Hyperpigmentation can happen to people of any race but it most commonly affects people with light brown to dark skin. Find how to make a DIY hyperpigmentation cream that may help you! What causes hyperpigmentation? The most common causes are prolonged exposure to strong sunlight, acne, skin inflammation. Can hyperpigmentation be treated? Yes, if you go to a dermatologist, they can do something about it with lasers, microdermabrasions and chemical peels. That’s if you’ve got enough cash put aside for these expensive treatments. If you don’t, I want to tell you that you can use cheap natural ingredients Continue Reading
10 Beauty Benefits of Marula Oil
Marula oil is an African beauty secret for amazing skin. It has been hailed by the Ovambo women in northern Namibia for hundreds of years. These women use it as a skin care product to maintain glowing and youthful skin. This precious oil is extracted from the nuts found inside the sweet marula fruits found on marula trees. These trees are native to the African regions of Botswana, Malawai, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Below, let’s look at the ingredient profile, followed by the amazing beauty benefits of marula oil! Marula Oil Profile ♥ Scientific Name: Sclerocarya Continue Reading
Homemade Body Lotion for Glowing Skin
So you know at www.ilovesheabutter.com, we’re all about DIYing your own lotions, creams, body butters and more. Because there’s nothing that says healthy beautiful skin like making your own natural skin care products! Today’s post is going to show you how to make your own homemade body lotion for glowing skin. That’s right, folks! Glowing skin is your ticket to looking youthful and mesmerizing! And it’s as easy as making your own body lotion! What is glowing skin? It’s basically skin that glows and shines with health and beauty. Skin that’s well moisturized, free from dehydration and flakiness and naturally Continue Reading
List of Non-Comedogenic Oils for Oily Skin
If you have oily skin, you’d obviously want to avoid putting oils on your face. Some oily skin people even forego moisturizer because it just greases up their face at the end of the day! But this is wrong - even oily skin needs moisturization. Sometimes, oily skin is actually caused by dehydration of the skin underneath which makes the oil glands go into an overdrive producing a lot of sebum to make up for the dryness. Moisturizing oily skin may help you reduce oiliness and it will also help ward off fine lines and wrinkles in the future! However, you can’t just use any type of moisturizer or oil to Continue Reading
Homemade Shampoo for Oily Hair | Clean & Non-Greasy Locks!
Got flat and greasy locks? Make this homemade shampoo for oily hair - it contains natural ingredients that thoroughly cleanse hair, soak up the excess oils and keep hair looking soft and fluffy! Oily hair is not attractive and can even cause acne when the hair touches your face! Good thing is, there are lots of ways to get greasy locks under control. You can use DIY shampoos, hair rinses, dry shampoo. Check out my DIY Hair Rinse for Oily Hair and DIY Dry Shampoo for Bentonite Clay, if you’re interested! In this post, I’m going to share a great recipe for homemade shampoo for oily hair. It uses all natural Continue Reading