Learn how to make your own Shea Butter Lotion at Home! As a loyal shea butter fan for many years now, I’ve whipped up countless recipes of shea butter lotions, some of which were complete flops, while others were instant hits! This quick and easy DIY shea butter lotion is a DEFINITE SUCCESS and it is hands-down my GO-TO recipe that I find myself making time and time again. It’s also my most shared recipe among my family, and today, I’m most honored to share this extremely simple, yet romantically aromatic and lusciously moisturizing for both skin and hair. Throughout this site, you’ll find numerous shea butter Continue Reading
How to Make a Coffee Scrub for Cellulite
Here's how to make a coffee scrub for cellulite! Let's bust some cellulite, shall we?! People call me skinny but when I tell them I have cellulite, they find it hard to believe. Yes folks, cellulite can also affect skinny people, especially those who have recently lost weight. I dread cellulite and often find myself scouring the web for homemade remedies for them icky dimples. One of the effective remedies I found was dry brushing and I bought myself a dry brush which I should be using every day but ugh, laziness. Another remedy I am more partial to is body scrubs! Man I love those delicious smelling Continue Reading
What is a Shea Nut?
A shea nut is basically the seed of the fruit of the shea tree (scientific name: Butyrospermum parkii), which is indigenous to parts of West and East Africa. A list of tree nuts released by the FDA in 2006, which included many common nuts such as peanuts, almonds and pecans, among others also included the shea nut. What Does the Shea Nut Look Like? The shea nut is simply a hard brown shell that needs to be cracked in order to reach the fatty kernel. To extract the valuable oil-rich shea nut, the fleshy tart fruit portion is removed which then reveals the hard-shelled nut. The nuts are then pounded and crushed Continue Reading
DIY Sugar Wax Recipe without Strips
With so many different sugar wax recipes out there, it’s easy to go wrong and you may find yourself getting frustrated with many failed attempts at getting the sugar wax consistency right. In this post, I’ll show you guys a really simple sugar wax recipe without strips. That’s right! No more cutting out long strips of your old jeans or using those annoying popsicle sticks to sugar wax! This sugar wax recipe was formulated after a few trial and errors so it’s quite perfect in consistency and efficiency, if I must say so myself. I’ve also included a step-by step photo tutorial below so you can see what kind of Continue Reading
Homemade Eye Spray for Itchy & Irritated Eyes
Sometimes my eyes get so irritated and itchy with a feeling that there’s something in them, especially after removing my contact lenses. In these times, I’ve always wished to have a sort of refreshing and antibacterial eye mist that’s soothing and relieving. One day, the irritation got so bad that I decided to finally go ahead and make a homemade eye spray with raw honey and distilled water. You might be wondering why I don’t get myself some prescribed eye drops but that’s because first off, they somehow don’t seem to give relief for long, it seems only a few minutes then you have to put the drops again. Continue Reading