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martes, 31 de diciembre de 2013

A Quick tip on Shampoo and Conditioning Hair

If your trying to grow your hair out or if it's dry and coarse(like mine) then shampoo and conditioning should be avoided at all costs. Instead you should opt for co-washing, or using a conditioner to cleanse your hair. However once every few weeks you should use a shampoo and conditioner to remove build up and bring back that shine!


Here are some quick tips on Shampoo and Conditioning.

1. Pre-condition your hair with olive oil, coconut oil, leave in conditioner, argan oil or any type of Grease! This will protect it from the drying lather of a shampoo.






2. ALWAYS opt for a sulfate free shampoo. Washing your hair with sulfates is like washing your hair with dishwashing soap, it strips your hair from its natural oils and breaks down the Keratin bonds in your hair, leaving it dry and damaged.  Here is a sulfate-free shampoo/conditioner combo that is an absolute favorite in the beauty world and I personally love it too!

3.  When Shampooing, focus on your scalp and when conditioning, focus on your ends.


Enjoy your New Years!!!



miércoles, 8 de mayo de 2013

Hair Pills: What works and What doesnt

Now I know many want to hear about just one end all be all miracle hair growth pill, but it ain't gunna happen simply because hair growth can't be stimulated(otherwise there wouldn't be so many baldies, hehe) we can only create a surplus of all the nutrients needed to grow healthy hair.
Ever since I went to seville and was graced by gorgeous women with fountains of lushious locks, I have been obsessed with growing my hair. Its been about a year and after trying many different combos of vitamins, pills, diets, scalp massages and hair regimes, I feel that my efforts are paying off. My hair is not exceptionally long, I'm still at mid length, but it is a hell of a lot healthier than at any other period of my life in which I had this length. I'm damn proud of that and because of it I'm going to share with you what i've learned from the pills i've tried; what worked for me and what didn't.



Oenobiol: Hair and Nails and Anti-hair loss
I took both of these at the same time for several months. One is a b-complex that stops hair loss and the other is a hair and nail strengthener. Both worked very well, I noticed way less hair fall and my nails became super, super strong, which means my hair did too. The only thing it didn't do was add any kind of luster to my hair. Also, another con is that they are expensive(24 euros each for one bottle).




Inneov Masa Capilar +Fuerza Brillo: There are two versions of this supplement. One is just a hair supplement and the other has a fish oil pill that adds shine to your hair. The first one contains two powerfull green tea/taurine infused hair volumizers. This didn't do much for me. It didn't strengthen my hair, but since it has so much caffeine it made me nervous, grind my teeth and made me nauseous.
But I did like masa capilar+Fuerza Brillo, simply for the fish pill, which made my hair significantly shinier and more moisturized, although I could've just saved myself the trouble by taking a basic fish oil.
The plus is that these are less pricey than Oenobiol.

Pilfood: These were expensive, taste disgusting and made me put on a whole bunch of water weight. I took it for about four Months and then gave up. They did nothing for me but give me a fatter ass!
Brewers yeast: This REALLY works for strong hair growth....but all that excess yeast gives me an infection in my hoo-ha, which is never fun. I would seriously use this if i didn't get an infection EVERY time!
My personal Recommendation and What I'm doing now:
After trying everything on the market i say screw it all and screw taking just one multi-vitamin, you don't know how well or naturally that stuff is mixed. Heres what I do, I individualy buy Vitamin E, B-Complex, Vitamin A, Biotin and one basic hair,skin,nails supplement and make my own hair vita cocktail. So fair it has given me the best results with the least amount of side effects. if you don't want to take AAAlll that then i recommend a basic hair and nails supplement plus vitamin E. I swear by Vitamin E for SKIN and Hair, it has seriously improved my skin and given me great shine.
Hope that Helps Beauties! MWAXXX

viernes, 10 de febrero de 2012

Natural Beauty:Homemade Hot Oil treatment

I have really dry,thick hair and one of the products thats I miss the most since I've been in Madrid is VO5's hot oil treatments. So I figured, since Spain has some of the world's best olive oil, why not take advantage of my resources and Mcgyver something up. The result: a cheap and easy to make home remedy that works Even Better(!) than V05.
 Just goes to show: natural+ artisanal = Better!
  Enjoy :)

You will need:

1 tablespoon olive oil
5 pumps of organic avocado oil(from NaturaSí) OR half an avocado mashed finely
3 pumps of Argan oil OR  coconut oil

Instructions:

 1.Mix all three oils into a small bowl(I prefer terra cotta because it heats up more in the shower)
 2.  Place bowl in corner of shower and allow to heat up while you bathe
 3. Wet and divide hair into three parts(left, right and back) and dip the ends (only!) into the bowl. Allow ends to soak up as much oil as possible. If any oil is left, spread throughout the rest of your hair.
 4. clip hair up and place in shower cap or plastic bag.
 5. let hair sit and steam for about 2-3 minutes.
 6. Wash and condition as usual.

 Before :'(















                                             After :)