A True Way To Tell A Women's Age
According to folklore, the true way to tell a women's age is to
look at her knees or elbows. Whether plump and dimpled or dry as
the bones in a Georgia O'Keefe landscape, these areas are a dead
giveaway. The skin on the elbows and knees is some of the
thickest and most neglected on the body, which, in most cases,
means the dead skin just keeps piling up until it resembles your
pet lizard's hide.
The first line of attack is to exfoliate them with a dry brush.
Should they need extra help, you can use a body scrub, kosher
salt, or dry oatmeal and a loofah will do just fine.
If your elbows and knees have attained true lizard status, use
an AHA body lotion. AHA moisturizers work well to exfoliate
calluses and get those areas up to speed, especially in the
spring when you're ready to bare them after a winter of being
covered up.
The best way to keep elbows and knees looking smooth is with
balm, which is just a prettier name for ointment or salve. A
balm soothes and softens even the body's roughest terrain,
despite the fact that it's thick, waxy texture - a blend of
semisold wax and sweetly scented oils - bears an uncanny
resemblance to Crisco. Balms don't contain water, so they don't
need preservatives - a plus 4 those with sensitive skin. Most
have a moisturizing blend of sweet almond, lavender, jojoba,
neroli, and rose oils.
The following are some of the best "elbow" grease products I've
found: Bag Balm, Decleor Baume Aromatique Harmonie for Sensitive
Skin ( African shea butter, neroli, and sweet almond oil),
Guerlain Lipbalm (almond oil), Origins Rough Skin Soother,
L'Occitane 100% Shea Butter, Natural Bisse Glyco-Skin Exfoliator
Lotion (AHA), Common Sense Chamomile and Primerose Balm.
About the author:
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