• Beauty Tip: To naturally lighten your hair, spray on some lemon juice and spend a few hours in the sunlight.

  • Beauty Tip: Use a sulphate-free shampoo, as sulphates can be harsh and drying on the hair cuticle. Most health shops should stock these.

  • Beauty Tip: Sleeping on a pure silk pillowcase has been shown to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and help your skin stay smooth.

  • Beauty Tip: Use a scrub or an exfoliator to get rid of dead skin, but limit yourself to two to three times a week so that you don’t dry out your skin.

  • Beauty Tip: To preserve your curls, use your fingers or a wide-toothed comb to brush your hair out, rather than a brush, which will lead to frizziness.

  • Beauty Tip: Tame annoying flyaways with a little bit of hairspray on an old toothbrush. You can also use an old toothbrush to clean out your clogged hairdryer.

  • Beauty Tip: Use hairspray to stop runs in your tights and to easily remove lint on clothes.

  • Beauty Tip: Use baby oil to help to remove stubborn eye make-up, mascara on your eyelids, and to soothe cracked heels or bumps caused by shaving.