Instructions: 1) Cucumber juice will also cool aching feet, especially in the summer, but it can irritate.

2. Mix 1/4 pint natural yoghurt and 1 teaspoon vinegar. Brush all over the feet to whiten discoulored skin and heal sore, hard patches. Leave for five minutes, then rinse off.

3. Orris and oatmeal powder. Mix together 8 tablespoons of very finely ground oatmeal and 2 tablespoons of orris root powder. Pass them through a fine sieve. Keep in a tightly sealed pot and use inside rubber gloves and Wellington boots to prevent excess perspiration.

4. Olive oil massage cream. Melt together 2 tablespoons each of olive oiland anhydrous lanolin in a bain-marie. Remove from the heat and beat constantly until the mixture cools. Pot and seal. Use nightly to alleviate dry and flaking skin on hands, feet arms and legs.

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