Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
Dry Shampoo is a not a solution to avoiding the shower. Please shower people. But it is great for emergencies when you’re suddenly standing in front of the mirror (oil dripping from your scalp) and you realize you really should have washed your hair and that -No you won’t get 1 more day out of … Read More ...
I have been rocking my inner rockabilly gal style and wearing head scarfs lately. Ok mostly it’s to hide my hair re-growth or to give the other moms at school pick up, the illusion that I “tried”.
Frayed Jewelry (love that name) have put together the wonderful info-graphic you see above to show you just … Read More ...
So I had to join the sock bun curls hype and try it out for myself and I have used it at least once a week since. If you have not already worked it out I am a lazy hair styler. Maybe I am more time-poor than lazy but I am trying my best to … Read More ...
Braided Headbands are a great way to quickly “Style” your hair. My favorite way is to actually FAKE it with a synthetic hair braid headband off ebay.com $2-3 each .
With the synthetic hair bands try adding a light dusting of baby powder to reduce the unnatural shine they all seem to have or only … Read More ...
Babysavers has a great recipes for making your own organic hair gel at just 14 cents per 8 ounces.
This organic recipe is made using flaxseeds and water. Go get the recipe here.
I am not sure if there should be an age limit to this one but I know my 5 year old daughter loves it. I am not sure how this look would quite be fitting for school pickup or a soccer mom outfit but it is … Read More ...
Hellogiggles.com shows us how to channel our inner fairies and make our own DIY Hair Chalks.
What does she use? Pastels! You know the ones we used as art students to color our life drawings.
Pick up soft pastels from your local craft or art supple store to get started.
For the full tutorial and … Read More ...
After this long winter, not only is my skin dry, so is my hair. That’s why I’m loving Cindy at Made2Style‘s easy recipe for returning moisture to your hair using just one ingredient: the oh-so-versatile coconut oil. Find it here.… Read More ...
This is the most dry winter I can ever remember. So the thought of an easy to mix together hot oil treatment sounds perfect right about now. The folks at The Mountain Rose Blog share their recipe and tips for giving your hair some TLC. Find it all here.… Read More ...
All natural baby shampoo with so much moisturiser you may not need to use lotion…sounds great to me! Sara from My Merry Messy Life wanted something all natural but inexpensive, and played around with this recipe til she found the perfect balance of moisture and cleansing. Get all the details here, as well as … Read More ...
Mint leaves + carrot juice = a stimulating and good smelling hair rinse, the brain child of the folks at BATH.BODY.DIY. Get this simple tutorial here.… Read More ...
Summer heat means swimming pools which means chlorine and the dreaded “chlorine hair.” Don’t skip the pool, try this shampoo from the DIY Skincare/do it yourself skincare blog which uses coffee, among other things, to take the chlorine right out. Get all the details here.… Read More ...
Love the idea of shampoo bars, but I’ve never tried to make them. Now, there’s no excuse! The Soap Queen shows us the step-by-step process (and don’t forget to read the comments, lots of good advice there too). Get all the details here.
Shampoo soap bars are very popular right now as the promote … Read More ...
Avocados just look healthy…not to mention how they taste! The folks at Revitalise Your Health apparently agree with me as they came up with a wonderful recipe for an avocado hair lotion. Sounds heavenly, doesn’t it? As a bonus, they’re also sharing recipes for a honey hair conditioner and a DIY hot oil treatment. Get … Read More ...
Heidi at Lightly Crunchy shares my love for Aveda’s Rosemary Mint line of products and she also shares my consternation at the price tag! So she set out to make her own. I can’t wait to try this one. Get the tutorial here.… Read More ...
