So, one of my besties saw my distress on the blog and sent me some awesome tips. She is also a natural girl and likes cooking up her own recipes, like me for skin and hair. I think she is way better at it than me because she has been at it for longer, so I CAN'T WAIT until she starts her blog so I can get some daily tips!!!
Some tips that I am trying now to help my breakouts, fakeouts whatever are as follows:
1. Taking makeup off with OCM (Castor Oil, etc mix)
2. Washing face following OCM with Hollywood Black Soap
3. Adding honey/cinnamon to face following the Black Soap to replenish moisture and help with breakouts
4. Adding a little more ACV to Green Tea to tone
5. Moisturize with coconut oil at night and coconut lotion in am
I've never used coconut on my skin. It seems so sweet, it seems so sinful to use on my skin, but I'm going to give it a whirl. I don't have any coconut lotion right now, but I may just try to use the aloe alone or coconut oil alone. I really like the moisturizer mix I use and it keeps my makeup on fabulously through the day. I don't want to loose the awesome moisture and smoothness I have in my face now, I just want to loose the super painful huge breakouts I'm having.
My plan this year is to try new things, for at least a month, before I give it up, so a week more of the OCM and we'll see how I'm feeling.
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Showing posts with label Oils. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
OCM Breakout
So, this is like week 3 of the OCM and I'm starting to experience some breakouts. I'm not sure if they are related to the OCM, the cold weather, or...my period about to start in like a week (I know that may be TMI). I'm so confused, and irratated.
Why oh why couldn't I be blessed with the sweet smooth skin like oooohhhh, every other woman I know! I have this combination, oily, dry, random a&& skin! Random, random skin. Skin that can't take any one treatment for more than 2 weeks without needing a change.
Hey, maybe my skin is a reflection of me...I do like a lot of change. My hair, my job, outfits...hmmmm...my skin may be letting me know its time for a change in other areas of my life. Who knows.
For now, I plan to change up my OCM. I'm going to only do it once a day at night. In the am I will refresh with water, tone and moisturize. I have changed the toner from so much apple cider vinegar to mostly green tea and only a cap full of ACV. My moisturizer has stayed the same because I love the feeling. I also changed the oils I'm using. Today, I added mostly grapeseed, about 10% Jojoba, 25% Castor Oil, and a couple of drops of Tea Tree oil. Well see by the end of the week whats really good with that mix.
Why oh why couldn't I be blessed with the sweet smooth skin like oooohhhh, every other woman I know! I have this combination, oily, dry, random a&& skin! Random, random skin. Skin that can't take any one treatment for more than 2 weeks without needing a change.
Hey, maybe my skin is a reflection of me...I do like a lot of change. My hair, my job, outfits...hmmmm...my skin may be letting me know its time for a change in other areas of my life. Who knows.
For now, I plan to change up my OCM. I'm going to only do it once a day at night. In the am I will refresh with water, tone and moisturize. I have changed the toner from so much apple cider vinegar to mostly green tea and only a cap full of ACV. My moisturizer has stayed the same because I love the feeling. I also changed the oils I'm using. Today, I added mostly grapeseed, about 10% Jojoba, 25% Castor Oil, and a couple of drops of Tea Tree oil. Well see by the end of the week whats really good with that mix.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Coils and Castor Oil
Almost a week ago, I started the Castor Oil Challenge initiated by hairliciousinc. I have to say, using the Castor Oil has made my hair less fuzzy and defined my curls like nothing else. Previously, I was using Coconut Oil as my main source of oil, sealant, etc, and this was great, but a little too light for me. Coconut Oil works awesome on Lady K's hair, but on this cotton ball, I needed something with weight.
The Castor Oil helped to do the awesome coils below. Since the weather is colder, I've been trying to find styles that last longer than a day and the Coils/Coil Out has become my favorite. There are thousands of youtubes on how to do it, so I won't bore you with the instructions, but I will say, oiling my scalp and putting Castor Oil (only 100%Castor Oil, not my nightly mix of 50/50 with Grapeseed Oil) has given me awesome shine and definition.
Typically my coils are mad fuzzy and I end up undoing in a day and wearing a messy coil out, but I am on my second day of this hair and it is still super fresh! To coil, I used Castor Oil (first after washing) and Ecostyler Olive Oil gel. Super awesome.
Oh, and for the new year I decided to bring back all those extra holes in my ear, lol. How many of us have 2-3 holes we haven't used since 9th grade. I should clarify holes in our ears:-) Well I'm attempting to wear earrings in those holes. Lets see how that works! I plan to incorporate different earrings in those holes to add to my repertoire! Don't hold me to this moment in life...I'm quite unreliable!
The Castor Oil helped to do the awesome coils below. Since the weather is colder, I've been trying to find styles that last longer than a day and the Coils/Coil Out has become my favorite. There are thousands of youtubes on how to do it, so I won't bore you with the instructions, but I will say, oiling my scalp and putting Castor Oil (only 100%Castor Oil, not my nightly mix of 50/50 with Grapeseed Oil) has given me awesome shine and definition.
Oh, and for the new year I decided to bring back all those extra holes in my ear, lol. How many of us have 2-3 holes we haven't used since 9th grade. I should clarify holes in our ears:-) Well I'm attempting to wear earrings in those holes. Lets see how that works! I plan to incorporate different earrings in those holes to add to my repertoire! Don't hold me to this moment in life...I'm quite unreliable!
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