Product Review

Hello to all of my lovely naturals,

So I have been looking for a reason to buy Shea Moisture's Organic Coconut and Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie and coming up empty. Lucky for me my bestie decided to cut his hair off and gave me his. First it smells lovely now on to the real stuff. Now you all know that I like Shea Moisture because it is all natural but I am kind of peeved because it does not come with directions but I guess they figure you can use it any way you would like to. So I washed my hair with my home made shampoo and conditioned with my trader joes conditioner and then applied this to my hair. When it first goes on it is kind of thick and white and you have to work it in so once I did that I looked in the mirror and I could see that my curls were defined. Then I twisted it up in fat twists and let it air dry over night....Ummm my hair felt so dry like brittle it was horrible but it looked great. So I am at a cross roads with this product I will have to try it again and maybe instead of only putting this product on my hair I will first moisturize my hair and then see how it goes. It kind of sucks because I really want to try to wash and go but it is colder than a witches tit outside so that is a no go. Okay so my over all rating is a 5 out of 10 because I like how thick it is, the smell is amazing, and it did define my curls but I didn't like the way that it left my hair feeling parched after my twist out. I am happy that I didn't spend my money on it but I will give it another try. So you can pick up this product at Target and it cost $9.99 Have you had different or similar results with this product? Let me know


Always,

Verano

Natural Spritzer

Hello to all of my lovely naturals!

I was looking in my natural hair archives and thinking about the products that I love to use and I remembered that I use this spritzer whenever in doubt and in place of water to properly moisturize my hair. Please remember that when I post these natural products you can replace any oil with an oil that works best for your hair. These recipes are only an outline figure out what works for you and go for it!

8 oz spray bottle
3 oz aloe vera juice
1 oz trader joes conditioner (not necessary just about any light conditioner will do)
1/2 oz of olive oil


When I wear my wash and go I put this in my hair or when I am twisting my hair or when I need to re vamp my twist out. Let me know if you have any go to home made products and let us know if this product works for you


Thanks,

Verano

All Natural Sugar Scrub

Hello to all my lovely naturals,

I know that I have been on a hair kick so I want to balance things out with some other natural products that I thoroughly enjoy. Making your own sugar scrub is amazing and everyone will love it, and I figured with the holidays so close you can give your little home made goodies out for gifts!

1. You will need to acquire some glass jars make sure they are clean and free from tomato sauce ; )

2. Decide on what type of scrub you are making you can use:
    Coffee-Caffine will tighten the skin
    Salt-Kosher or sea salt
    Sugar-Cane sugar or brown sugar (for the face)

3. What oil you would like to use:
    Coconut Oil (my fav)
    Olive Oil
    Sweet Orange Oil

4. You will need a preservative to make sure that the scrub does not go bad
     ie tea tree oil or another of my favorites a drop of honey

5. Add whatever extras you would like be it essential oil, vanilla extract,or maybe even some pumpkin spice...get creative have fun!


Okay so now that you have the basics you are ready to make your scrub remember to only use 2 part exfoliate to 1 part oil. If you decide to use essential oil I think 15-20 drops should do. When I made these for Fathers Day I made a coffee scrub with coconut oil and vanilla extract. It was a big hit and my husband used it like everyday. I also made a brown sugar scrub for my face with coconut oil, a drop of honey, and vanilla. I just recently made a sugar scrub with orange zest,lemon zest, and a drop of tea tree oil. So there you have it making sugar scrub have never been so easy. Just remember that you will need to use tea tree oil or honey as a preservative because if not it will go rancid. I love sugar scrub but I love it even more now that I know the ingredients are all natural.



Always,



Verano