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My grandma had beautiful soft hands. Her secret: used coffee grounds.

All you need is about a tablespoon's worth which you rub for a half minute or so between your hands, just like when you wash vigorously with soap, really. Rinse well with plain water (no soap) and towel dry. Your hands will smell like coffee for a little while, yes, but they will also feel amazingly smooth.

This works best with very fine (espresso) and fine coffee grounds. Be sure to rinse under rings, if you wear them.

UPDATE (Feb 17, 2010):
I think I'm going to start doing this every three weeks or even once a month from now on because my skin has stayed smooth for well over two weeks now.


Artist and Crabby Cathy have written several posts about the benefits of using a super soft microfiber cloth to exfoliate without irritating the skin.

This is what I've been doing, once a week, with splendid results:

You need a super soft microfiber cloth (mine are yellow and the mix is 80% polyester and 20% polyamide - just be sure to use one that's velvety soft).

Place a couple of teaspoons of raw honey in a dish.

Wet a corner of the microfiber cloth with lukewarm water and wring it out a bit so it isn't dripping.

Rinse your face with lukewarm water, do not dry.

Dip the damp microfiber cloth in the raw honey and apply to your face in gentle, circular motions. Continue dipping in the honey...

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Daily Mail Online, HEALTH
By LOWRI TURNER
Last updated at 1:34 AM on 05th October 2009

After my second child was born, I developed rosacea - a reddening of the skin over and around the nose and across the cheeks. I bought expensive cream, tried foundations and concealers. Nothing worked. But the dominant theory on rosacea is that it is linked to intestinal permeability.

The right nutritional supplements, combined with avoiding triggers (spicy foods, caffeinated drinks, citrus fruits and usually alcohol), have done what no cream ever could. Today, I can go out without foundation.

LOWRI TURNER: I used to make over people's homes... now I'm doing the same for their health

Some good looking nutritional advice in this column, but not too sure about her rosacea advice.

Number one son was sitting on my lap on the weekend.

He looked up at me and sad `Dad, what is that red dot thing on your nose ?'

As much as I didn't really want to explain it to a 3 year old, I did manage to say that it was just a pimple.

Hopefully I did it calmly enough to not make him think it was, like, you know an issue for me

I went to a friend's wedding on the weekend. It was just to have a look and see her get married. I thought I'd take a few shots as a gift.

I was shocked to see the official photographer had a film camera, small lens and flash and a manual wind on mechanism.

so anyway I took some shots, out in the bright sun as it was outdoors at 11:30AM. I thought the shots were sweet and bride and her mother are stoked - the bride even asked herself why didn't she just ask me.

At this stage I'm not ready to go professional, but who knows it might be an option one day as a side job.