5 Best Natural Hair Conditioners - For your smooth, soft and beautiful hair

In today's world, style and fashion is the top priority for all. We all want to look best and beautiful from head to toe. We always try to wears latest trendy clothes, do makeup according to trend, matching footwear's, hair styling and maintain our-self in all fields. 

All these things are essential but somewhere we got the side effects from over doing makeup and hair styling. 

Regular wearing of makeup damages our skin like dry skin, closed skin pores. Like this hair, regular using of  hair gels, sprays, harsh shampoos, or hair styling tools ( hair straightener, curlers etc) damages our hair too. So, proper skin and hair care is very important and essential, if  we want to look beautiful and gorgeous.

For cleaning our hair, we use different types of shampoos and it works good but only hair cleaning is not enough for our hair, they also wants moisturisation and nourishment. Regular use of shampoo makes our hair dry, frizzy and causes split ends. 

For treating this, our hair experts introduce hair conditioner. Hair conditioner is the product that changes the texture and appearance of our hair. As you know that hair conditioner is applied after shampooing. 

In market, there is wide range of hair conditioner products are available  including rinse out, leave it and spray on. The main purpose of Hair conditioner is to restoring moisture and smoothing the hair cuticle of the hair follicles. It helps to make your hair soft , smooth and shiner. These are good for hair but if we found natural hair conditioner at our home than why we bought these artificial conditioner. 

It is difficult to find desired conditioner according to our hair type that is why natural hair conditioner is always recommended. Natural conditioners are very effective and harmless. It also provides deep conditioning to our hair. 

5 Best Natural Hair Conditioners

There are some Natural Hair Conditioner which deep condition and ease the dryness in our hair. Read on to find out more about them.

Yogurt

If you have dry, damage or breakage hair problem than yogurt is the best hair treatment for it. Yogurt contains vitamins and proteins in it, so if you are looking for a quick treatment it can be used.

You can use yogurt directly or mix 1 tbsp olive oil in it. Apply over the entire scalp and leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse it with cold water.

Banana

Banana is rich in vitamins, potassium,and carbohydrates. Banana is great for dry itchy scalp, prevents split ends, and decreases hair fall. Banana is moisture rich fruit which helps to increase the moisture content in your hair and scalp.

Take a ripe banana and mash it, apply this paste on over our scalp to hair tip. You can add 1 tbsp honey and coconut oil in it. Leave it for 15 minutes and than wash off with cold water.

Eggs

From many decades, eggs are used for hair treatments. Eggs provides strengthening to your hair and also helps your dull hair to make it silky and shiny.  Eggs are rich source of protein and vitamins, it is the best natural remedy for dull and damaged hair. 

Use of egg as a hair conditioner is so easy. Simply make a mixture of  1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey and mix it well. Apply this mixture over your scalp and massage gently. Cover your head with shower cap or with towel and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash your hair with Luke warm water. 

Henna

Henna is the natural herbal powder of henna leaves. Henna is a good conditioner for your hair and also helps to prevents itchy dandruff scalp. Its make your hair silky and shiny. It is also used for coloring hair. 

Mix 2 cups henna powder with 2 tbsp amla ( dry gooseberry )powder, 2 tbsp methi (Fenugreek) powder and half cup yogurt before 2-3 hours of applying it. Apply this paste over you scalp to hair tips and leave it for 1-2 hours. Wash with cold water.

Coconut oil

Coconut oil is the most popular hair conditioner. Coconut oil helps to improving hair cuticle and scalp skin, repair damaged hair and prevents keratin loss. Its anti-fungal property helps to removing any fungal infection as well as helps in  itchy scalp. It also improves dull and frizzy hair and provides moisture in it.

Massage 10 minutes your head scalp with warm coconut oil with gentle motion. After that wrap your head with wet towel ( towel dip in warm water and squeeze it). Leave it for 20 minutes and then wash your hair with shampoo. Its makes your hair soft and smooth. You can add 1 tbsp of lemon juice with coconut oil.

The key component to get healthy hair naturally is use natural hair conditioners on a regular basis. Add this in your daily hair care regime. Personally, I loved to use henna on my hair. By using it, henna gives burgundy red color to my hair and it looks so beautiful. So, try these natural ingredient as a conditioner and it will makes your hair more manageable, soft, smooth and shiner.

How to get Rid of Chapped Lips- Natural Home Remedies

Lips are the important part of our face, beautiful lips attracts people's and enhance our personality. Mostly all women loves red lipstick on her lips but due to improper care of lips, causes redness of lips with soreness and peeling which is very embarrassing. It makes a person self- conscious. 
 

     

Chapped lips hurts a lot and sometimes bleeds too which is very painful. Chapped lips are a common problem, it's common symptoms are redness, dryness, cracking, flaking, tender or sore lips.

Causes of Chapped lips

•Deficiency of vitamins, iron or essential fatty acids

• Allergic reaction to some products

• Dehydration

• Excessive licking of lips

• Exposure to sun

• Excessive Smoking

• Change in weather

The best way to get rid of chapped lips is by taking proper care of it. Always apply sunscreen on your lips before stepping out. Never lick or bite your lips. Never peel the dead dry skin from the lips. In your daily routine, two times in a weak exfoliates your lips by using a soft toothbrush, to get rid of the deposit of dead cells that will cause more drying and flaking. When you feels your lips becomes dry apply good moisturizer on it, always keeps your lips moist. 

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Drink sufficient amount of water daily, dehydration causes dry skin and dry lips. Take diet with full of nutrition like, carrots, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables. Daily at night, apply lip balm and lip cream.

Store bought products are good but in our home there is a lot of ingredients present which are very effective in chapped lips. They are chemical free natural products and helps to make your lips smooth and beautiful.

Natural Home remedies to cure chapped lips-

Honey

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Honey is a great moisturizer and has antibacterial properties to treat chapped lips. Rub few drops of honey to your chapped lips 2-3 times in a day. After 15 minutes, wash it off with cool water. Honey is an anti-septic that kills the germs and infection present on your lips. It provides moisture which helps in heeling of your dry chapped lips.

Aloe Vera

Apply Aloe Vera gel on your lips daily to cure chapped dry lips. Aloe Vera has amazing healing properties and antioxidants. It provides moisture and cooling effect to your chapped sore lips. It also minimize the redness of your lips. It makes your lips soft and smooth when you using this daily.

Sugar 

Sugar is a good exfoliating agent, if your lips starts to chapped than you can use this daily to cure it. Take 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp honey and mix it well. Rub this on your lips gently, it helps in removing dead skin cells from your lips. Than wash it off with water. Exfoliating process helps in dead skin cells off your chapped lips will help restore their natural softness and color very faster.

Coconut Oil 

Coconut oil is very effective in treating dry chapped lips. Coconut oil is a natural moisturiser that can heel your crack lips. Take some drops of coconut oil, apply on your lips several times daily. Coconut oils provides relief from soreness and itching on your dry cracked lips.

Milk Cream 

Milk cream is rich in high fats and moisture that can quickly cure your chapped lips. You can use directly milk cream on your lips or mix little aloe vera gel in milk cream. Apply milk cream with the cotton ball on your lips, leave it for 15 minutes. Then wash your lips with Luke warm water. Daily use will prevent your lips from becoming chapped and dry. It makes your lips soft and smooth.

Avocado

Avocado is very beneficial for our skin, it is widely used in many skin products. Avocado is a natural moisturizer which restore your lip moisture and cure your chapped dry lips. Make a smooth paste of avocado and apply this paste on your lips. Leave it for 10- 15 minutes and then wash it off with water.

For beautiful attractive lips, add these natural homemade remedies in your daily skin regime.

Enjoy life !!!

5 Best Natural Eye Makeup Remover - Natural oils

Our makeup is incomplete without eye makeup. We all love eye makeup which enhances our eyes beauty. Mostly, we are used two eye makeup   products in our daily routine of college or workplace is eyeliner and mascara. These two products have always been a big part of our routine. 

Makeup products contains a lot of chemicals in it, for removing this we are using makeup removers. We need something that will take off our all makeup safely without harming our skin. But when I buy eye makeup remover from market, I checked the list of ingredients on the label of eye makeup remover that is not so good. These chemicals are- Ceteth-20, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbic Acid, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Mineral Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Propylparaben, Vanillin, Titanium Dioxide.

These harmful and harsh chemicals I had putting on my lovely eyes. These products are not so cheap, makeup removal is essential so we are spends a lot of money on it. Our eyes are the most delicate part of our face and is easily prone to the dryness, wrinkles and dark circles. 

So, what do you do with your eyes ?

I give you a simple tips for your beautiful skin. Avoid all these chemicals and processed products of any type and make safe product at your home with natural oils. 

Natural oils are safe and harmless for our eyes, they provides nourishment and moisturisation to our sensitive eye skin. These natural and organic products save your money which you are used in costly commercial brands and also keep your skin strong, radiant, and healthy.

Before using these homemade eye makeup remover, follows these important steps.

First, sanitize or wash properly your hands with anti- bacterial soap. Always use clean and soft facial towel, you can also used facial wipes or clean cotton. Now starts with making natural eye makeup removers.

5 Best  Natural oils as a Eye makeup remover 

Coconut oil

Whenever I am wearing eye makeup, I always used a coconut oil as a eye makeup remover. 

Take a little amount of coconut oil in a bowl and dip your finger in it. It is solid at room temperature. Oil will start to melt quickly with the body temperature of your fingers. Rub your all fingers together and apply oil smoothly on your eyes. Now, rubbing the oil over the eye makeup on both the top and bottom lids. Makeup will take off with your fingers. Wipe it off with the cotton and repeat this process 2-3 times until your makeup is gone. When all your makeup cleans,  leave the oil for overnights.

Coconut oil is the most healthy and excellent eye makeup remover. It solubilizes and breaks up all substances even water-resistant substances also used in eye liner, eye shadow and mascara and helps to releasing them from our skin and the eye. It moisturizes your skin and make it smooth. Coconut oil is great for our skin.

Jojoba oil

Jojoba oil is  affordable and easily available in market to making it a very convenient choice as a eye makeup remover. It removes all and every trace of makeup without any irritation,and it provides moisture to  the delicate skin of your eyes. You can use the oil diluted or undiluted.

Take a few drops of jojoba oil to a cotton ball. Wipe this cotton ball over the eye makeup, use gentle pressure to remove eye liner, eye shadow and mascara. Leave the oil to soak it naturally to hydrate your skin. Than wipe you eyes with clean cotton. After removing your eye makeup, there is no need to wash the oil from your face. Leave it overnight.

Jojoba oil is a safe as a lotion or facial moisturizers. I have also try using jojoba oil  for a few month now, and my skin looks more smooth and more youthful than ever. This is excellent makeup remover, it helps in moisturisation and  hydration of skin. It soothes the dry skin, and make it smooth.

Olive oil

Olive oil is rich in vitamins, minerals and natural oil acids. It is also one of the most convenient oil for all skin types. It contains antioxidants which prevents aging, wrinkles and fine lines. It provides nourishment and moisturisation to your skin.

It also helps in maintaining skin elasticity, softness and keeping your skin toned. Olive oil contains vitamin E and A which helps skin cell to regenerates and rejuvenates your skin.

Take few drops of olive oil on cotton pad and gently wipe off all your eye makeup. You also do massaging if your makeup is too heavy. Than clean your makeup with clean  cotton and wash it with warm water. Repeat it 2-3 times if necessary.

You can also apply olive oil on your face, it will help you to stimulate the blood circulation and close your open skin pores.

Castor oil

Castor oil is an excellent oil for using as a eye makeup remover for your delicate eyes. It also helps encourage your eyelashes to grow  thicker and longer.

There is two method of using castor oil.

First, take 1-1 tbsp of castor oil and olive oil and mix it well. Apply this on you makeup with the cotton ball. Rub it smoothly and swipe off the all makeup.

Second, take 1/3 cup of Aloe Vera gel, 2 tbsp  Castor oil, mix it well. Apply this mixture on your eye and wipe off all makeup.

Aloe Vera gel is anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. It helps in soothing to the skin and reduce puffiness around the eyes.

Castor oil is rich in ricinoleic acid, which have anti-bacterial  and   Anti-fungal properties. It is also contains omega 9 fatty acids, which nourish you hair follicles and skin. 

Almond Oil

Almond oil is one more in this list. Almond Oil is an all-natural oil derived from pressed almond seeds. Almond oil is a miracle oil,  it has all natural vitamins and minerals that is perfect for nourishing and reviving of all skin type. It is used as a moisture, cleaner or for massage. 

You can use this oil same as the above oil used with cotton ball. It melts away your eye makeup with ease. After this, Wash your face with Luke warm water.

You can be applied almond oil (on clean face) underneath your eyes, which helps to reduce dark eye circles and enhance radiance of you skin. It also prevents aging, deeply clean your skin without clogging pores. It makes your skin soft and healthy.

Natural Teeth Whitening Home Remedies: For a Beautiful Smile

Every one wants to have a smile with white sparkling teeth which lighten up the room as well as the mind of that person who met us first time.Teeth are the first impression which  people notice in our personality. This shows that how much we take care of ourselves. White Teeth are a sign of our good health. When we see a celebrities on a TV, we also want beautiful smile with white teeth, no one like a yellow smile.

Yellowish teeth or teeth discoloration is due to improper care and also from aging. In our today's society, good teeth is very important. Mostly, 20 percent of people spends hundred dollars only for teeth bleaching. They spend money and their time in dentist visits. Teeth bleaching is good but having their own side effects.

Research has shown that whitening of teeth can damage the teeth by removing the enamel. Over bleaching Of teeth creates new problem in our teeth,sometimes people have needed root canals treatment. These chemicals also results in tooth sensitivity, especially  with eating hot and cold food items.

The best way to whiten your teeth is by eating lots of healthy foods for strong bones, teeth and gums. Also avoid coffee, tea and sugary foods in your daily diet. Stop smoking if you smoke. 

Home remedies for whitening teeth-

Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide has the anti-bacterial property which is works as a cleaner of mouth and gum. It keeps the mouth germ free. It prevents the growth of bacteria, infections,and bad breath.Hydrogen peroxide with powdery substance baking soda both together are super-effective in teeth whitening. Mix small quantity of both to make a paste. Brush your teeth with this paste once in a week. Do not used too frequently or regularly, it can wear away your tooth enamel.

Baking soda and lemon

Baking soda is used with lemon is also very effective in whitening of our teeth. Squeezed a lemon in a small amount of baking soda and mix it well. Before brushing, apply this solution on your teeth with the help of cotton. Leave the solution for a minute than brush your teeth. It helps to remove excess plaque from your teeth.Do not leave the mixture more longer than a minute because it can be erode your tooth enamel.

Strawberries

Strawberry is rich in vitamin C and contains Malic acid in it. This acid helps to remove stains and yellowness from the teeth. Vitamin C helps to cure plaque. So, make a paste of strawberry and apply on your teeth. You can also  directly rub the strawberry on teeth. Do this once or twice a week for positive results. 

Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)

Apple cider vinegar has been proven that it does work in teeth whitening  but you have to be consistent and regular. It  takes time at least a month for a good result .It helps to remove the stains of tea, coffee and nicotine but of continuous usage. But be careful, it can remove the teeth enamel also. Use once in a week, after applying this solution you will need to brush with a regular toothpaste and rinse your mouth.

Coconut Oil Pulling

Coconut oil has anti bacterial and anti microbial properties which is good for our mouth, gums and teeth. This is an Indian home remedy used to enhance our oral health.

Oil pulling method is very simple, effective and very inexpensive. So,put  one tablespoon of a pure coconut oil in your mouth for 15-20 minutes and swish it between your teeth. Than spit the oil and rinse your mouth with water.You can also applying oil with tooth brush. 

Brushing regularly

Brushing your teeth twice daily in morning and before going to bed. This is the easiest and simple method to clean, stained free and germ free your teeth. Regular brushing prevents any mouth infection as well as bad breath. Clean and clear teeth looks good and white.