Hey everyone,
You can look back on previous blogs to see the original blog I did on cuckes but wanted to reshare the toner I make cuz it really is fabulous:
1/2 cucumber w/ peel, chopped
3 tbsp witch hazel
2tbsp distilled water
blend water, cuckes and witch hazel. This time I added 1 drop of teatree oil for acne as both my girls are starting with small whiteheads. Put in airtight container and refrigerate. Shake before each use.
Today, I did a clay mask and used cucumber juice (from my juicer) to mix it up. 1 tsp clay, 2 tsp cucumber juice. Apply to neck and face in upward strokes. Keave on no more than 15 minutes.
Tomorrow I'll be making my own peel off mask. I've never done this before so I'll report the results. It's good to do a peel off once a week, especially the day after clay because clay pulls all the nasty stuff to the surface, peel off's grab it and take it with them when you peel.
Ok, I have a juicer I hardly ever use and it's silly. When I was in Chicago visiting a good friend of mine, her and herhubby took me and the kids to a wonderful, famous restaurant called Wishbone. They had this juice there that was incredible. I'm gonna warn you, it's all raw veggies so if you're not used to that, you may have a rumbly tummy til u do get used to it. Mine is rumbly right now. Ok, here's the recipe
1 beet
2 full sized carrots
1 cup spinach
1 apple
You don't have to peel the apple or carrots but please wash your veggies first. So all this goes in the juicer. It's pretty concentrated, so if you want to add a half cup of cold water, I would do that. Believe it or not, it's pretty damn good!!! Enjoy!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Va J-J trouble and Shampoo Build Up - alternative to chemicals
Ok, how do you like that title? Sheesh...but I didn't want to be obvious and write out YEAST infection..
I've heard since the beginning of time it seems, that yogurt helps with yeast infections. Well, I did a LOT of googling and found a lot of freaky geeks out there but then I found some sites I feel are trustworthy and I called a good friend of mine who knows just about everything alternative there is to know. Both the sites and the friend confirmed these three facts:
Now, I hardly ever get yeast infections. The yeast spores remain there and can remain dormant. The spores can reactivate by a number of different factors. A huge increase in sugar intake, vigorous love making (that would be me), antibiotics...there are a lot of different factors that can trigger yeast. It's naturally occurring and doesn't mean you're dirty or there is something wrong with you if you get one, you just want to make sure you take care of it.
The reason you need plain yogurt is that sugar is yeast's natural best friend. Where there is sugar and yeast, a party is sure to occur. The spores themselves can be eliminated with use of an anti-fungal such as monostat, etc. I don't like the chemicals in those medications, I'm putting what into my vagina? Now, sometimes you have to. If you have recurring yeast infections, please go see your doc. I mean...duh.
The good bacteria in plain yogurt helps fight yeast and yogurt can be used both internally and externally
I found this link rather helpful: Yogurt Facts
So, I started eating my yogurt - plain but I really wanted to know if it offered as much relief as I had heard it would by putting some up in my girl part. How to do this? First I took a tampon and dipped it in but that didn't seem like enough yogurt. Then I removed the pon itself and filled it with yogurt. the problem is that most of the push up thingees on tampons, are hollow...this was getting frustrating and I was making a mess...soooo, I googled. I love google, you can type any old weird ass saying and always get some kind of response so I googled yogurt and female vaginal applicators...BOOM, there was a link to an article and as crazy as it sounds, this worked for me: Put the yogurt in an ice cube tray. You fill each cube about 1/2 of the way. When they are frozen, just pop one up there. Now, the first time I did this it got so cold I could barely move. So when I put one in now, I insert it and then lay down, on my back right away. The relief is immediate. Immediate. It feels that good. I usually rub it around on the outside of the area that is affected too before inserting, again, instant relief. The pain and discomfort seem to come back after about 7 hours. You should do this twice a day for 10 days and your infection will be gone. That's the part I don't know about yet. But definitely put yogurt in your tummy if you don't want to try the yogurt.
It does get messy, you will need to use a pad, the thin ones don't really cut it, you'll need something a little bigger. I shower twice a day when I'm doing this (and when I have my period). I just rinse out my girl part like always, then soap'er up and rinse again. I do that twice. Me personally, i can't stand being dirty down there. I think we've all caught that lovely whiff of a woman whose menstruating and who doesn't bother to clean herself up...ick. I was lucky enough to get my period today. So when I went to the bathroom at lunch and saw what I saw..let's just say yogurt and blood; not good. But the articles all say to treat right through your period. CRAZY. But I will. I'll let you know my results in 10 days.
Now for scalp buildup. I had heard of this kind of buildup, it's usually from shampoos and hair products, but I'd never experienced it before. I know when I use moisturizing shampoos, my hair becomes rather stringee and weighed down and that's what I thought was meant by build up but no....my youngest showers and washes her hair everyday. She's very good about that, I don't even have to ask her but I was rubbing her head the other day and happened to have her head under my chin and I glanced down and saw...something. I pulled her hair "down" so I could get a good look at the scalp and there was this layer of...it looked honestly, like ear wax. It covers most of the top of her scalp. I scraped my fingernail along it, which gave her the creeps but also told me this is something definitely build uppy...my youngest, like I said, is extremely clean but doesn't always get things that require dexterity, such as rinsing out your hair really well. So, I need to get something not so heavy (the cheap shampoos, the two in one shampoo's and conditioners, I learned) are more likely to not rinse out well and cause build up of this sort). I find that suave is a good over the counter shampoo if you can get one that isn't tooooo loaded down with fake perfumes. They tend to be more drying on your hair and are very good for greasy haired people in general so I think I'll go with those but here's what you do for the buildup. You take a normal amount of shampoo and add to that 1 tbsp of baking soda, create a nice paste in your hands then scrub scalp. I'm planning on using a lot more than this because her scalp is pretty bad. I'm going to go to target and see if they have one of those old fashioned plastic scrub brushes, my mom used to use them on our finger and toenails but they weren't specifically for that...anyways if I find one, I'll tell you what they're called. So yeah, scrub with that mix, then rinse hair with one cup white vinegar, this may bubble but it's ok, it's what helps destabalize the build up. You should then rinse with warm water and apply conditioner to keep it from drying out. I'm going to do this to her twice in a row, then once weekly since she shampoo's everyday. Doing it tonight so I'll let you know how it work out!!
I've heard since the beginning of time it seems, that yogurt helps with yeast infections. Well, I did a LOT of googling and found a lot of freaky geeks out there but then I found some sites I feel are trustworthy and I called a good friend of mine who knows just about everything alternative there is to know. Both the sites and the friend confirmed these three facts:
- Yogurt will kill yeast but not the yeast spores that the infection begins from
- Yogurt can be inserted into the vagina or you can simply eat it
- Yogurt MUST be plain, no sugar whatsoever
Now, I hardly ever get yeast infections. The yeast spores remain there and can remain dormant. The spores can reactivate by a number of different factors. A huge increase in sugar intake, vigorous love making (that would be me), antibiotics...there are a lot of different factors that can trigger yeast. It's naturally occurring and doesn't mean you're dirty or there is something wrong with you if you get one, you just want to make sure you take care of it.
The reason you need plain yogurt is that sugar is yeast's natural best friend. Where there is sugar and yeast, a party is sure to occur. The spores themselves can be eliminated with use of an anti-fungal such as monostat, etc. I don't like the chemicals in those medications, I'm putting what into my vagina? Now, sometimes you have to. If you have recurring yeast infections, please go see your doc. I mean...duh.
The good bacteria in plain yogurt helps fight yeast and yogurt can be used both internally and externally
I found this link rather helpful: Yogurt Facts
So, I started eating my yogurt - plain but I really wanted to know if it offered as much relief as I had heard it would by putting some up in my girl part. How to do this? First I took a tampon and dipped it in but that didn't seem like enough yogurt. Then I removed the pon itself and filled it with yogurt. the problem is that most of the push up thingees on tampons, are hollow...this was getting frustrating and I was making a mess...soooo, I googled. I love google, you can type any old weird ass saying and always get some kind of response so I googled yogurt and female vaginal applicators...BOOM, there was a link to an article and as crazy as it sounds, this worked for me: Put the yogurt in an ice cube tray. You fill each cube about 1/2 of the way. When they are frozen, just pop one up there. Now, the first time I did this it got so cold I could barely move. So when I put one in now, I insert it and then lay down, on my back right away. The relief is immediate. Immediate. It feels that good. I usually rub it around on the outside of the area that is affected too before inserting, again, instant relief. The pain and discomfort seem to come back after about 7 hours. You should do this twice a day for 10 days and your infection will be gone. That's the part I don't know about yet. But definitely put yogurt in your tummy if you don't want to try the yogurt.
It does get messy, you will need to use a pad, the thin ones don't really cut it, you'll need something a little bigger. I shower twice a day when I'm doing this (and when I have my period). I just rinse out my girl part like always, then soap'er up and rinse again. I do that twice. Me personally, i can't stand being dirty down there. I think we've all caught that lovely whiff of a woman whose menstruating and who doesn't bother to clean herself up...ick. I was lucky enough to get my period today. So when I went to the bathroom at lunch and saw what I saw..let's just say yogurt and blood; not good. But the articles all say to treat right through your period. CRAZY. But I will. I'll let you know my results in 10 days.
Now for scalp buildup. I had heard of this kind of buildup, it's usually from shampoos and hair products, but I'd never experienced it before. I know when I use moisturizing shampoos, my hair becomes rather stringee and weighed down and that's what I thought was meant by build up but no....my youngest showers and washes her hair everyday. She's very good about that, I don't even have to ask her but I was rubbing her head the other day and happened to have her head under my chin and I glanced down and saw...something. I pulled her hair "down" so I could get a good look at the scalp and there was this layer of...it looked honestly, like ear wax. It covers most of the top of her scalp. I scraped my fingernail along it, which gave her the creeps but also told me this is something definitely build uppy...my youngest, like I said, is extremely clean but doesn't always get things that require dexterity, such as rinsing out your hair really well. So, I need to get something not so heavy (the cheap shampoos, the two in one shampoo's and conditioners, I learned) are more likely to not rinse out well and cause build up of this sort). I find that suave is a good over the counter shampoo if you can get one that isn't tooooo loaded down with fake perfumes. They tend to be more drying on your hair and are very good for greasy haired people in general so I think I'll go with those but here's what you do for the buildup. You take a normal amount of shampoo and add to that 1 tbsp of baking soda, create a nice paste in your hands then scrub scalp. I'm planning on using a lot more than this because her scalp is pretty bad. I'm going to go to target and see if they have one of those old fashioned plastic scrub brushes, my mom used to use them on our finger and toenails but they weren't specifically for that...anyways if I find one, I'll tell you what they're called. So yeah, scrub with that mix, then rinse hair with one cup white vinegar, this may bubble but it's ok, it's what helps destabalize the build up. You should then rinse with warm water and apply conditioner to keep it from drying out. I'm going to do this to her twice in a row, then once weekly since she shampoo's everyday. Doing it tonight so I'll let you know how it work out!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Lotion Bars
Hey everyone,
A lot of people have asked me what lotion bars are...
At first glance, they look like a bar of soap. The ones I have made so far are made with pure cocoa butter, they smell like chocolate and are fabulous for the skin. It is what the name implies; a bar of lotion. Mine are made with cocoa butter, soy, olive and hemp oil, beeswax and a touch of shea butter. Both cocoa butter and shea butter are amazing for the skin, make it feel like silk and hemp...hemp is amazing stuff, will relieve almost any topical skin irritation.
Think of yourself as a silk nighty in which your lovers hands glide over you perfectly...smoothly.
Yeah, they feel that good on your skin.
You just take the bar and rub it over your body. The bar will soften up with your body heat. After rubbing it all over, I rub it in a bit with my hands. I'll warn you though, your skin will get addicted to them, lol.
I just came across a tub of deodorized cocoa butter, meaning the cocoa smell is not there...so I can make some lotion bars and add essential oils to them for scent...hit me up on my willows whimsy page, I put up a post asking for comments on what scents you'd like in a lotion bar...I'd love some feedback.
My lotion bars are $12.00 each and will last about a month with everyday use. As always, contact me if you're interested :)
Have a great day!
Denise
A lot of people have asked me what lotion bars are...
At first glance, they look like a bar of soap. The ones I have made so far are made with pure cocoa butter, they smell like chocolate and are fabulous for the skin. It is what the name implies; a bar of lotion. Mine are made with cocoa butter, soy, olive and hemp oil, beeswax and a touch of shea butter. Both cocoa butter and shea butter are amazing for the skin, make it feel like silk and hemp...hemp is amazing stuff, will relieve almost any topical skin irritation.
Think of yourself as a silk nighty in which your lovers hands glide over you perfectly...smoothly.
Yeah, they feel that good on your skin.
You just take the bar and rub it over your body. The bar will soften up with your body heat. After rubbing it all over, I rub it in a bit with my hands. I'll warn you though, your skin will get addicted to them, lol.
I just came across a tub of deodorized cocoa butter, meaning the cocoa smell is not there...so I can make some lotion bars and add essential oils to them for scent...hit me up on my willows whimsy page, I put up a post asking for comments on what scents you'd like in a lotion bar...I'd love some feedback.
My lotion bars are $12.00 each and will last about a month with everyday use. As always, contact me if you're interested :)
Have a great day!
Denise
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
A couple things revisited
Ok, hey everyone,
So, the mask that I gave the recipe for the other day. The face mask for acne prone skin. I liked the way it made my skin feel but my face was beet red after.
So, I changed up the recipe a bit:
This makes a LOT of mask and I don't suggest using this one more than once a week so I would either make sure if you make the whole batch, that you're using it for someone else too or that you half the recipe.
As for the coconut sour cream hair mask that I blogged on, it's fabulous. I washed my hair last night and didn't even need to condition. I used the mask on my face.
As for the cucumber toner, I was off on that one too. Trying to remember all this is kind of nuts.
So, for the toner, one half cucumber chopped up, you don't have to peel it. Now, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and tell you that I prefer to run it through the juicer, that way you don't get chunks.
SO:
Hope this all helps, have fun, your skin will thank you!!!!!
So, the mask that I gave the recipe for the other day. The face mask for acne prone skin. I liked the way it made my skin feel but my face was beet red after.
So, I changed up the recipe a bit:
- 1/2 peeled cucumber
- 1 egg white
- 1/8 cup white vinegar
- 2 cups dry oatmeal
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup flour
This makes a LOT of mask and I don't suggest using this one more than once a week so I would either make sure if you make the whole batch, that you're using it for someone else too or that you half the recipe.
As for the coconut sour cream hair mask that I blogged on, it's fabulous. I washed my hair last night and didn't even need to condition. I used the mask on my face.
- one tsp sour cream
- one tsp coconut milk
As for the cucumber toner, I was off on that one too. Trying to remember all this is kind of nuts.
So, for the toner, one half cucumber chopped up, you don't have to peel it. Now, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and tell you that I prefer to run it through the juicer, that way you don't get chunks.
SO:
- 1/2 cucumber, chopped or juiced
- 2 tbsp distilled water
- 2 tbsp witch hazel
Hope this all helps, have fun, your skin will thank you!!!!!
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