FIRST DAY OF BEAUTY SCHOOL

is next week!  wish me luck:)

scoutsavage:
Oh my God, this blog is a blessing!!! Haha, anyway, I was wondering what a natural way to get the moisture and softness back into my hair, since I bleached it twice and have dyed it a handful of times. Now when it dries it's dry and breaks easily. Thanks!

Oh thank you!  Well, I have deff been there & over processed my hair many times.  What I would do is stop using all heat on the hair like blow dryers & irons!  This is the easiest, fastest way to help the condition of your hair!  If you aren’t already taking vitamins, I would start to or continue to.  & I am all about oils on the hair, trust me, it works!  A hot olive oil treatment (not the ones you by @ the store!) can help but if this is too heavy for your hair, shampoo right afterwards so that it doesn’t have a greased look.  Many natural food masks will not penetrate your hair, but will stay on the surface until they are washed off, so these would be quick & temporary fixes.  Things like silicone serums & sprays will make your hair appear to be in better condition, giving it a glossier finish.  There’s lots of awesome, all natural conditioners & I would pile that stuff on, in-shower and leave-in.  I also would switch to a gentle, natural shampoo because many retail shampoos are so strong it’s like washing your hair w/ dish detergent.  Just make sure to go over the labels because a lot of these “organic” products are far from organic & some may fade hair color faster.  I hope that helps!

TRY FLAXSEED OIL FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH

“Reports indicate that flax seed oil promotes hair growth by increasing blood circulation to the scalp.”

—“The World’s Best Kept Beauty Secrets” by Lisa Drayer

CALM ECZEMA WITH XTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

I got this horrible rash the first time my senior year of high school. Oh My Gosh it was hell.  Partially because I exacerbated the condition by not applying anything to my skin because I had @ first thought it was an allergic reaction to something new I was using.  Well, it didn’t go away for a month or two & so I went to the doctor and he said that I had eczema & it can start anytime in life & that it was probably brought on by continuous stress but nobody really knows the cause.

So, I was using OTC creams & expensive lotions the doctor recommended & these steroid creams that I got prescribed & you know I started wondering what this stuff was really doing to my skin.  I looked up possible long term side effects on the skin & threw out my steroid cream.  I started putting olive oil on my skin every day in the morning, night, and whenever it got bad.  Like, I would slather this stuff on so that I was literally unable to itch my skin. 

It was a blessing!  This really works.  Olive oil was even more effective than anything I had tried & to this day, I use it daily, especially in the winter when my skin gets dry.  Try it out for yourself!