skin care

Fresh-from-the-Beach Hair with Coconut Oil

For the most part, my hair does what I ask it to do. And for how much I really put it through, between the coloring and the styling, I’m surprised I have as much hair on my head as I do; yet another thing I can thank my mother for passing along. So if you’ve been reading carefully, you know I’m no stranger to making my own beauty products, including moisturizer and a body scrub. So why not move on to a hair product? I just moved to the Sunshine State two years ago, and absolutely love it! Being able […]

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Coconut Oil and Aloe Vera: Summer Must-Haves

Today officially marks the first day of summer! Living in Florida and dealing with 90 degree heat for the past two months, it’s felt like summer for me A LONG time ago. My house is located about five minutes away from the beach, so that’s one place you will find me on the weekends. When I was younger, I can’t tell you the numerous times I would bake in the sun. Now that I’m older, I have learned my lesson and try to protect myself as much as possible. Of course there will be times a sun burn may occur […]

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Natural Sunscreen with Zinc Oxide

There are only two things about summer I really can’t stand – sunburns and the smell of sunscreen. But as a fair-skinned maven, both are pretty much always on the menu. Nevertheless, I always deal with the smell because at least I’ll get used to it after a while; now a burn on the other hand never feels good! Coconut oil has been used a sunscreen for generations in the South Pacific, and there’s some belief it holds anywhere from an SPF 4 to SPF 10. While this may be enough for some lucky people possessing way more melanin than […]

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