Review: Magnesium Lotion

I've talked before about my love of magnesium oil, so when I was in the drug store the other day and saw Epsom Lotion, I read the ingredients and they were very minimal so I decided to try it out! I love it! Although it contains less magnesium than the oil I use, it stings less and is fragrent free, smooth and very pleasant.  I've also noticed that even though it leaves a trace amount of white salt behind, it's not nearly as grimy as the oil making it ideal for daytime use. I found it to be very calming after a shower and more hydrating than mag oil, which I usually add jojoba oil to. Give it a try! I found an article on it helping with acne, click here to read it on Progressive Health. 

Wheatgrass World...

One of the best experiences of my life was spending a week at the Optimum Health Institute in San Diego, California.  It's a lovely place you stay that serves you a raw food diet, a key to a room where you strain your own wheat grass open 24 hours a day, health and nutrition classes, massages and colonics onsite, daily yoga...a place of great healing for mind, body and spirit! I left there with a major wheatgrass addiction after hearing all the benefits of it  { click here to read an article on wheatgrass saying  Chlorophyll is the first product of light and, therefore, contains more light energy than any other food element }   but the strangest thing I did there with wheatgrass is put it in my eye! Yes, inside my eye. At the general store at OHI, they sell eye cups and you of course take your contacts out, then dilute wheatgrass juice with half fresh water and place your face down on top of the eye cup, tilt your head back, open your eye and let it sit for 30 seconds. There are many topical benefits to wheatgrass, but my favorite compliment was from a friend who said she's never seen such white eyes! Love it! If you have the convenience of having your own wheatgrass juicer at home, I suggest you try this. Or you can get a few shots of it to go, but hurry home and use it as it tends to oxidize quickly. 

{ Wearing The Love Bullet } 

"Granny Sheeran told me when I’m looking for a partner to fall in love with their eyes cause eyes are the only things that don’t age, so if you fall in love with their eyes you’ll be in love forever."  -Ed Sheeran

JFDI: Oil Pulling

I'm not going to write a long post about oil pulling, there's way too much info about it on the internet....the skinny is to swish oil in your mouth, like mouthwash, for 15-20 minutes and spit it out in your trash, not down your drain because oil hardens. Coconut oil is antimicrobial and has a mild taste, so I use that. I've seen testimonies on the internet that this type of oral health practice has not only freshened breath and removed plaque, one person claims it cured an already formed cavity. I've also heard that it pulls toxins out of your entire body through your mouth, so it "cures" hangovers! Sounds pretty win win to me. Try it!

Repunzel, Let Down Your Hair!

 I've been getting tons of views per day on my post on how to care for YOUR hair, plus a few e-mails asking for more tips and one girl asked "you really aren't wearing extensions?" The answer, my dear, is no I'm not. This is au natural! I'm not above extensions, the clips ins are fun for a night on the town, but the sewn in weaves and the ones where they bond separate pieces of hair to your roots are harmful to your hair and will damage it...leaving you with less hair, when taken out, then you started with. The questions I've been getting are how do I grow my hair so long...most girls say their hair grows to a certain length, then stops. I'm not sure if your hair KNOWS how long it is...do the ends talk to the roots and one day say "ok it's time to stop producing more hair!". Nope. I reckon girls that think that probably just get frustrated at some point and eventually chop it. The key to long luxurious hair is one word: consistency. I take my Hair, Skin and Nails multi vitamin every night (the magic ingredient in those for hair growth is biotin, so find one with the most mg of biotin and you are set). I've also mentioned I have not used sulfates on my hair in years, I prefer Wen, a cleansing conditioner, but their are others out there as well as sulfate free shampoos that you can choose from. Something else I do is brush Moroccan oil or coconut oil into my hair at bedtime, which means I wash my pillows more frequently, but it keeps the ends strong and split end free. Also, I don't ever sleep with my hair in a bun or ponytail because that causes breakage where the rubber band meets the hair. I may braid my hair, then loosely fasten it with a soft ribbon hair tie because that's less stress on your hair. Castor oil, as I've also mentioned before for oil cleansing face washes, is known to increase hair growth. I put that on my eyebrows and eyelashes every night and once or twice a week, I'll rub some into my scalp at bedtime then wash it out in the morning. Don't be scared this will make your hair look greasy, oils don't cause build up like conditioners do. The most expensive thing I own for my hair is my hair brush. I use a Mason Pearson brush, which costs a whopping $200 but it's lasted me for years. Why is it so important thus expensive? It uses all natural bore bristles for one, which are thin and don't pull on hair too much to detangle. Secondly, it's rubbery base that holds the bristles is cushiony, which is meant to message your scalp AND spreads natural sebum produced by your scalp all the way down the shaft of your hair, which strengthens it. Sold? Thought so. 

{Selfie!}