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after 15 minutes. Repeat as necessary.

Remedy (b)
Ingredients: Potato

Method: To clean and soften skin, cut the potato and rub into skin.

Skin Cleanser
Ingredients: Cucumber

Method: To clean skin, wash and slice cucumber. Rub all over skin of face and neck.

Treatment for Blackheads and Spots

Ingredients: Indonesian Rough Green Tea

Method: Make a mug of tea as usual and leave overnight. Wash skin and face with tea
water the following morning. Repeat daily.

Healthy Skin

Ingredients: Rice water
Method: Wash skin with rice water i.e. water used to wash raw rice before it is cooked.
Prepare by pouring water from the first washing into a glass and allow to stand till fine
white powder settles at the bottom of the glass and water becomes clear. Pour off water,
leaving nearly a centimetre in the bottom of the tumbler. Cleanse face, stir rice in water
and use to rinse face. The vitamins it contains promote healthy skin; it also softens and
is very refreshing.

Soft Hands

Ingredients: pisang mas (golden bananas)

Method: Rub hands regularly with the inside of the golden banana skin. This will keep
them soft, supple and looking youthful.

Hair tonic
Ingredients: Handful of cananga flowers; 1 glass of coconut oil; handful of jasmine

leaves (optional); handful of cup leaves (plantago major —optional)
Method: Boil cananga flowers/cup leaves with the coconut oil and leave to cool. Wash
and dry hair. Apply tonic. Use sparingly depending on hair type as too much makes hair
oily. Leave on the hair. Hair does not need to be washed again.