"It's Good For You"

"It's good for you." You always hear this when persons talk about certain foods but why is "it" good for you?

A few years ago I was interested in making aromatherapy kits for a class entrepreneurship project. I would actually make little ceramic oil burners and sell them with choice essential oils. I went online, did my research and came across a site called AromaAria.com (inactive since 05/11/12 I found out) that listed soo many different foods and their benefits!! I wrote it all down and now, after finding it 2 years later, I'm sharing this great stuff with you. 

Aloe - Skin healing, softening, cooling and soothing gel.
Almond - Oil is an effective moisturizer, meal is a wonderful exfoliator.
Avocado - Source of Vitamin A and C.

Basil - Skin purifier, blemish fighter(use small doses).

Carrot - Skin softener, source of Vitamin A.
Chamomile - Relieves dryness, itchiness and eczema, source of Vitamin B, calms, anti-inflammatory.
Cinnamon - Reduces tension, warming.
Clove - Spicy and warming.
Coconut - Emollient, source of Vitamin D.
Cucumber - Cooling, soothing, evens skin tone.

Dandelion - Source of Vitamin A and C, tonic.

Lavender - Calms troubled sleep, antidepressant, refreshes and tones skin, relaxes tight muscles, breaks up congestion. Calms in small amounts and stimulates in large amounts.
Lemon - Natural cleanser, antioxidant, astringent, pore-lightening.
Lemongrass - Stimulating toner, clears blemishes, uplifts mood.

Mango - Source of Vitamin C, cooling.
Mint - Soothes nerves, restores good humour and overpowers tobacco smell.

Oatmeal - Skin softener.
Orange - Cheering, refreshing, source of Vitamin A, B and C, blemish fighter.

Pineapple - Exfoliates skin cells, blemish fighter.

Rose - Rosewater is a skin tonic, cools, clarifies and soothes.

Sunflower Seeds - Source of Vitamin E, skin soother.

Thyme - Boosts circulation and eases headache.

Wheatgerm - Source of Vitamin E, emollient, easily absorbed.
Watercress - Tonic herb, skin ailments.

Peppermint - Restores good humour, overcomes tobacco smell, relieves fatigue, stimulates nervous system, anti-heumatic

Now, for all of you mixologists out there and anyone who finds this information helpful and useful, as information changes over the years and such, do further research and share with us what you find out. We'll become better informed together.

My Hair: Hair Diagnostics

Hello Beautiful People.

Last night I was reading up on posts I subscribe to on Google Reader and came across the idea of trying out different oils on different parts of my head. I can't remember where I found it but it was a flippin Light Bulb moment! I don't know why I didn't think of it myself as, 3 years into this journey, I still don't know what my hair likes!!! It's getting frustrating but there's No Way I'm giving up the fight.

Today I went into the shower and just soaked my head, and kept on soaking it because, as I learned last night, I wanted my hair to become totally saturated with water. I rinsed my hair with warm water to open my cuticles then set about cowashing and detangling with my afro comb. I got rid of the loose hairs with my goody brush and left the conditioner in while I showered. I rinsed, patted my hair with an old t-shirt and sprayed my leave-in onto my hair.

Here's the diagnostic part. On the left side I used EVCO to seal my hair. On the right, I used this aloe vera blend of I bought eons ago.

Ingredients: Pure Aloe Vera Oil, Vitamin E, Castor Oil, Fragrance, etc.

What the heck does etc. mean in an ingredients list?!?! I chose this one because I want to try out both castor oils and aloe vera on my hair but I have a few things I want to get rid of so I'll be trying out others also to see which one my hairs likes the most.

This curl sprang out when I used the oil mix.

I'm putting my hair in twists and I'm doing more trying out. My Shea butter mix v.s. DAX Super hair conditioner with 100% Lanolin. Yes, I know we've all heard bad things about it but when I first went natural my hair grew while I was using it. Before I eliminate anything, I'm going to make sure it doesn't work.

I'm patiently waiting to see how things turn out. Thanks for reading and stay tuned.

Love,

Lee.♥