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!

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!

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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.

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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GJP
2015-10-15T21:12:34.970Z
My grandma had great skin and she used Ponds cream every day for 70+ years
Emmybear
2015-10-14T10:37:01.872Z
Baking soda toothpaste might be ok before you actually brush, but the plaque is disturbed by the action of manual brushing - the main reason for toothpaste is to apply a strengthening agent (fluoride) to the teeth, so baking soda toothpaste may be cosmetically good, but it's not doing any good for your teeth
Shanzy
2015-10-13T17:12:45.189Z
The baking soda toothpaste is quite good and so is olive oil
Jaci
2015-10-14T23:19:29.313Z
Love this
Alyx
2015-10-13T20:09:38.210Z
Don't use baking soda on your teeth! It literally scrubs off your enamel. You can't get that back. You are damaging and making your teeth so vulnerable to cavities, sensitivity, staining, etc. Use TOOTHPASTE not an abrasive scrub that'll do nothing but damage.
CountryPrincess
2016-12-14T13:50:59.666Z
@Mabelle how do you use olive oil in your hair? I've wanted to try that & coconut oil but would think it'd make it greasy looking.
Luanne
2015-10-13T14:30:21.411Z
I have tried some of these and they do work! I haven't heard about rubbing a raw potato on your face but I'll give it a shot. Who doesn't want an even skin tone? Thank your Gigi for the tips
Alyx
2015-10-13T20:13:28.609Z
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.
totalblondie128
2015-10-14T02:40:16.742Z
@Alyx pond's cold cream is noncomedogenic, so it won't clog pores
trina
2016-12-13T21:37:49.619Z
@Read13 I wrote how you use ponds on the page after your question because I am so sorry I don't really know how you use the application!