♥Hair Update♥

I have seemed to become busier and busier as the time passes. I wanted to update you guys with my hair growth progress. I have been wearing protective styles, moisturizing and low manipulation.  My goal is to continue growing my hair until I achieve waist-length hair. I know it's possible, contrary to all the myths that "kinky" hair doesn't grow.

Well guess what it does: it's all about patience and dedication.

Happy Journeys
>Side note: I know I look tired and stressed in the pictures. It was an early day LOL

Good-bye Split Ends DIY Treatment

The ends of our hair are the oldest and most fragile parts of our strands. They need love and moisture. When styling, avoid too much heat on your ends, tuck your ends away as often as possible, and remember to give them extra conditioner during your treatment process.

  

I have a homemade treatment that will help nourish those old ends and give them an extra pep.

1 cup Shea butter

5 tbsp EVOO
½ tsp Vitamin E oil

4 Drops of Rosemary Essential Oil

Shea Butter is a think emollient and when used over time it will prevent from your ends splitting. It almost acts like a glue for your ends.

Directions:

Slowly warm up the Shea butter in your microwave until it becomes almost liquid. Stir in the olive oil and essential oil and set aside and let it cool for 15-30 minutes. Don’t let the mixture harden again. Once it it as it’s almost solid state vigorously whisk in the vitamin E oil. 

Apply to ends and rest of hair strands and let it sit in hair for 15 minutes, under Heated cap. If you don’t have a heated cap, cover your hair in plastic and then wrap your head in a towel. You can also use this mixture on dry hair as a moisturizer

DIY C∅C∅ Honey Deep Conditioner

I am a curly girl and moisture is always a issue for us curly girls. Here is a homemade Deep conditioner that will combat frizz, fortify, moisturize and add shine to your hair.

Coco-Honey Deep Conditioner: 

I ripe avocado

1/2 cup of Coconut Milk

2 tbsp coconut oil

1 tbsp Honey

2 tbsp of Mayonnaise

Cut the avocado (remove the Pit) and just use the green flesh. Mash it all in a bowl then add the Mayo Honey and coconut oil. Slowly add the milk while stirring. Be careful not to over still and make the mixture too runny. Add to you hair and leave on, while wearing a plastic cap for 15-30 minutes. This will get runny, so if you decide to do errands while this is in your hair, wrap some paper towel around the perimeter of your hair line to avoid leakage.

Rise hair until water runs clear. After apply a leave in conditioner of you choice and style as usual.  You hair will feel soft and fortified. this conditioner can be applied weekly or bi-weekly, depending on your Hair needs. 

Happy Conditioning

♥ V-Day DIY Sugar LoveScrub: Kissable Lips and Glowing Skin

Hello Ladies and Gents! The winter months are über harsh on our skin. Lips look crusty and skin looks dull and ashy.  I know you too must get in that habit of adding more chap stick and more lotion to alleviate the problem. But honestly those commercial items contain petroleum which suffocate our skin and lips, not moisture them. I have a solution that will clarify and allow good skin cells to grow and moisture to be absorbed.

This sugar scrub recipe can also be a cute DIY gift. Guys if your give this to your girl you will score extra points with her in the romantic department.  Plus her skin or his skin will look and feel soft, radiant, rejuvenated, and silky.

You should have this texture

Sugar is a natural glycolic acid, which is very often used to scrub dead skin cells in order to stimulate the growth of new ones. Hence glowing skin. Coconut oil is very moisturizing and penetrates the epidermis quickly. Lemon is brightening, but can also be caustic, so be careful with using too much of this stuff. And good ol' Honey is a humectant, which attracts moisture. You can play around with the ingredients and make your own version of a spa treat.

Honey Lemon-Coco Scrub

1 &1/3 cup of Brown or White Sugar 

1.5 tbsp Coconut Oil 

1 tbsp Lemon Juice 

1 tbsp Dark Honey

Mix all the ingredients together in a container you will be storing your scrub in, until you have a smooth paste. You can decorate the jar with a cute bow if you are giving it as a gift, or you can keep it in a cool dark place for use.

Directions for use:

Make sure the skin is dampened with warm water or use after a warm/hot shower. Gently rub the sugar scrub in a circular motion to exfoliate.  You can use this all over your body: Including your face, just be gentle with scrubbing to hard, and avoid the eyes.  Rinse off and then tone and moisturize.

Happy Valentine's Day