Wouldn't it be great to have amazing Brazilian legs, long thick, luscious Indian hair and a Scandinavian complexion? Well, it's not all genetics.

Every country and culture has an age-old secret to keeping their women beautiful. These tips are fun, and have been passed through generations. Plus, we all have genetic origins from other parts of the world. So if your heritage is from a certain culture, then it just follows that the advice could be applicable.

ITALY

Teens are instructed by their moms and grandmas to keep their eyelashes from breaking by applying castor oil at night.

CHINA

Take one-teaspoon rosemary oil, and mix it with a cup of green tea.Then pour it over your head as a final rinse for hair that really shines. In China white tea holds the anti-aging secret! White tea comes from the silver tip of the green tea plant. It's also known as the emperor's tea. Harvested over a four-day period, the plant houses all the antioxidants in the tip. It acts as an environmental shield that the free radicals can't penetrate. Recently, a few skin care lines have realized the benefits of white tea and actually incorporated it in their products.

GREECE

Grecian teens head to the beach where they oil their bodies with baby oil, exfoliate their skin with sand, and rinse it all off in the ocean.Of course, they apply their sunscreen before laying out.

POLAND

Honey is used as a beauty product. Although their moms warm it and apply it all over their faces as a super moist facial treatment, polish teens use honey as a lip-softening treatment.

BRAZIL

At the beach, it's common to see Brazilian women, known to be some of the most beautiful women in the world, rubbing handfuls of sand on their bodies. Why? It helps with cellulite and smoothes and stimulates the skin. In fact, a company out of England that makes fresh, handmade cosmetics, just came out with a body bar that contains sand and hydration to help smooth the skin and break up the cellulite and boost sluggish circulation.

INDIA

Yogurt and almonds are an every-night necessity. Grind ten almonds to a pulp with a mallet, and then add just enough whole yogurt to make it easy to spread.This beauty mask is applied to a clean face and left on for twenty-five minutes.Then it's wiped off with cheesecloth and rinsed. In India, coconut oil is the trick to getting full, thick, shiny hair. It's also great to help strengthen thinning hair. The women in India do a hot oil scalp massage once a week. Heat some up in a bowl and give yourself a scalp massage once a week. Sleep with it on and wash in the morning! It will help seal the cuticle and rid those split ends not to mention making your hair thick and healthy.