Do you know how amazing African black soap is for your body? Check out 12 amazing beauty benefits of African black soap in this article! What is African Black Soap? African black soap is a type of soap that has been made and used by African women for centuries. It’s made using all natural ingredients and it cleanses skin really well. The basic recipe consists of these main ingredients: cocoa pod ash, plantain peel ash, camwood, palm oil and water. Other ingredients such as shea butter or cocoa butter can be added to give it a more moisturizing effect. Today, African black soap is exported from West Africa Continue Reading
DIY Manuka Honey Lip Balm | Heal & Moisturize Chapped Lips
Got peeling dry cracked and bleeding lips? This DIY manuka honey lip balm is here to help! Manuka honey is packed to the brim with powerful antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and medicinal compounds that make it extremely healing. It also has a very strong antibacterial effect. It’s also very moisturizing and can help soothe dry and chapped lips instantly! You can use manuka honey straight up on your lips. But make this DIY manuka honey lip balm for an easier, non-messy way to enjoy the healing powers of this special honey! DIY Manuka Honey Lip Balm Important Note: There many DIY honey lip balm recipes Continue Reading
How to Use Activated Charcoal for Skin Lightening
Did you know that you can use activated charcoal for skin lightening? Find out how to in this post! First off what is activated charcoal? Nope, it’s not the coal you use in barbecues. It’s different. Activated charcoal is obtained by heating small particles of carbonaceous substances such as saw dust & coconut shells to very high temperatures, which forms charcoal. This charcoal is then ‘activated’ by subjecting it to steam or very hot air which ends up eroding its internal surface, increasing its absorptive surface area. This absorptive surface area is composed of very many tiny pores that help draw Continue Reading
11 Beauty Benefits of Colloidal Oatmeal
I love colloidal oatmeal, it’s literally the most skin soothing ingredient out there! And it is so versatile, once you buy a bag you can use it for so many different purposes! Today, I want to share with you 11 amazing beauty benefits of colloidal oatmeal! What is Colloidal Oatmeal? Collidal oatmeal is basically oat powder. It’s made by finely grinding oats into an extremely fine silky white powder. ‘Colloidal’ means glue-like or gummy. It is got from the Greek word colloid [meaning: glue-like]. It is a mixture in which one substance is divided into minute particles (called colloidal particles) and Continue Reading
6 DIY Vegetable Glycerin Recipes for Skin
I love vegetable glycerin! It’s so smooth, silky and very hydrating! It’s a super cool ingredient to add into your homemade skin care recipes because of its versatility and great beauty benefits! In this post, I’m sharing 6 DIY vegetable glycerin recipes for skin. Before we jump into the recipes, you can read my post on 20 Beauty Benefits of Vegetable Glycerin for Skin, Hair & More! 6 DIY Vegetable Glycerin Recipes for Skin 1. Hydrating Face Moisturizer What you need 3 oz organic rose water (where to get it) 1 tsp vegetable glycerin (where to get it) 1 tsp jojoba oil (where to get Continue Reading