Hints From Heloise

HAIR CONTROL IDEA Dear Heloise: I have never been happy about using hairspray on my hair, mostly because it sprays very widely, over-spraying the room and filling the air that I have to breathe.

One day, when I was putting white moisturizing cream on my face, I looked in the mirror and saw strands of wispy hair that had escaped from where they had so carefully been placed minutes before.

Then, the thought came to me: “What would happen if I gently put moisturizing cream on them?” So, with

a very light, nearly invisible coating on my fingers, I gently touched the naughty strands. Sure enough, they instantly snapped to attention and allowed me to put them in place. Wow!

Then, I rubbed a tiny bit of cream onto both of my hands and gently patted the hair on my whole head -- just the surface hair. It also gave the hair just enough weight to get under gentle control. I am so pleased that I never expect to use hair spray again. -- Priscilla Zanni, Vancouver, Washington

VINEGAR HINTS

Dear Readers: To remove a hard-water buildup on drinking glasses, soak the glasses in warmed -- not boiling -household vinegar for around an hour; then scrub with a nylon net scrubber. If this doesn’t work, the glasses may be etched, and nothing can be done.

Not only is vinegar cheap and safe, it has a wide variety of household uses with cleaning, cooking and beauty. It can make your windows and mirrors shine. For more vinegar hints, I have put together a six-page pamphlet entitled “Heloise’s Fantabulous Vinegar Hints and More!” You can get this informative pamphlet by sending $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Heloise/vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. FYI: To clean plastic upholstery, wipe it down with a mixture of half white vinegar and half water. -- Heloise

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