Tips & Tricks To Maintain Yourself (& your hair)More Efficiently

Simple ‘Tips & Tricks’ 4Your Hair

Does hair gel weigh down your, already straight hair?

Try using mousse instead! Also for straight hair, try scrunching it while your hair is barely damp. Not when it’s sopping wet.

Homemade detangler

Homemade detangler can be

personalized by adding a few drops of

your favorite hair conditioner to a small

spray bottle of water. Cheap & effective!

Out of mousse or gel?

Try this natural way of hair scrunching

using egg whites!

Egg whites, when done right, can produce

beautiful, very light weight, scrunched

hair. Check out link here or below for

more details!

Why People Are Using Egg Whites as a Natural Curl Definer | NaturallyCurly.com

Did you know, washing your hair less is good for you?!

Skip a wash or two, your hair may thank

you and so will your schedule!

Need more convincing ?

Healthline.com posted on this topic

“Shampoo is designed to clean the scalp and remove excess oil. But if it’s overused or if you work it all the way down the length of your hair, shampoo can damage your hair. Shampoo strips the important oils the scalp produces and can leave the hair and scalp too dry. To prevent this, only shampoo the roots of your hair. The ends will be cleaned when you rinse the shampoo out of your roots.”

Complete post linked here & below.

How Often Should You Wash Your

Written by Mandy Ferreira

Another view of this topic is shared by

Lifehack.org …in their post 4 Things That Will Happen When You Stop Washing Your Hair Daily

“Your hair produces it’s own natural hair oils or sebum which helps to keep it smooth, moisturized and prevents breakage. Excessive washing strips hair of its natural oils and can lead to hair that’s dry and brittle.”

In this same post, linked above and below, author Jacqueline Cao, also gives insight to the time you may save in doing (or NOT doing) this healthy act of washing your hair LESS. keep reading …

“One of the biggest benefits from washing your hair less often is the ability to sleep in. According to one poll, the average woman spends 10 minutes each day washing their day and another 30 minutes blow drying and styling for a total of 40 minutes. If you wash your hair 5 times a week, you’ll save an extra 3 hours each week to spend as you please.”

That was a lot of info! Let’s continue our Simple Tips & Tricks !

Hair always tangled?

Have you tried…. ?

•Moisturizing methods. Dry hair always

tangles more!

Conditioner, hair mask, coconut oil, etc.

are a great place to start in replenishing

dry hair, resulting in less tangles &

breakage. Less hair dryer use will help

also.

•Sleeping on a silk pillow case can help

prevent excess tangles. The old timers

did this with their ‘once a week hair

do’s’. They also slept with silk scarves

pinned to their hair.

•Avoid hairstyles that require teasing.

•Avoid excess use of hair spray, gel, and

mouses .

(Try using the egg white scrunch instead.)

•Use water/detangler when combing.

(Never comb when dry)

•Use a wet brush or pick to detangle daily.

•Neatly place combed hair in a bun on top of head or wear a side braid while sleeping. Comb again as soon as you awake.

Maintenance Maintains Many Messes

Even in hair .

Struggling with hair growth?

You may be low on vitamins.

Prenatal vitamins are wonderful for hair

growth. There are also many reasonably priced vitamins designed specifically for healthier hair.

Healthy hair = Growing hair

Naturally deliver vitamins directly to your hair by using this homemade hair mask, included in the previously linked hair scrunch post. Check it out here or below

Why People Are Using Egg Whites as a Natural Curl Definer | NaturallyCurly.com

Do you spend a lot of time styling your hair each day?

Consider trying out a quicker hair style to save several minutes per day.

I suggest finding a quick but cute “go to” style for the front of your hair. Once you have that down to a “quick” art, you can change up the back of your hair as much as you want!

This is a flexible way to shorten the time you spend on everyday styling.

That doesn’t mean you can’t do other styles! This is just a quick way to face the daily grind.

Here is one of my favorite “go to” front hair styles. It takes me about 5min and takes a plain bun or pony tail up a notch

My favorite affordable beauty products

For Softer Skin

•Coco body oil gel

This is softer than lotion and smells amazing!

•Brown sugar lip scrub

Work so good for only $1!

For Dry Skin

•Bag balm

My ‘go to’ for really chapped & dry skin. I recommend applying before bed with some socks or gloves to cover. Does have a odd smell and is somewhat greasy, but the effects are wonderous!

•Worker mans hands

Great for a little less chapped & dry skin. Does not smell strong.

•Brown sugar lip scrub

Same as mentioned above

For Acne Break Outs

•Clearasil face pads

Very fast & convenient. Worth the money if it‘s within your current budget.

For Tangled Hair

•Conditioner

(wash & condition before combing extremely tangled hair, my favroute is linked below)

•Metal pick

(must be used correctly!)

•Wet brush

(May Curley headed sister lives this

brush, I’ve heard many moms of young

girls compliment it too!)

Dental Care

•Floss picks

These are so convenient compared to

regular floss and for a very small

price! Less then .02 per pick! That last

me one pack last me 2mo. For just $1.

•Whiter teeth

Okay, so for years I thought about whitening strips but I didn’t want to spend the money. Finally I decided to ask for a set for Christmas, sound weird lol?? Seriously, what could be better then white teeth for Christmas?! And YES I got just that! Check out these before & after photos. I couldn’t believe it myself, I am definitely sold! PS (It’s really a great “Minimalist “ gift idea.

More on gift ideas? Check out links below.