DOMESTIC JOTTINGS.
BEAUTY IN THE VINEGAR BOTTLE.
There are several .beauty treatments that can be given with the help of a little vinegar. If your hands are rough and red, they will soon become soft and white if treated to a vinegar pack for a night or two. Get some - fine oatmeal and mix it to a paste with ordinary vinegar. Spread this paste over the hands and sleep in loose-fitting gloves, with a small hole cut in the palms for ventilation. The mixture is wonderfully effective.
A water-softener for toilet, purposes simple tincture of benzoin, which will can be made from vinegar and a little not only soften the water but will perfume it beautifully. Put half a pint of vinegar in a bottle'. Add lo this, a few drops at a time, an ounce of simple tincture of benzoin .Shake the bottle frequently while adding the benzoin Then cork tightly, and leave for 10 days or a fortnight, shaking every day. When required, add a’ teaspoonfull to a basin of water'and two tablespoonl'ulls lo a bath. !\
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Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16655, 21 November 1925, Page 15 (Supplement)
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