Showing posts with label girly. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

{Spa-licious Saturday}

ladies...it's time to give our hair some much needed attention...Just in case I'm the only one that didn't have a clue what jojoba oil was I've attached some info about it. I found it at our local natural health food store. Along with every other kind of oil you can imagine..who knew that all existed! 

Pre-Shampoo Rinse

You'll need:
1/4 cup jojoba oil
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sesame oil

Combine all the ingredients into an empty — and clean! — plastic ketchup bottle. Apply the mixture to your scalp and all your hair, cover your head with a plastic shower cap and let it set for at least 30 minutes. Then shampoo and condition as usual.

Benefits of jojoba oil

  • Provides all day moisturization – jojoba oil doesn’t evaporate like water based moisturizers can.
  • It is theorized, but not yet proven, that because jojoba oil is so similar to human skin oil, it can "trick" the skin into thinking it has produced enough oil and thus balance oil production.
  • Very stable – jojoba oil does not become rancid or lose antioxidants even after long periods of storage.
  • Spreads well and absorbs well.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

{Spa-licious Saturday}

New idea for creating your own little spa-licious Saturday! 

Spectacular Bath Cookies
You'll need:
2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons light oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
2 eggs
5 to 6 drops essential oil of your choice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients and form into a dough. Taking a teaspoon of dough at a time, roll it gently into a ball in the palms of your hands, then place the "cookies" in lines on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake your bath cookies for ten minutes or until they are lightly browned. Do not overbake. Allow the bath cookies to cool completely. To use, drop two cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. Yields enough for 12 baths.