Try your hand at DIY African black soap face wash! It’s good for sensitive and acne prone skin types! For centuries, women in African have made and used their own soap using plantain peel ash, cocoa pod ash, water, palm oil, camwood and other ingredients. Moisturizing ingredients like shea butter were also added in some recipes. Today, African black soap comes from West Africa. You can find many brands out there, some being the real hand crafted soap, while others are chemically manufactured. If you’re looking for a good African black soap, I recommend Natural Cosmetic's African Black Soap. It's cheap plus Continue Reading
DIY Colloidal Oatmeal Mask for Rosacea
Soothe red hot and irritated facial skin using this DIY colloidal oatmeal face mask! Rosacea is an inflammatory skin condition that affects facial skin. It causes skin especially the cheeks and nose to become flushed and red. It may be accompanied by pus-filled bumps that look just like pimples. The causes of rosacea are not clearly known but it has been linked to abnormalities in blood vessels in the face, menopause, demodex mites, aging and more. One of the ways to treat rosacea is by using natural remedies. Ingredients like colloidal oatmeal offer a great deal of relief by soothing the skin, reducing Continue Reading
DIY Face Mask for Hormonal Acne | Use Thrice a Week
Make this DIY face mask for hormonal acne! It is cleansing, soothing and balances out excess sebum! Hormonal acne is characterized by huge, painful and pus-filled pimples. It usually appears on one part of your face recurrently, like the cheeks, forehead or jaw line. For females, it can appear at a particular time, that’s before, during or after periods. One of the things you can do to naturally manage hormonal acne is by making a soothing and sebum-regulating face mask: DIY Face Mask for Hormonal Acne Here are the ingredients used in this face mask and their benefits: Manuka honey: Is cleansing Continue Reading
Top 7 Carrier Oils for Hyperpigmentation
You can soften hyperpigmentation using natural substances such as carrier oils. Find out the top 7 carrier oils for hyperpigmentation in this post! Not long ago, I talked about Essential Oils for Hyperpigmentation. Today, I want to talk about the top 7 carrier oils for hyperpigmentation. Carrier oils are called so because they ‘carry’ essential oils onto the skin. They acts as a safe vehicle to transport essential oils onto the skin. This is because essential oils are very potent and must never be applied undiluted. Carrier oils are used to dilute essential oils before application. They are simply Continue Reading
DIY Rhassoul Clay Face Wash for Clean & Pretty Skin
Looking for a soap-free face wash that makes your hair super gorgeous! You’re on the right page! Make this DIY Rhassoul Clay Face Wash! First off, the name rhassoul comes from the Arabic word ‘rassala’ which means ‘to wash’. Yep, rhassoul clay has been used as a skin and hair cleanser since the 8th century, when it was first mined from the Morrocan Atlas mountain ranges. It’s a very good cleanser because it sucks out all kinds of impurities and even toxins from the body, when applied topically. All clays have this kind of effect. Rhassoul clay has a reddish color and slightly abrasive texture. It Continue Reading