When it’s time to wash your hair, head to the kitchen first, and try some of our great homemade shampoo recipes. The only way to really know what’s in your shampoo is make it yourself. You decide the ingredients, you chose the scent and you know that there are none of those harsh and horrible fillers and chemicals in it. So get your mixing bowls out and try our top homemade shampoo recipes:
1. Basic shampoo for normal hair
For basic homemade shampoo with a pleasant scent, just mix together the ingredients and store in a bottle. Shake before use and use as you would any other shampoo.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup organic baby shampoo (or liquid Castile Soap)
- 1/4 cup orange flower water (or simply use distilled water)
- 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
2. Refreshing and stimulating shampoo
Same process as with the basic shampoo, but add some peppermint and tea tree oil to wake up your scalp and give yourself a refreshing start to the day.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup organic baby shampoo (or liquid Castile Soap)
- 1/4 cup orange flower water (or simply use distilled water)
- 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil
- 4 drops tea tree essential oil
- 4 drops peppermint essential oil
3. Anti-dandruff natural homemade shampoo
Our next homemade shampoo recipe can be particularly useful for those who want to get rid of dandruff. Just mix all the ingredients and apply to your hair.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup organic baby shampoo
- 1/4 cup distilled water
- 3-4 tablespoons jojoba oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh pineapple juice
- 3 finely crushed garlic cloves
4. Baking soda and rose water shampoo
This one’s a little easier on the ingredients. It’s just baking soda and rose water! Mix a tablespoon of baking soda with some rose water to obtain the paste, and massage well into your scalp just like a normal shampoo. You won’t get the luxurious lather, but it will leave your hair clean and shiny, thanks to rose water it smells amazing, and it helps get rid of dandruff too.
5. Homemade shampoo and conditioner for dry hair
A homemade shampoo and conditioner in one and all natural ingredients again; just mix and wash!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Organic baby shampoo
- 5 drops Tea Tree oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup distilled water
6. Avocado homemade shampoo recipe
This beautiful homemade shampoo will not only efficiently clean your hair, but will also nourish your roots and add softness to your hair. Mix all the ingredients into a smooth paste and wash your hair with it, just as you would with your regular shampoo.
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe pitted and peeled avocado
- 4 tablespoons of Baking Soda
- 1/4 cup rose water (or you can also use pure distilled water)
7. Cucumber, lemon and honey homemade shampoo recipe
Combining the natural cleansing properties of lemons and honey with the nourishing properties of cucumber this simple alternative to shampoo is easy to make and can help a dry scalp as well. Simply mix half of a lemon and one cucumber in a food processor, and add 2 tablespoons of honey. Apply the runt paste and massage in as you would a shampoo and rinse out. A bit messy this one, but some people swear by it!
8. Shine boosting shampoo
If you are looking for a natural alternative to a shine boosting commercial shampoos, then you can try this wonderful homemade recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Organic baby shampoo
- 1/8 cup distilled water
- 1/8 cup rose water
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 5 drops lemon essencial oil
9. Dry shampoo
No need to spend loads of money on dry shampoos from the beauty counter, just dab on a bit of cornstarch or baby powder, wait a while and then brush out to remove those telltale signs of oiliness at the roots. Your hair will instantly have more volume and will look like brand new, or, to be more precise, newly washed!
10. Nourishing egg homemade shampoo recipe for all hair types
This wonderful homemade shampoo is not only good for cleaning your hair, but also for nourishing and moisturizing it. Massage the mixture of the ingredients into your hair and scalp, before washing off. Remember to avoid using hot water when using an egg on your hair, as you don’t want it to cook in your hair, otherwise it can be hard to get the egg out!
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons Baking Soda
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
11. Rose water thickening homemade shampoo recipe
Add volume and thickness to your hair with a simple mixture of rose water, cornstarch and baking soda. Mix a tablespoon of baking soda with some pure water and then gradually add cornstarch until the mixture thickens, to create a paste, then add 4 tablespoons of rose water and massage the mixture into your hair instead of regular shampoo.
12. Coconut shampoo for lackluster hair
Here is another homemade natural shampoo that will nourish and add shine to your locks; this shampoo can be especially useful for ladies with dry and lackluster hair. Just mix the ingredients and enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup organic baby shampoo
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
13. Homemade shampoo recipe for normal hair
This fabulous shampoo can do a handful of goodness to your hair and scalp. Simply mix all the ingredients and massage into your scalp and hair for a couple of minutes before washing off. Never use hot water when using an egg on your hair.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup organic baby shampoo
- 1 whole egg
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 3 drops rose essential oil
- 1/4 cup Cognac
14. Amazing Aloe Vera homemade shampoo recipe for oily hair
You probably already know about Aloe Vera benefits for health, skin and hair, and here is a wonderful homemade shampoo that can help balance oily hair and nourish your scalp.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup organic baby shampoo
- 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera gel
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
15. Apple juice shampoo
This natural DIY shampoo with fresh apple juice will help clean your hair, while nourishing it and adding shine. Just mix all the ingredients in your blender and massage into your hair and scalp, before washing off. Remember to use lukewarm or cold water, not hot, as we include eggs in this homemade shampoo recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons fresh apple juice
Note: Make sure you are not allergic to the ingredients of these homemade shampoo recipes before trying them.
What are your favorite homemade shampoo recipes?
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10 Homemade anti-aging face mask recipes
Age creeps up on us all eventually and there’s nothing that we can do about that just yet. We can though take steps to prevent the signs of aging from appearing prematurely by looking after ourselves. One way that you can ward off the early appearance of fine lines and wrinkles is to use face masks made from natural ingredients to keep your skin soft, supple and line free for longer and here are ten face mask recipes for you to try at home:
1. Cucumber and egg white
Grate half of medium cucumber, add a tablespoon of lime juice and mix it into a paste with the white of one egg. Apply to your face and leave it on for 5 minutes, and it will make your skin feel fresh and leave it looking younger.
2. Egg white, coconut oil and strawberry
This is an anti-aging face mask that will help with any acne or blackheads as well. Mash some strawberries and mix with one egg white, add a tablespoon of coconut oil and apply to your face, leave on for about 5 minutes and the natural, gentle acids in the strawberries will help to fight any bacteria, clear up acne and help to reduce the appearance of fine lines; coconut oil will nourish your skin and natural antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-fungal properties of coconut oil will also help prevent or fight any acne causing bacteria.
3. Cocoa powder and yogurt
A really simple facial mask that many people swear by as an anti-aging treatment is unsweetened cocoa powder and yogurt. Mix the two together into a paste. Apply and leave on for 5 minutes and it will give you fresh looking skin and it works as an exfoliator too.
4. Honey and banana
Banana helps to boost the production of collagen in your skin and honey has anti-bacterial properties, so a mixture of the two makes a great ant-aging face mask. Mash up one banana and mix in one tablespoon of honey, then apply to your face and leave it on for 5 minutes before washing off with warm water.
5. Oatmeal, honey and Grape seed oil
For rejuvenated and rehydrated skin, try this simple mix of equal parts oatmeal, grape seed and honey. Mix the three ingredients thoroughly and then apply the paste to your skin and leave on for 5 minutes, before washing off.
6. Blueberry and sweet almond oil
Naturally rich in vitamin C, blueberries also contain anthocyanins, which help to produce collagen in the skin and sweet almond oil is naturally nourishing and rich in in fatty acids. Blend a handful of blueberries with a tablespoon of grape seed oil in the blender, apply and leave the mixture on your face and rinse off after 5 minutes.
7. Apple, potato and cucumber
This mix will not only help to prevent fine lines appearing on your face, it will also leave you with a bright and glowing complexion too. Grate one potato, one small apple and half of medium cucumber, and mix the three together. Then, apply the paste to your skin and leave on for ten minutes and it will both reduce the signs of lines and wrinkles and help to reduce and gradually remove age spots as well.
8. Greek yogurt, papaya and coconut oil
Greek yogurt is a rich source of protein for nourishment, the lactic acid in the yoghurt will help to tighten up your pores and coconut oil will nourish and soften the skin. Papaya contains an enzyme called papain, which helps to remove dead skin cells. Mix equal parts of yogurt and papaya into a paste and add a little bit of coconut oil, apply to your skin for around 5 minutes and it will leave your face looking fresh and young again.
9. Avocado, tee tree oil and honey
Mix one avocado with a tablespoon of honey and add four drops of Tea tree oil for a face mask that will reduce wrinkles, moisturize your skin and prevent acne.
10. Egg white, olive oil and lemon juice
The ladies of the Mediterranean have been using olive oil in beauty treatments for centuries and this is a really simple facial mask that will nourish and brighten your skin. Just mix equal amounts of lemon juice and olive oil (one tablespoon of each) with the white of one egg, and massage it into your skin, then leave it to dry for about 5-7 minutes before washing off with some lukewarm water.
Note: Make sure you are not allergic to the ingredients of these facial masks before applying them to your face.
What are your favorite homemade anti-aging face masks?
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9. Avocado, tee tree oil and honey
Mix one avocado with a tablespoon of honey and add four drops of Tea tree oil for a face mask that will reduce wrinkles, moisturize your skin and prevent acne.
10. Egg white, olive oil and lemon juice
The ladies of the Mediterranean have been using olive oil in beauty treatments for centuries and this is a really simple facial mask that will nourish and brighten your skin. Just mix equal amounts of lemon juice and olive oil (one tablespoon of each) with the white of one egg, and massage it into your skin, then leave it to dry for about 5-7 minutes before washing off with some lukewarm water.
Note: Make sure you are not allergic to the ingredients of these facial masks before applying them to your face.
What are your favorite homemade anti-aging face masks?
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10 Amazing tips on how to make happiness a habit
Did you know that, even with all the wealth and freedoms that the average American enjoys, the USA is still considered only the 17th happiest nation in the world? Happiness is not a goal, happiness is a choice, it’s a habit and happy people live their lives slightly differently from others by building into their daily schedule, apart from other things, time to be happy.
1. Just do less
Do you really need to be rushing around like a headless chicken each and every day? Check your schedule and see what you can cut out and just give yourself some time to relax a little and chill out.
2. Get one thing done well, rather than leaving many things half done
Focus on one task at a time, rather than skipping from one to the next. All in all, you’ll spend the same total amount of time on your tasks, but you’ll get a burst of satisfaction each and every time you complete one, instead of going to bed stressing that you have completed none.
3. Have fun with your friends
Put your troubles to one side and spend some time with your friends. Don’t sit around comparing notes with another on all the bad things in life, just sit back, relax and have a laugh.
4. Take a walk and get some fresh air
Wherever you live, there is probably a little green space nearby, so get out of the car, get out of the office and take a brisk walk. The exercise will do you good, the peace and quiet will calm your nerves and you’ll get a little bit of thinking time too.
5. Tidy your home
If you’re living in a muddle, it will only get you down. Give the place good tidy and put things back where they belong. You will feel a lot happier in a tidy environment and you won’t keep getting stressed, when you can’t find something.
So, switch off the TV, put your phone to one side and take some time out of your schedule to read our ten tips that can help you to get the happiness habit:
6. Take a look around you
Take the time to enjoy ‘the now’ and worry about the future only when you get there. The sum of all the little pieces of happiness makes the whole of the happy person, so be sure to notice what’s going on around you. Check out the sun, the flowers and a child’s laughter now, while it’s in front of you and worry about what else you have to do today, later.
7. What is happiness? Happiness is a long term habit, it’s definitely not a quick fix!
There is no quick fix for happiness; it’s a long term process. Sure, buying a new dress will cheer you up for a while, but you’ll probably only feel guilty about the splurge later.
8. Turn up the music
Most people love music, but sometimes we let it go out of our lives. Whatever your preferred style of music is, give it a blast again, it’s a great ‘pick me up’ at any time of the day and it will take your mind off the stressful things for a while.
9. Look after your body
A great way to enjoy that music is to play it when you work out. When you exercise, your body releases end orphans, which are great for boosting your mood. Research has found that fit and healthy people are 20% happier, than everyone else; so, may be it’s time for you to get to the gym?
10. Spread the love
Be generous and be kind, it only takes one small gesture of kindness to really pick you up. You don’t need to overboard and set up your own charity; simply helping an elderly lady to carry her shopping bags would not only make you feel good, but it would make her day too.
We hope you like these happiness tips and now you can implement some of them to your life.
If you have something to add to this list, feel free to share your own inspirational thoughts in the comment section below.
Be happy and enjoy your life!
Everyone desires to look young and beautiful for the longest period of time possible. Today, let me share with you some tips on how to preserve your youthful, beautiful appearance and look younger for longer:
1) Stable weight
Significant changes of weight can lead to the skin’s stretching (facial skin, as well as the skin of your entire body), making it less elastic and less youthful looking. Therefore, make sure to stick to your habitual, healthy and comfortable weight; avoid significant weight changes. One of my favorite actresses – Christie Brinkley – who looks incredibly youthful and beautiful despite her age, explained, that staying in good physical shape and keeping, approximately, the same weight all the time is one of her secrets of youthfulness.
2) Sun protection: wear sunscreen every day
Sun exposure is one of the most important and significant causes of skin aging, therefore, make it a point to wear sunscreen daily. Even when it’s cloudy outside, sun rays are still touching your skin, leading to significant skin aging overtime. Be aware of it and protect your skin!
3) Enough sleep
It’s very important to get enough rest every night. While you sleep, your skin repairs itself, so that in the morning you may look and feel refreshed and more youthful; therefore, don’t neglect your nightly dose of beauty sleep!
4) Harmful effects of smoking
Cigarette, even though it looks small, is one of the biggest enemies of your youthfulness! Avoid cigarettes by all means; and I don’t only talk about avoiding smoking, I also mean that you should avoid being a passive smoker, as well; passive smoking is when someone next to you smokes and you are standing there and breathing it in. Passive smoking is almost as damaging for your skin and beauty, as the real smoking. Therefore, when someone lightens up a cigarette standing next to you – run away!
5) Avoid frowning and squinting
These, on the first sight harmless habits, are greatest enemies of your youthfulness and beauty. When you’re frowning and squinting, you get those little fine lines on your face and, yes, they vanish quickly when you are young, but as time goes on, they tend to settle and stay on your face! We don’t want this, right? Therefore, if you want to stay younger for longer, avoid forming forehead wrinkles and those little creases on your face by all means.
6) Consume enough of essential fatty acids
Make sure to eat enough fish, avocados and dress your salads with natural oils, in order to get enough of essential fatty acids, which are tremendously important not only for healthy functioning of your brain, but also, for preserving elasticity and youthfulness of your skin.
7) Exercise
Exercising is one of the most important ingredients for successful preserving of your younger looking appearance for longer. Whether you chose taking dancing classes, go swimming or do yoga – all these will be very beneficial for your appearance; improving circulation, exercise will help add healthy and youthful glow to your complexion.
8) Do things that make you happy
Make sure to spend time doing things that bring sparkle of joy and happiness into your life, you will look and feel better as a result! And, also, remember to smile often, because happy people, definitely, tend to look younger for longer!
9) Avoid drinking alcohol
Alcohol has dehydrating effect on the body and encourages aging, according to certain researches. Therefore, know the right measure of alcohol consumption, if you can’t completely cut down alcohol from your life; one glass of red wine two times a week is enough!
10) Learn to practice relaxation and mediation
Deep breathing, relaxation and meditation can help you let go of stress and worry, which are not really good friends of our youthfulness, healthy skin and beauty. Taking time for relaxing your body and your facial muscles can add serenity and stillness, which we, often, lack because of hectic lifestyles. Take time daily to relax, concentrate on your breathing, release stress and worry and see the lines of tension disappear from your face! Benefits of meditation and relaxation are countless!
What are your tips on how to look younger for longer, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment’s section below.
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