Beauty Tips To Try WhenIt’s Blustery by Diane Irons Once a week, sleep with bag balm (available at drugstores) winter with its chilly temperatures, blustery winds and low cotton gloves. Originally called more beautiful season by learning udders. (NAPS)—Whatbetter season to boost your beauty quotient than humidity? You can make winter a a few defensetactics. E AN Q: Winter weather seems to make my Me” *skin drier each year. os Is there any way to jad preventthis? A: When the weather turnscold, shor- Diane Irons ten showers and baths, switch to tepid water and use less soap. Avoid bubble baths since the detergents they contain can dry out skin. Switch to bath oils and apply moisturizer before stepping into the bath so the steam can acceler- ate the benefits. Honey is a great humectant and can be used once a week as a mask. Gentle exfoliants can benefit chapped areas of skin. Also, use a humidifier to moisten indoorair. Q: Are the best moisturizers the most expensive ones? A: No. Solid vegetable shorten- ing, such as Crisco, is a beauty trick used by manycelebrities to remove makeup and moisturize skin. Hospitals even useit to treat psoriasis and eczema. One wayto accelerate the ben- efits of any moisturizer is to apply a light protective layer of petroleum jelly overit. Q: What’s the best way to protect hands and feet from winter damage? A: Each time you moisturize your face, also moisturize your hands. slathered on hands, covered by udder balm, this rich salve was created to treat cows’ chapped For a reviving treat, melt a bar of paraffin wax in a micro- wave. Wax will be ready to use when it has cooled and is com- fortable to the touch. Dip hand in and let it harden. Remove and rinse. Use alpha hydroxy moisturiz- ers on feet and moisturize before putting on hose. At least once a week, apply a rich moisturizer and sleep in a pair of socks. Q: My scalp dries out in the winter. Do I need to use dandruff shampoo? A: For flaky scalp and dandruff, add ten drops of tea tree oil to one ounce of shampoo and massage vigorously into scalp once or twice a week. Q: Every winter I gain at least five pounds. Why does this happen and how canI avoidit? A: People gain weight during the winter months becauseactivities are curtailed and they crave warm, often starchy foods. One dieting trick is to keep bouillon cubes on hand and sip broth throughout the day. When colder temperatures discourage exercise such as walking, it may be wise to invest in a treadmill and keep it in sight. Diane Irons, former model and Journalist is the author of three “beautiful” books, The World’s Best-Kept Beauty Secrets, The World’s Best-Kept Diet Secrets and 911 Beauty Secrets (Sourcebooks, Inc.).
