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skin and clean away any oils and perspiration that accumulated during the day. Quick And Simple At-Home Beauty Treatments To Try 3. Manicure and pedicure - Before painting your nails, give your hands and feet a little TLC with Saving money: At-home beauty exfoliating treatments. For manicures, use a brush to treatments for your skin scrub the nails and cuticles in a gentle, circular (BPT) - Pampering yourself with skin and beauty motion with baking soda. Rinse clean with warm treatments is important, but going to the salon or water and apply your favorite shade of nail polish. buying expensive products are not always the For pedicures, soak feet in a basin with a mixture of most convenient - or wallet-friendly - options. two tablespoons of ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda In fact, 82 percent of women prefer to save than and warm water. After your soak apply a scrub of splurge, spending less than 50 dollars each month three parts baking soda and one part water. Rinse on their beauty and skincare regimen, according to clean with warm water and follow with an application a recent study from Poshly Insights on behalf of of a rich moisturizer and a warm towel foot wrap ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. your feet will feel smooth and clean. Finish the As an alternative, women can look to the following treatment by applying your favorite shade of polish to simple, do-it-yourself solutions to care for their your toenails. skin. It might surprise you how many beauty treatments you can create from ingredients you 4. Hair care - Use baking soda to help remove already have in your home. residue that styling products leave behind for cleaner and more manageable hair. To achieve this, sprinkle 1. Facial scrub - For smooth, radiant skin, combine a quarter-size amount of ARM & HAMMER Baking three parts baking soda with one part warm water. Soda into your palm along with your favorite Using your fingers, rub the mixture gently on your shampoo. Wash as usual and rinse thoroughly. Just face in a circular motion to exfoliate skin and be careful to avoid the eye area when rinsing. remove dead skin cells. Be careful to avoid your eye area. Rinse off with warm water and you'll Avoid costly visits to the salon and expensive beauty notice your skin feeling smooth and refreshed. products with gentle and simple at-home treatments. For even more fun, invite your friends over for a spa2. Bath soak - Help soothe skin irritations, bug themed get together and try out the tips above. To bites or mild sunburn with a relaxing, long soak in find more savings and solutions for you and your the bathtub. Swirl one-half cup of ARM & home, visit HAMMER Baking Soda into warm water to help www.armandhammer.com/solutions.aspx. soften and soothe the day. 6 www.urbanteenmagazine.com