Articles tagged with: olive oil
Beauty Tips, Hair Care »
1. olive oil
Use olive oil that is heated. How to use it, heat the olive oil in a bowl, then rub on the scalp and hair. Then massage your scalp, then wrap it with a damp towel, allow up to 10-15 minutes. should be done several times a week. Olive oil will provide moisture to the skin is peeling because of dandruff.
2. Almond oil
Use almond oil to overcome the problem of dandruff on your scalp. Massage the scalp with almond oil, then wrap the hair using a towel that has …
Beauty Tips, Body Care, Skin Problem »
Brown sugar is a wonderful natural exfoliant that works for all skin types. I adapted this recipe from one suggested by Lena Korres, founder of Korres Natural Products, and makeup artist Jemima Kidd, in the July 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan. They recommend curing chapped lips by mixing brown sugar with honey and massaging into lips.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tsp (more or less, add drops if you need them) of olive oil or extra virgin coconut oil
Preparation:
Put the brown sugar in your palm
Add …
Food »
Make any type of vegan-pizza with this basic dough. If you’re entertaining a crowd or just want to prepare extra dough for freezing, double the recipe (pizza dough freezes very well for up to a month).
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
Food, Health »
Good health is the foundation of beauty, and a healthy diet is the foundation of good health. By watching our diet to ensure it includes certain foods, we can make sure that the foundation is as sound as possible, as well as preventing certain illnesses and slowing aging.
Many studies indicate that the Mediterranean diet – and some of its key foods in particular – can serve as a solid basis from which to plan your diet.
Here we take a look at some of those ingredients …
Beauty Tips, Hair Care »
Hair masks prepared using all natural ingredients are very effective and efficient in defending hair in the hot summers. Due to blazing heat and scratching humidity often turns dry, frizzy hair and becomes more prone to split ends. The summer hair masks helps in fighting against all these hair plights and provides protection from ultraviolet radiations.
The sunny summers demands the necessity to take good care of the skin and hair in the scorching heat. Dry hair, split ends, frizzy and brittle hair are the most common hair problem this season. …
Beauty Tips, Body Care »
Healthy, soft, and plump lips are obtained by maintaining and increasing the moisture content. The best way to ensure your lips are well hydrated is to ensure high intake of water on a daily basis (minimum of 8 glasses or 64 ounces).
Avoid the urge to lick your lips when they are dry as saliva acts only as a temporary moisturizing solution but eventually causes more harm as it causes dryness.
Products, which include ingredients such as cocoa butter or Shea butter and vitamin E, are good sources of moisture.
Exfoliating is very …
Beauty Tips, Hair Care »
You have to be your own hair care advocate when it comes to buying the best products for you. There’s a lot of information out there on what’s good and what’s bad for black hair. What happens when you use a product with ingredients in it that the latest hair expert says is a no-no? What if it works for you? Remember that everything doesn’t work for everybody. Your hair may love shampoo, ‘cones and plenty of oil, so if it’s thriving under that program, there’s no need for you …
Beauty Tips, Make Up »
With Fall rolling in, we’re reminded that cold dry months–and even dryer lips–aren’t far behind. If you want to pamper your lips and look pretty, try a berry gloss! It’ll warm up your entire complexion. Here’s an at-home recipe make your own strawberry lip gloss that looks and tastes delicious!
What You’ll Need:
6-8 strawberries (If you prefer a deeper color cranberries are great, too)
1 tiny of drop berry-red food coloring
Beauty Tips, Health »
Longing for a beautiful smile might encourage us to use harsh chemical-based dental products, that might also harm our teeth. The excessive use of these can lead to severe pain and inflammation of the gum. In order to fight against various dental enemies it is essential to learn more about the following natural teeth whitening remedies. Embed these green and teeth-friendly ingredients into your daily dental care and find out more about the methods on how to get rid of dark spots, generated by teeth-staining beverages and foods. Check out …
Beauty Tips, Food, Health »
The greatest exponent of monounsaturated fat is olive oil, and it is a prime component of the Mediterranean Diet. Olive oil is a natural juice which preserves the taste, aroma, vitamins and properties of the olive fruit. Olive oil is the only vegetable oil that can be consumed as it is – freshly pressed from the fruit.
The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidative substances. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against …
