Useful hints and tips for Grooming. See Below:

Mascara, to soften

Immerse container in a mug of hot water, then after a few minutes it will be ready to use.

Feet treat

epsom salts surgical spirit

Dissolve salts in spirit and pat on feet. When dry, dust feet with talc; your feet will stay cool and dry.

For shiny hair
ammonia

Add a few drops to the final rinsing water.

Shampoo

1 cake mild soap

Grate or cut soap into a saucepan, add 500 mL boiling water and simmer till soap dissolves. When cool, stir in a drop or two of fragrant oil or eau-de-cologne, pour into a jar and seal. Scoop out a little of this soap jelly and use as needed.

Emergency shampoo
1 egg 1 lemon

Mix the egg with the juice from a lemon and wash hair in cool water.

Emergency hair gel
sugar

Dissolve sugar in hot water until you have a thick solution. Allow to cool, then comb through hair and style. As it dries it will set and hold hair.

1 teaspoon gelatine 2112 cup hot water 1 teaspoon glycerine

Dissolve gelatine in 1/i cup hot water, mix in glycerine, then add the rest of the water. Bottle and apply to clean hair as needed. Dry and style in the usual way.

Hair brushes, to clean

cloudy ammonia soapy water petroleum jelly (optional)

For wooden brushes, protect the back first by smearing with petroleum jelly. Wash the brush in soapy water to which a dash of ammonia has been added, then wipe off the jelly and run under the cold tap. Shake well and allow to dry.

To clean gardener's hands
sugar olive oil

Pour a little of each into the hands, rub well together, rinse.

To remove wood stains

lemon juice or sugar soap or 1 part bleach to 3 parts water Rub hands with any of these, then apply a little soothing lotion.

olive or baby oil

Wash hands in very hot water. Pat off excess water, then rub a few drops of oil well into hands. Wash again in very hot water. Repeat if necessary.

To remove nicotine stains
nail-polish remover

Rub stains with this, then rinse and apply hand lotion.

Hand lotion

olive oil lemon juice honey glycerine
Mix together equal parts and bottle.

Nail polish

Keep it in the refrigerator and it will last much longer without dryin g out.

To soften

nail-polish remover
Add a little to the bottle of hardened polish and allow to penetrate. Shake well. Add more if necessary.

Other uses

Paint labels of medicinc bottles so they don't smudge.
Paint addresses on parcels so they don't run in the rain.
Coat the insides of bracelets and necklaces so they won't leave marks on the skin.

Stained-nail cleaner

lemon juice sugar dripping or fat

Mix equal parts together and rub into stained nails.

Nicotine-stained fingers

Tip a little sugar into one hand and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Rub into the stains then wash hands as usual.

Face masks

1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon honey 2 teaspoons lemon Juice

Beat till thick, apply to face and neck and leave for 10-15 minutes to dry. Rinse off with cool water.

To remove stains
bicarbonate of soda
Moisten toothbrush, dip in bicarbonate of soda and brush teeth

Dentures
To whiten

toothpaste bicarbonate of soda

Brush with toothpaste and dry bicarbonate of soda for white, dentures.