DIY skin care ingredients/recipes for a girl on budget.

Hope everyone is fine? I care to ask because you and I know that this present economy is not smiling. So babes are cutting their coat according to their material. Lols. Lets get to business.

It has not been easy to access my dreamed magnifique natural ingredients like the rose hip oil and co, around me here in Port harcourt unless I have to purchase and get them delivered to me from Lagos. And who is ready to pay for the extra charges? I am among the least. Smh!

For the meantime, I had to make the best use of what I can lay my hands on to keep up with my skin care routine. This recipes have been effective and economical.

Recipes on a budget.

Honey + Oatmeal + Lemon juice
This recipe is simply everything. The oatmeal ( I mean Quaker oats) acts as a mild exfoliate. The honey is an excellent moisturizer, soothing and healing. The lemon juice is antiseptic, clearing the pores and lightening dark spots. After scrubbing face for 5 minutes, I leave it on for about 30 minutes before washing off. This scrub leave my face soft, hydrated and clear of acne till the next 2-3 days. My girlfriend can always tell whenever I do a scrub the night before.

Honey + Oatmeal + water
Each time I run out of lemon juice, I find myself using this recipe, substituting the lemon juice with water. They say, ‘half a loaf is better than nothing'. Exfoliation is not an option. It is a must for good skin.

Honey + Lemon juice
For a quickie, I cut out a lemon. Place a few drops of honey on half and scrub face gently in circles. The pulp mildly sloughs off the dead skin cells, exposing fresher smooth skin.

Honey + Turmeric
This recipe is more of a mask recipe and less of a scrub. It nourishes and heals the skin, smoothens it to a glow and gives it that plump look.

These are tried and true DIY recipes for a girl with oily, sensitive, acne prone skin.

What are your tried and true recipes on budget?

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Cro-Havana twist from freedom hair collection - Product review.

This post has been on my desk for some weeks now. I have been procrastinating publishing it till now. 

This is a review on my first Havana twist crochet braids. I got many questions and compliments and even made new friends during its installation, so it is worth making a review on it. Though I could not get pictures of the process of install but I will show you similar pictures.

What I used
I used Cro-Havana twist from freedom hair collection, 3c 12 inches color 1. I must say, I like the beautiful attractive quality packaging. Each pack contains 8 pieces of 2-in-1 pretwisted hair. I used 6 packs and still felt it wasn't full enough.

Freedom hair collection does have other different crochet braid types in varied length and limited colors. You will see some of them displayed at the back of the packaging.

Below the back side of the packaging are pictures of crochet braid pattern and the process of installation.

Actually, I did not use the suggested crochet braid pattern. I got stylist close home to make mine like that in the picture below. Mine was 10 cornrows in all, 3 one each side and in the middle, 2 pairs meeting midway into one cornrow. Then I installed the crochet braids myself. It was so easy and quick. In 2 hours or less you are done.

Pros
The crochet braid is soft and feels real light on head and bouncy.
Its a preferable type for quick crochet braid install.
It is easy to wash hair underneath, so wash day is less dramatic.

Cons
The no-good thing about it is that, it frizzes and tangles easily, with hair sticking out easily from the hair body which my left eye will testify to.
It can get real rough in about 2 weeks when not handled with care. I have come across ladies that wore theirs for barely 2 weeks and it looked like they have had it on for months. So I challenged mine to 4 -6 weeks.
To prevent the early tangles and roughness, I do not hid the bed without wrapping the braids up in a satin scarf. To lengthen the life span, it is best to pack it up in a pineaple method, then wrap up in satin scarf.


Styling Options

The first few days of install, I was not just feeling the braids, so I had it most times in an uphair do styling with scarf covering the exposed back side. As the days run into weeks and with the compliments that came along, I got more comfortable and came to like it.


Is it reusable?
I doubt. Even with all the pampering I gave it, I got a bit disappointed when taking it down. At the time of uninstall, it looked like it will go in on a reinstall, but the tangles and frizzes dominating the cornrows area made the crochet braids removal process tricky and unsmooth. I had to cut out about 6 crochet braids with scissors close to the cornrows to save my natural hair from forcefully detaching from the root.


This the picture of what it looks like after taking it down. Does it look reusable?

Rating
 I give it a 7/10. Because I intend recycling it into a full hair wig, I would have rated it less.

Will I repurchase?
I don't think so but I might try other freedom hair crochet braids types.

It is the crochet braid revolution!!

I love to know your views on this Havana twist review in the comment box below.

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PURPLE TAMZ - Natural hair stylist PH

In my search for Port harcourt natural hair salons to feature, I found purple_tamz through naijanaturals.com. Right away I checked her up on IG. Then we ‘e-met'. 

She is reputable hair stylist in Port harcourt you can trust. She does natural hair styles and braids like faux locs, crochet braids of any kind, yarn twist, marley twist, yarn locs and all things kinky and yarn. She is well updated on trendy natural hairstyles. Need say, she rocks natural hair too. So she knows by experience how best to handle natural hair.

She offers majorly, home services and work from home. She might soon open a salon with the increase demand for her services. For now, you can reach her online or call the number below.

Here are some of her beautiful works

Follow her on IG : purple_tamz for more......

For bookings and appointments call her on 08165760070


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DIY homemade body wash - 100% natural

  In a bid to find an escape from bad skincare and hair products, you can choose to make your own. There are good natural product brands now in the market that are affordable but some days you might just feel like inventing products in your "small home factory". The advantage is that you are in full control of what ingredients you use and they do not really cost much. Plus you will do your health and body good since your concerns are that the product are natural as possible, free from parabens, sulphates, artificial additives and what nots, that endanger health and the environment.

Much said, I will like to show you how you can make your own Body wash and Natural hair shampoo.
  This DIY product has its major cleansing agent as the raw african black soap. Raw African black soap is made from plantain ash, cocoa pods and palm kernel oil/coconut oil - all natural. To make this suitable for hair, the pH of the soap needs to be adjusted to that of the hair. This is done by superfattening with oils and/or juices to reduce the alkanity to appropriate level suitable for hair. Hence,  prevent loss of hair protein and moisture.

    Here is the process of preparation

Use
1 cup of Warm/Cool water (choice)
African black soap
4 tbsp Olive oil
5 tbsp  Honey
5 tbsp Coconut oil
4 tbsp Castor oil
2 tbsp Aloe vera juice/lemon juice

Learn to make your own Aloe vera gel/juice here

This DIY body wash doubles as a natural hair shampoo. It has been my body wash for the past four months before I gave a break to try out Coily crown Baobab softening shampoo  for a body wash.

Procedure
*First wash your hands and any tools you will be using like the spoon and containers.

*Break the black soap into pieces as much as could fill 1 cup and place it in the warm/cool water inside a bowl.

*Add the other ingredients.

*Stir gently. Don't bother over stirring to dissolve the soap. Just leave to rest for some time it will dissolve completely. Then stir a bit. You can dilute it more with about half to 1 cup of water if you want a more watery solution for bath.

*Pour it into a clean empty plastic container with applicator tip.( You can as well get an empty container of a bad shampoo, wash it and refill it with your own).

*It separates and settles after sitting for hours. So shake a bit to mix content before use.


How to use on hair
Pour a sizeable amount into your palm
Rub palm over hair gently and massage shampoo into scalp to get a good clean.
Rinse your hair well with enough cool water .You can condition your hair, if necessary and/or you do a final rinse ( I will write about some final rinse options in subsequent post).
Then wrap up your hair with cloth to dry excess water.

Follow up with a leave-in conditioner and then style.

There are different hair types, so it might work differently on different hair types.

Try it out on your skin. It lathers so well and deep cleanses, clearing blemishes gives you an even skin tone and more of the benefits of raw african black soap. You will be glad you did.

What natural skincare and hair products do you make yourself?


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