Discover the beauty benefits of okra when eaten and used topically for glowing skin, thick shiny hair and strong nails, among others! A staple in West African cuisine, okra is incredibly nourishing, filled with nutrients like Vitamin A, C, B, protein, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, folate and others. Eating okra is definitely very good for your skin, hair, nails, eyes and general body! One of its unique properties is that it has a high mucilage content. This makes it slippery and slimy! Some of us hate cooking okra because it’s slippery but honestly, the outstanding health benefits are not to be Continue Reading
DIY Vitamin C Serum with Vitamin E | Natural Collagen Secret of Youthful Skin
Vitamin C Serums Promise to Keep You Looking Young Forever Growing up, my mother never let me wear any makeup or even any sort of skin products for that matter. But it never really bothered me since I was a care-free tomboy and my skin was pretty good to me even though I didn’t take much care of it. Things changed the summer I turned 19, had a brand new job and new-found independence. Armed with money from my first pay check, the first thing I did was walk into a cosmetics store and splurged it all on makeup products, skin care products and anything else the sales lady convinced me to buy. Call me young and Continue Reading
Is Shea Butter a Good Moisturizer?
What is Shea Butter? Shea butter comes from the seed of the African Karite tree, which is native to West and Central Africa. The seeds of the tree are often called nuts because of the large size and hard external shell. In order to derive shea butter, the nuts are first dried to stop germination and then boiled to release the fat. This fat is rich in many important nutrients, which make it a wonderful healer for the skin, relieving all sorts of skin conditions, including psoriasis, acne, eczema, sunburns and more. Shea Butter – A Superior Moisturizer Shea butter is recognized to be a powerful emollient, a term Continue Reading
Homemade Body Wash with Liquid Castile Soap
Making your own body wash is incredibly easy and with the right recipe and pure ingredients, you can create a wonderful product that’s very much better than store-bought versions. The recipe I’m going to share with you below will make you crave showers and bath times just so you can lather up with your beautiful scented body wash so be prepared to spend long hours in your bathroom! Liquid Castile Soap - A Non-Toxic Green Cleaning Solution Before we move on to the recipe, let’s learn about a little about castile soap: Castile soap is plant-based, meaning it contains no animal fat but vegetable oils Continue Reading
Luscious Aloe Vera Butter Recipe with Only 2 Ingredients
If there’s one luscious skin care product you can DIY yourself, it’s aloe vera butter! This natural goodness is oozing with nourishing nutrients and intense moisturizing qualities that your skin will LOVE. What’s more is that it is unbelievably easy to whip up - you can make it in 5 minutes straight and you only need 2 ingredients: shea butter and aloe vera gel! Without further ado, let’s move on to the aloe vera butter recipe: Luscious Aloe Vera Butter Recipe Ingredients ½ cup of unrefined shea butter (get it here) 2 tbsp aloe vera gel (get it here) Directions Place ½ cup of shea butter in a large Continue Reading