♡egg hair mask♡

So, I removed my purple from my hair and touched  up my roots meaning that my hair is now officially... dead (and blonde, but .... it's dead). So, I decided to do a little research on how to make your dead hair pull a Lazarus and come back to life.

look at that it's terrible i'm cry

So, something that I've been hearing a lot about is the amazing power of *insert drumroll here* eggs! And even more so, the power of egg yolks!
Eggs contain protein -- and lots of it. They also contain lecithin, a natural hair conditioner, so wouldn't it make sense to use it in your hair? So, I thinks to meself, "well, if eggs by themselves are supermegafoxyawesomehot, then... what if...?" and then this idea came to me: mix it all up.

INGREDIENTS:

- 2 egg yolks (I have short hair, and this was enough for me)

- 3 tbsp mayonaisse (not miracle whip... nope)

- 3 tbsp honey

- 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil

- 1/4 cup of coconut oil

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Prepare all your ingredients accordingly (separate the yolks from the whites, thaw out the coconut oil, etc.)

2.  Combine the yolks, mayo, honey and extra virgin olive oil in a bowl. Stir until it's smooth. Leave out the coconut oil for now.

3. When it's finally smooth, slowly pour in your coconut oil. Don't stop stirring because if you do, instead of a smooth consistency, you're going to have chunks of cooked eggs in there. Don't say I didn't warn you!

4. Stir for two more minutes just to make sure the coconut oil doesn't cook the eggs.

5. Put mixture in your hair. It's going to be thick, and a little sticky, but that's what we want. This isn't conditioner, it's a hair mask. 

6. Cover with a plastic cap (I personally use a plastic bag, nbd), and wait 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, wash out of your hair with cold/mild water.

7. Shampoo and condition as usual and towel dry.

WARNINGS:

- heat is not your friend with this mixture, so unless you want to be washing scrambled eggs out of your hair, try to stay away from any type of heat

- this mixture does drip, so wear something that you're okay with getting an oil-based mixture on

- if your hair is somewhat healthy (your hair doesn't take 3 hours to dry, barely breaks, etc. etc) only use this hair mask twice a month. Too much of a good thing could be damaging.

- if your hair is like mine (so dead that parts of it became jelly --- omg), once a week should be good enough until your hair becomes a little more healthy

As I was typing this, I was actually waiting my 20 minutes for the hair mask to do its work. Now that I've rinsed it out I can honestly say that it's one of those "quick fixes" because already, my hair hasn't been falling out into my hand as i was finger combing it while it was wet. Maybe I'll come up with more of these --- and don't worry, I'll share :)

Happy hair healing!

♡ tea baths ♡

Okay, so I just recently upgraded my bed from a twin to a full-sized (which is basically smaller than a queen, but bigger than a twin) and apparently, I've been sleeping on it funny... 

Anyways, I've developed these knots in my back and they've been killing me. I'm not joking. There's this one on my right side, right under my shoulder blade and when I breathe it hurts. It shouldn't hurt to breathe. So I decided to take a bath. Because... well... hot water makes things better. Always.

So, i just took my bath and I was inspired to make this post. I mean, I don't have LUSH products everywhere but I do have some simple things that I'm sure that you have in your kitchen.

So... I decided to make this post about tea. I mean, we constantly hear about how good tea is for you... and that's when you drink it! But there's somethings it's good for when it's "surface" treatments, as I like to say. 

Here's two teas that I recommend bathing in, because... well... I've already done it. So I'm telling you what I've tried basically LOL.

♡GREEN TEA♡

Green tea is full of antioxidants, is great for open sores and wounds, moisturizes skin and hair, and is a good way to wake up your skin (who knew skin needed waking up... lol). It's even good for reducing swollen under-eye bags that you may wake up with in the morning (that's another post for a different day). Plus, after bathing in the tea you smell so good it's not even funny :)

So green tea bath? Yes please! 

Directions: Take 5-6 green tea bags and just put them in the tub as the hot water is filling up (Remember, this is tea we're talking about. We steep tea at near-boiling temperatures... so hot water is a must). Wait for the water to cool down to something bearable and until water should be a dark green/deep brown color. After it meets those requirements, take the tea bags out and enjoy!

♡CHAMOMILE TEA♡

Yes, I know this is just another tea, but come on? Chamomile? Well... it's calming. Especially after a long, stressful day of work/school/working out/dealing with basic people, sometimes all you need is a nice tub of chamomile. I personally like chamomile because it's done wonders for my face. Sometimes, I wash my face with chamomile tea and it makes it so soft, and it reduces the size of pimples. Directions are basically the same as the green tea, but I'll give 'em to ya anyway. 

Directions: Take 5-6 chamomile tea bags and just put them in the tub as the hot water is filling up. Wait for the water to cool down to something bearable and until water should be a hazel - brown color (as shown above). After it meets those requirements, take the tea bags out and enjoy!

I do plan on finding other teas to swim around in, so I'll be sure to post about those as they happen!