Q: Place fresh, cold cucumber slices over your eyes to reduce swelling, puffiness, and to lighten dark circles.  Cucumbers have natural astringent and anti-inflammatory properties.  You can also put used, cold black tea bags over your eyes to reduce discoloration and puffiness.  Another great option is to apply a cold spoon to your under-eye bags.  This costs nothing and works wonders to reduce puffiness as well. Make sure you keep your eyes closed when you place anything over them. If you experience discomfort, such as with the cold spoon, remove the object from your skin right away. Honey is full of antimicrobial agents and is robust with anti-inflammatory properties, making it a gentle, perfect skin smoother.  Honey is best used at night so that it can fully soak into your skin overnight.  Apply a thin layer of honey below your eyes in the evenings to reduce puffiness and dark circles.  You can also make a paste of milk and honey and rub that into all of your skin.  You’ll need to wash afterward, but allow at least an hour for the milk and honey to soak in. You’ll be able to find honey and milk at most dollar stores, making this extra budget friendly. These oils are all high in good fats which will soften your skin beautifully.  You can find any of these oils at your local health-food store, and olive and coconut oil at most supermarkets.  When possible, opt for organic oils which are free of chemicals.  Rub any of these oils directly on to your skin, just as you would with lotion.  Quality oils can be expensive, but you can usually get them for a great price from a local farmer’s market or online retailer. You can add a few drops of essential oils, such as lavender, peppermint, or eucalyptus to any of these oils. Coconut oil is the only one of these four oils that is solid at room temperature, making it a convenient and mess-free option. Use as needed, but minimally once per day. You can purchase pumice as a block, on a handle, or even as an active ingredient in some specially-made foot moisturizers.  Pumice is a light, volcanic rock that is just abrasive enough to smooth the rough skin on your feet, especially your heels.  After you’ve bathed and the skin on your feet has softened up a bit, rub the pumice across calloused areas for instant, low-cost smoothing.[Image:Achieve Smooth Skin on a Budget Step 5 Version 2.jpg|center]]  If you have an Amazon Prime account, you’ll probably find the least expensive pumice deals through the Amazon Marketplace. You can check your local dollar store or discount beauty supply store for a good pumice stone also.
A: Use cold items to remove under-eye bags and dark circles. Apply a bit of honey to your skin, especially under your eyes. Rub coconut, avocado, olive, or almond oil into your skin. Use pumice on your feet.

Q: In the wild, giant leopard moth caterpillars hibernate all winter as part of their life cycle. Caterpillars can hibernate outside in their containers all winter, or you can put it into the refrigerator. Don’t freeze your caterpillar. Your caterpillar will not eat while it’s hibernating, but it may be lightly active on warmer days. When it’s mildly active, it might eat available food. When your caterpillar wakes up in the spring, it’ll be ready to fatten up in preparation for its metamorphosis into a moth, which will take place later in the spring. Make sure that you provide your caterpillar enough food for it to get ready to turn into a pupa, which is its cocoon-phase. Your caterpillar’s fuzzy skin will slide off once it has fattened up, leaving a smooth black oval called a pupa. This is it’s cocoon phase. You can expect it to shed its exoskeleton during spring. Since you can’t pinpoint the actual date of your moth’s emergence, keep track of its progress each day. While your pupa does not need food, you may want to mist the caterpillar’s home daily to keep it humid. Simply spray a light spritz of water into the container. While their actual time in the pupa can vary, giant leopard moth caterpillars only take a few weeks to metamorphose into a moth. You can choose to keep your moth or set it free.
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Allow your caterpillar to hibernate. Add more food to your caterpillar’s diet. Wait for your caterpillar to shed its exoskeleton. Check the pupa daily. Watch your giant leopard moth emerge.