Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: Did you know that baking soda also works great at getting that same buildup off your hair? About once a month, I mix a couple of teaspoons of baking soda with a couple of tablespoons of shampoo and wash my hair with that, then rinse well. I follow with a regular lather and again rinse well. This really gets all the buildup off, so I use a deep conditioner when I’m done. I can’t remember where I learned this trick. It might have been from you. – Lori Day, La Mesa, Calif.

Lori, this baking-soda beauty hint is an oldie but still a goodie. – Heloise

Dear Heloise: On the invitation for our annual Christmas party with 55-plus guests, I ask people to bring items for a food drive rather than gifts. We put a huge box by the front door, and it is overflowing by the end of the evening. We donate it to different food drives, and they are amazed at how much we bring. – Kathy and Dave Kellogg, Mine Hill, N.J.