Hit or Miss???

I once more went experimenting in the kitchen with a recipe I chanced upon thanks to my trusted friend Google. Having kids with super kinky hair, anything with "soft hair" grabs my attention. Below is the recipe for the leave-in spray I made;


Rice Milk Spray

In a 250ml spray bottle add
2 tablespoons of rice milk -plain
2 tablespoons rosemary essential oil
2 Tablespoons of an oil of your choice... I used coconut oil
Then fill the rest of the spray bottle with water..

Make sure that this mixture is shaken prior to each use because the oils ,milk and water would separate.

  

When I used this on my daughter's hair, the mixture felt a bit thick and sticky. It didn't soften the hair but made it feel heavy. It was manageable and it was a painless process to get her hair done. I was left a bit disappointed by the whole adventure. This was two days ago...

Today I decided to redo her hair and when I undid the locks, I found really soft hair. It was a pleasant surprise because I was expecting straw like texture. Really confused now about my feelings on the spray... I might just try it again and use a different oil instead. Maybe avocado????

Please try it out and give me some feedback...

Laters...

Banana and honey foot treatment

So being the optimist that I am, I am already looking forward to summer. But my feet are no where ready for sandals, cracked feet are an eye-sore. After search the World Wide Web I was back in my kitchen cooking up a remedy.

Foot before treatment

The recipe

Ingredients
2 whole ripe banana
4 tablespoon Honey
2 tablespoon jojoba oil
Coconut oil (for massaging feet after treatment)

Preparation
1. Chop the banana and place in a mixing bowl
2. Add the honey, jojoba oil
3. Blend until the mixture is smooth

How to use
1. Soak feet in warm water for 20 minutes
2. Scrub feet thoroughly
3. Massage the banana mixture onto the feet and leave on for about 30 minutes
4. Wash feet with warm water and dry
5. Massage feet with coconut oil concentrating on the cracked areas. Wear socks overnight.

NOTE: I intend to use as often as necessary until you see results, I will update on progress.

Mud fun 2....

So my daughter didn't actually play in mud but school brings its own surprises! From glitter, sand, food particles, you can find almost anything in Mikie's hair. I needed a solution sooner than I expected. I've dumped the store-bought products which are saturated with bad ingredients especially for the kids and its a mission to find something natural. Its not easy! You know how we are! We LOVE the lather but I've had to let go (still on the look out though...). After scrounging frantically all over our lovely resources (=Google), I found something!

Would you believe Bicarbonate of Soda and Apple Cider Vinegar? I didn't as well initially. Thought to myself now that's a whole load of garbage right there! But having dumped all other options into the trash' I just had to go for it. I found these recipes as two separate solutions which you use one after the other. But if you have children you know that repeated thorough rinses are most likely not going to happen. EVER! So to save myself (and the little girl) the trauma of wash-day, I modified it a bit. And it worked well! No tears no fuss and her hair was soft and manageable. AND CLEAN!

Bare Naturels 2-in-1 (patent pending ;-)  )

1. 1tbsp Bicarbonate of soda
2. 1c Apple Cider Vinegar
3. 1c rosewater

Now the recipe called for 1c water but I was a bit sceptical about the apple cider vinegar so I made rosewater by soaking plenty rose petals in a cup of water overnight. I'm sure if I had soaked for longer I would have had a stronger rose scent but it was enough. You can add some essential oils of your choice I'm sure to get the scent you want.

After my success I really wanted to try this out on really muddy hair. I might just get my wish coz it just rained and tomorrow I might just run her head through the mud!!!!