UPDATE on DIY Hair Mask

Bon giorno Beauty Lovers! :)

I hope everyone is having a good Tuesday!

I just saw that my DIY Home Made Mask  happens to have the most page view!

I stumbled across this homemade mask after browsing on Socialbliss.com and came across several at home spa treatments . According to other Socialbliss users un-petroloeum jelly  and sugar is a great sugar scrub! I'm sure you can just use vaseline (which does have petroleum in it, if you don't have any un-petroleum jelly. From the research I've done vaseline or petroleum jelly is not harmful for your health- of course its not something you should be digesting enormous quantities on a daily basis). 

Anyway I just wanted to report back to you all that I've been continuing the mask at least twice a month and my hair looks great! I should admit that I've been skimping on the honey recently as my honey has gotten a bit old and has started to harden :P But just olive oil itself does wonder to your hair!

 Before I used the mask my hair was frizzy easily and would be impossible to brush with a comb. But its silky to the touch and even my employer compliments my hair :)

Do make sure to shampoo your hair EXTREMELY well after the mask or your hair will stay oily for rest of the day.

Wake Me Up, Before You Go-Go!

So as I mentioned in a previous post I'm a coffee addict!

I don't usually drink coffee at home, I'm mainly drink tea at home, but when I do drink coffee at home (which maybe I should do more often and thus save money….) I save the coffee grounds to make….

A DIY COFFEE SCRUB!

It's simple, it's easy and so much more budget friendly compared to the $12 to at times $30 coffee scrub you can buy at the stores!

There are several recipes out there online

DIY Cinnamon Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe
   This one includes cinnamon, honey, sugar and coconut oil.

DIY Cellulite Scrub
   This one is a mix between brown sugar and sea salt, along with almond oil or olive oil. This website also really tries to sell the fact that since coffee beans have caffeine in it- the scrub would fight off cellulite. I'm not sure how true of a statement it is though….

But the DIY recipe I used to make my own coffee scrub was

DIY Cellulite Fighting Scrub
Again this site really tries to sell the fact that coffee since its with caffeine would help with cellulite- but does it really? I'm a bit skeptical BUT the coffee grounds (alone with the sugar) is a great exfoliant and would help get rid of dead skin) and the oil would help moisturize your skin.

Its just 3 simple ingredients- coffee grounds, sugar and oil (I used olive oil, but coconut oil or almond oil would work great as well :) ).

For my recipe I also added peppermint oil- to give a great tingly effect! I've also read several recipes where they use vanilla extract.

Its a great and easy scrub to give you that extra pep when you shower! I should warn you that the coffee ground does get messy in the shower and will leave a "looks like you just showered in mud" look if you don't wash it off. But the coffee grounds didn't leave any mark on my tub nor did it clog my shower.

Also on PETA 
They have this recipe minus the sugar- so just the coffee ground and the olive oil as a DIY facial scrub. I haven't made it yet- but I wouldn't mind using it on my face either- I'm sure it would smell great and be a great pick me up in the morning!


What kind of extract/essential oil would you use for your DIY coffee scrub?

How do you reuse your coffee grounds?

XOXO
-S

DIY home made hair mask

So I've been trying to grow my hair out since I cut it pretty short February 2012 and by pretty short I mean close to pixie but not that short, but shorter than a bob.

 I then went to get my hair cut when I visited my grandparents since my grandmother is bffs with a salon owner there and its "recommended" to get your hair cut while you're there in other words unless you're only in town for a day or two its guaranteed that you'll have a reason or two to visit it. It was just a trim but they still took off more than an inch :P

ANYWAY….fast forward to the beginning of this year and OMG my hair is dry and crisp at the ends. I know I need to get my hair trimmed but I'm the kinda gal that when I sit in that hair salon chair and have to shell out at least 40 dollars to get my hair cut- I'm ready to chop off my hair and I'm not ready to do that yet. So…I needed a fix for my dry hair.

And look what I stumbled upon!

DIY home made hair mask

Its a simple recipe of a honey & olive oil hair mask. I also used a bit of canola oil with the olive oil and let me tell you- even in just one usage my hair became smooth! Even the ends!

Some of you might be a bit weary about the honey in your hair (I was one of them)- but I didn't have a  problem about washing out the honey. I did make sure to stick to the ends/middle of my hair and to stay away from the scalp since the last thing I wanted was to have honey hanging out in my scalp :P

I did also leave it in for about an hour…maybe more :P I was watching an episode of Suits and then spent a bit of time on Tumblr & Socialbliss a bit longer than I expected :P

Its an inexpensive and simple DIY homemade hair mask that I recommend for anyone!

XOXO
-S