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Title: Brown Sugar
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 15, 2007, 15:20:48

This works a treat for cleaning your hands after gardening! My mate told me about it last week and it really works .. better than the 'dreaded' scrubbing brush  ::)

Just wet hand and rub sugar into palms, rinse off etc.

It doesn't quite work for under fingernails though. I'm thinking of having mine surgically removed to save embarassment at the Co-Op checkout  ;D

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: okra on April 15, 2007, 15:54:08

It true you can usually spot the lottie holder from the ground in dirt  ;D

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 15, 2007, 16:05:37

OKRA:  ;D

My mate the other day said "Oh! You've dyed your hair - you're blonde again!"

In fact, I'd just had a bath and washed it  ;D

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: tilts on April 15, 2007, 16:23:07

Try using salt and half a lemon all squidged together, you can add a bit of cooking oil and that also helps!  mmmmm.... sweet and sour but very clean hands and nails, try it and see!

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: lorna on April 15, 2007, 16:25:24

Have been using sugar method for years but I also put a little olive oil in the palm of my hands first. Nice silky hands :)

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Hyacinth on April 15, 2007, 23:44:27

I got used to using those latex gloves from the £1 shop....perfectly manicured nails every time 8)

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Clairylou on April 16, 2007, 12:39:15

I use soap powder for washing my hands after allotment the courseness off the powder cleans lovely and leaves hands really soft.

Claire

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Marymary on April 16, 2007, 12:57:00

I think mud under the fingernails is a badge of honour - also what would I do during long boring meetings if I didn't have it to clean out?   ;D

people say to me 'looks like you've been digging potatoes' & I say 'yep & they were delicious'.

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: caroline7758 on April 16, 2007, 14:35:01

I find washing up is the only way to get my nails clean- unfortunately!

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: sally_cinnamon on April 16, 2007, 14:41:22

For a luxurious treat, The Sanctuary from boots do a really nice Sugar Hand Scrub... 8)

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Carol on April 16, 2007, 23:51:35

I heard the best way to clean hands after gardening was to make shortbread or pastry.   They come up a treat!!!!    ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: zoro on April 17, 2007, 05:59:53

Tip for under nails ...
I was told to scrape a bar of soap under my nails BEFORE gardening and when you have finished they should clean easily ....

Cause you have to do when they are clean ...and remember ...i always forget

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: OliveOil on April 17, 2007, 10:21:42

butter and sugar - leaves your hands luxuriously soft... as does a very expensive Crabtree and Evelyn product!

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: Blue Bird on April 17, 2007, 20:05:57

Carol - I bet your pastry makes the perfect Mississippi Mud pies  ???

Title: Re: Brown Sugar
Post by: telboy on April 21, 2007, 21:29:48

Oh! You sweeties really turn me on when your hands get 'a little dirty'.
Oh did I say that? I'm so sorry. Must fly!!

 ::) ??? :P :-[ :-X