My poor little loofah…….. Soon as the cold weather came around I have basically abandoned it. Which has really been a shame considering how dried out my skin has been this winter. But now that the warm weather is approaching it will make a much welcome come back into my skin care regimen (along with [...]
Archive for the ‘Homemade Body Scrubs’ Category
Revisiting Dry Brushing + My Current Skin Care Regimen for Soft Glowing Skin by Spring
Posted in Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on March 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Amal Oils: Moroccan Argan Oil Giveaway (CLOSED) + Sugar Cane Syrup Face Mask
Posted in DIY Deep Conditioners, Facials, Hair Care, Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on October 6, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Earlier in September Jalila Bouchareb of Amal Oils (100% Organic Argan Oil), a company founded by Jalila, contacted Hell Notes for Beauty to sponsor not only a review but a fabulous giveaway to a lovely reader as well! Amal Oils is a fascinating company considering it stands on the foundation of Jalila’s sensational entrepreneurial spirit and her strong connection [...]
Homemade Body Scrub: Lavender, Vitamin E and Almond oil
Posted in Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on August 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Every couple of weeks or so I like to try different types of homemade body scrubs. Usually my body scrubs always contains honey (to preserve), but this time I decided to skip honey and use oils primarily instead. You will need: Brown Sugar helps to exfoliate while the naturally occurring Glycolic Acid from the sugar helps open [...]
Loofah & Dry brushing: A Review
Posted in Health, Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on June 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Growing up my mother always had this weird thing in her shower. It was a loofah and a weird one at that. As a child you don’t really worry about exfoliating so knowing my mom would intentionally scratch her skin with that thing confused me. But little did I know what this thing actually was. The real original loofah is [...]
Exfoliate! Shea Butter Scrub
Posted in Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on May 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lately I have been reading about many types of butters (not regular consumption butter but for cosmetic use), like mango butter, apricot butter, Aloe butter and many more exotic ones. One of the main butters that I have always heard about besides cocoa butter, is Shea Butter. The Shea Karite tree, from which Shea butter is derived [...]
Exfoliate! Brown Sugar & Coconut Oil
Posted in Homemade Body Scrubs, Skin Care on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So spring is right around the corner and soon our elbows, knees and everything else will finally see the light of day. This means that keeping the skin soft shiny and moisturised will be a weekly ritual for me. During the warmer months I tend to exfoliate more often and what better way to exfoliate [...]
