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a very gentle exfoliant for the face is to mix a little baking soda into your regular cleanser. massage gently. :) it's also great mixed into a paste with liquid hand soap to scrub black gunk out from under and around your preschooler's fingernails after a long hard day at the playground. ha!

my latest DIY beauty secret? the last time I danced at my moroccan restaurant gig, I had a very leggy costume and forgot to bring lotion and my skin was a bit dry looking. I asked the cook if they had any olive oil or something, and he handed me a little bowl of clear cooking oil. I rubbed it on my legs, and it gave the lovliest light sheen. I went on to slather my arms and shoulders and belly. it absorbed nicely, wasn't sticky or greasy, made my skin luminous, and had no scent. but the best thing - the next morning when I woke up, my skin was soooooo soft!