it really does work!
4. Skip the Straw
My grandmother has always refused to drink from a straw. I thought it was just an odd preference, but nope - she says it's to keep wrinkles from forming around her mouth. Beauty experts agree with her, too, so from now on, no straws for me either!
5. Ladies Don't Smoke
Long before doctors discovered the havoc cigarettes wreak on our bodies, ladies knew it was bad for your beauty too. The smell? Disgusting! It also causes wrinkles and discolors your skin and teeth.
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6. Get Your Beauty Sleep (on Your Back)
This is another one that just sounds so weird - sleeping on your back is better for your skin. Add to that the recommended 8 hours of beauty sleep, and you're gorgeous in the morning, darling!
7. Red Lippie
My grandmother is 91 and she still rocks the red lippie. The key, she says, is choosing one in the hue that's right for you... and when you swipe it on, you'll always feel put together. She's right!
8. Pond's Cold Cream
Gigi has always, always used Pond's Cold Cream every night to remove her makeup. I mean, there's a reason it's been around forever - it works!
9. Smile!
Okay, so this might cause a few more wrinkles (Gigi calls them "laugh lines") but there's nothing you can wear that will make you look prettier than a smile. Thanks, Gigi!
So what words of beauty advice has your grandmother given you? Do they work? Do tell!
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Alyx: Also, if you are acne prone, using olive oil on your face can worsen it. Jojoba oil is much better, its the closest thing to the skins natural sebum and it won't clog pores like olive oil does. Same with ponds cream. If you are acne prone or your skin is sensitive, it will make it worse. The potatoe thing isn't the potatoe, its the action of getting the blood flow to your face. Massaging it brings the blood to the face, causing acne to heal quicker. Using potatoes without cooking them can bring on bacterial acne. Use your clean fingers or buy a facial massager. Potatoes have tons of bacteria that you can't get rid of without cooking them.
nadia: also ladies can smoke
Read13: How would I use ponds to remove makeup ?? With a cotton ball? How ?
CountryPrincess: If you have sensitive skin or rosacea Olive Oil will make your face redder and your rosacea flare up I tried it once and it was horrible won't ever do that again (lol) if it works for you you're lucky 👍🏻 just a heads up for sensitive skin/rosacea skin
Pomps: Absolutely loved all of 'em. I do try the baking soda n ponds one. Works wonders👌🏻
Brys: Great article
ReneeK: Great article. I enjoyed reading it.
LittleDarkHair: Hot water and lemon. Beauty on the inside shows on the outside :)
Melissa: I use coconut oil primarily, but rib olive oil with avocado oil on my heels and elbows. Plus I put olive oil on my lashes. It makes them thick and grow beautifully. Baking soda I started to use with my toothpaste. It does work.
trina: My grandmother always used oil of Olay the original pink one...and I swear that she never looked her age and another secret she used petroleum jelly to take off her makeup off.....and another one is Nivea
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