Want shiny hair without those expensive trips to the salon?

Heres how:

Get 2 tbsps of Olive oil, 1 tbsp honey, a glass jar or bottle, a big bowl, 2 cups of boiling water a towel, a shower cap, your favorite shampoo and conditioner (I swear by Creamsilk Dark Blue)

Mix olive oil and honey in a bowl. Put mixture in a jar or bottle. Pour boiling water in a bowl and immerse jar with mixture in it. Let it sit for 5 minutes. While waiting for hot oil solution to heat, shampoo your hair and towel dry. Then massage mixture to scalp and hair from roots to tips, concentrating on the tips (which is more prone to drying and damage). put on shower cap. Get a blow dryer and heat a towel and wrap hot towel on your head. let the treatment sit for about 20 minutes and rinse thoroughly. Shampoo off excess oil and of course, to get rid of the greasy salad smell on your hair. Do it twice if you may. Then apply conditioner. Style as usual. :)

You can also do the same with Virgin coconut oil if olive oil is not available. Just ditch the honey.

FOR SOFTER HANDS

(Hand spas not required)

peel a lemon and roll it in your palms. Let the juice wet your hands. Rub lemon pulp at the back of your hands, your fingers and nails as well. Let it stay for 5 minutes or until it dries. Try sloughing off the dead skin by lightly rubbing the dried lemon juice of your hands. Wash with mild soap and apply lotion. Works well with your armpits, elbows and knees as well if you want them rosy white and smooth. Good for the feet as well

LEMON AND PAPAYA FACIAL

zap zits with this concoction:

3 tbsps of mashed papaya

half a lemon.

Squeeze half a lemon on a bowl of mashed papaya. massage it on face and let it stay for about an hour, or if you can, let it stay overnight. Lemon has antiseptic qualities while papaya can whiten skin.

Wash off with warm water and mild soap. Enjoy the afteglow. (Notice your cheeks get rosier and your skin get smoother and more supple)

Want smoother, softer lips?

I got this off an issue in Cosmopolitan a long time ago. get a pinch of oats and 2 drops of honey. Get a toothbrush and rub oat and honey mixture on your lips. Honey acts as an humectifier while oats act as an exfoliant. let it stay for about two minutes and rinse off. lather on some petrolium jelly.

Want to exfoliate while you're baking in the sun?

No problem. Dive in the water. Get a handful of wet sand and rub it on your arms, legs, hands and feet. And viola! instant pedicure and body scrub. :)

Want a milder version?

Take a warm shower and rub sugar all over your body for that sweet and mild exfoliation. Wash of with moisturizing bath gel or a bar of dove and rinse.

And dove is the perfect pick after several hours in the sun. Just lather on some dove liquid soap (well, the bar works just the same) in the shower and scrub off with loofah. Rinse and lather on some moisturizer and you'll like a sun goddess. :)

OH... and guys, did you know that Aji-no-moto can take care of deep seated stains in any fabric? Just wet stained area with water and dab on some vetsin. let it sit for about 8-10 minutes or until stain fades off. :)