Monday, May 16, 2011

deep conditioning


Homemade Deep Conditioners

Mayonnaise-Avocado
1 small jar of real mayonnaise
1/2 of an avocado
  • Mix in a medium bowl and squish together with your hands until it’s a minty green color. Smooth into hair all the way to the tips. Put on a shower cap or wrap your head with saran wrap.
  • Leave on for 20 minutes. For deeper conditioning put a hot, damp towel around your head -over the saran wrap. if you have really long hair and only need deep conditioning at the ends, cut the ingredients in half and apply only to the ends and just wrap them.
Mayonnaise
1/2 cup real mayonnaise
  • Comb the mayonnaise through your damp hair, then wrap your head in a towel, let it penetrate for 20 minutes. Shampoo.
  • Special Note: Make sure the mayonnaise is real mayo and NOT salad dressing. It will dry your hair out.
Ravishing Rosemary Conditioner
Rosemary essential oil
  • Add a few drops of rosemary essential oil to the palms of your hands; work through out your entire hair.
Tropical Conditioner
1 avocado (peeled and mashed)
coconut milk
  • Combine mashed avocado with some coconut milk. Mash together until it’s smooth and about as thick as shampoo. Comb it through the hair and let sit for 10 -15 minutes, wash out.
Egg Conditioner
1 teaspoon baby oil
1 egg yolk
1 cup water
  • Beat the egg yolk until it’s frothy, add the oil then beat again. Add to the water. Massage into the scalp and throughout your hair. Rinse well.
Banana Deep Conditioner
1 mashed banana
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1/2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Mix ingredients together, apply to dry hair and leave on for 30 minutes.
Apple Cider Softness
1-2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 cups distilled water
  • Pour over your hair as the final rinse. Will leave your hair soft and is a great hair care conditioner for all hair types.
Super Duper Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment for Damaged Hair
1 cup mayonnaise (room temperature if possible)
1/2 cup olive oil
3 egg yolks
  • Blend all ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Apply thoroughly through your hair extra at the ends.
  • Pile hair on top of your head and cover with a plastic shower cap and then cover with a towel to keep the heat from your head.
  • Leave on for at least 10 to 20 minutes and then rinse out. DO NOT shampoo afterwards. Any oil that clings to your hair after you rinse it out will continue to condition your hair until the next time you shampoo it out.
  • It should make one to two treatments, depending on the length of your hair. For best results, use it immediately after making it without refrigerating first. The fats and oil will penetrate your hair follicles better if it is not cold.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

FACIAL MASK FOR FLAKY SKIN

1cup oats
1/2 cup almond
1/2 cup dried rose petals


How to prepare facial mask for flaky skin
Make powders of the above ingredients. From that take 3tsp. oats powder, 1tsp. almond powder and 1tsp. rose petals powder. Mix them well and add 3 or 4 tsp. yogurt to make a paste. Now the facial mask is ready.


How to apply facial mask for flaky skin
First of all wash and dry the face and apply a thin layer of almond oil all over the face. Avoid the eye areas. Then apply the facial mask for flaky skin all over the face and neck. Remember to add a little water if needed to make the mask smooth running. Allow the mask to stay there for 10-15 min. But take care to not getting the mask dry on the face. So wash off the mask before drying on the face. Use cold water to rinse the mask.

You have to do this everyday for consecutive three days and latter do it on alternate days till your face become alright. After getting the full result, do not forget to repeat this at least once in a week or whenever you feel necessary. This facial mask for flaky skin definitely solve your problem.

HOMEMADE TULASI(BASIL) FACE PACK


ingredients:
Tulsi leaves or herbal Tulsi powder
Oats powder
Milk powder

The Tulsi is used to avoid the pimple tendency and the oats powder and milk powder nourishes the skin. So it is highly useful for teen agers. Totally this Tulsi face packincreases the fairness of face.

If Tulsi leaves are available get few leaves and mash it to get a paste. Or buy Tulsi powder. Grind oatmeal in a grinder and make powder. Take two teaspoon of Tulsi paste and add two teaspoon of oatmeal powder. Mix two tea spoon of milk powder and mix all the ingredients by adding water and make a paste.

Clean face with cold water. Apply this pack all over face. Wait for 15 min. Do it in the evening if possible. Then you can avoid sun exposure immediately. Try this face pack twice in a month.

Those who have sensitive skin try this Tulsi Face Pack on the inner wrist and make sure you don't have any burning sensation or irritation.

Natural homemade ways to control splitends

Honey and olive oil is a good remedy for split ends. Mix 1 tsp of honey to 5 tsp. olive oil. Then add 1 egg yolk(if you do not like the smell of egg, then avoid egg). Apply this thoroughly on hair and scalp and massage well. Wrap hair with a hot towel. Do it for 20 min. Then rinse and shampoo well.

Avocado oil also can be applied to avoid splitends. Apply avocado oil on scalp and hair. Put hot towel. After 30 min. take a bath and shampoo well.