Top 5 Miracles of WATER

Firm your skin: For centuries, people in eastern Europe have gone to bathhouses for water therapy to detoxify and tighten their skin. The process--which involves a steam-room session to open pores, followed by a cold-pool plunge to shock skin--is easy to replicate at home, according to Eva Scrivo, a New York City-based beauty expert and host of Beauty Talk on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Just soak a washcloth in steaming-hot (but bearable) water, then lay it over your face for a minute. Next, wash with your favorite cleanser, and rinse with warm water. For your "plunge," splash with cold water about 15 times. "It may sound old-fashioned, but it really works to invigorate and tighten your skin," Scrivo says.