Red Carpet Curls

Ah, the wonderfully complicated world of humectants. This is really where knowledge is power, because if you know the proper times of year and situations to use these ingredients it can ensure either the best hair days you could possibly dream of, or the worst nightmare of your existence! Okay, no hair day is ever that bad, but you totally get the point. Now, I know this discussion is going to take a lot of twists and turns, and at some points you're going to see some words that drag you all the way back to sophomore year chemistry. If you are brave enough to keep reading, you my lovely queen, will learn the secrets to the perfect hair day, ANY time of year! So, let's start at the beginning. What is a Humectant?  Humectants have one job...to moisturize hair.  Humectants are ingredients that are capable of attracting water molecules from their surroundings (the air in the environment), while simultaneously keeping the surface applied (can either be th...

Building a skincare regime was one of the hardest tasks I set before myself. Maybe it was because I didn't have the option of going to big sisters or a mother to teach me. I struggled so much through my teenage years, you try to impress a teenage boy with zits all over your face. Even worse with your dry skin flaking. Lord, take the memories away! Throughout the last ten years of my life, I've gone through every acne treatment on the market. You name it I've tried it. None of them worked and I finally figured out why... Did you know many big skincare companies add ingredients to your products that actually causes you to get more acne? Yes! That is why acne treatments seem to work so well at first but then you break out again. They add it just so they can continue to sell you the products. So, since my natural hair journey has impacted me so much, I knew there was no other option for me but to look for all natural (or as close to it as possible) and DIY options....

                                                                                               Photo Credit: Google What exactly are blackheads? Why have they been ruining our lives since the dawn of our horrendous teenage years? Blackheads , or in the proper terms, Condones , are essentially clogged pores. Blackheads don't always necessarily mean the pores are clogged with dirt. The same way acne isn't a sign of lesser hygiene. Over manipulation and over-exfoliation of the skin can also lead to inflammation that causes acne. So, if blackheads aren't dirt clogged in our pores what is clogged in their? The answer? Oil, from the sebaceous gland. The name blackhead stems from the color of the bump on skin, which lead to the myth about dirt. ...