Natural Highlights

Spring is finally here! And before you know it, the sun will be up to enjoy warmer days at the beach. So you better prepare your locks for a beachy, lighter look! Today I have the recipe to highlight your hair naturally, without using peroxides. If your hair is naturally black, don't expect it to turn platinum blonde. It lightens my hair up to 2-3 tones the first time, which for me works just fine. 

Enjoy!

DIY Pore Strips

• 1 Tbsp Unflavored Gelatin, or Egg Whites -->Vegans: Use Agar Agar, Kosher Gelatin (Such as Lieber's Jel),  or warm Honey (you don't use paper towels on this one). Some people use Glue or Latex (as in Lash glue) too, but I like it as natural as possible!
• 1 Tbsp Unsweetened Almond Milk (Optional)
• Paper Towel/Toilet Paper/Tissue

Place the mixture in the microwave for 10 seconds. Dip a clean make-up brush (or your fingers!) and spread it over your nose, or T zone (which is frequently the oiliest area of your face). Rinse the brush immediately after using it, that way you won't ruin it.

Cut the paper towel into strips, so that it fits the area you just covered with the mask, and place it over it.Wait until the mask has completely dried (About 10 mins) and peel it off.

Rinse your skin to remove all residues of the mask, and continue with your face care routine ;) 

xoxo,

Ana

DIY Clay Mask (For Oily Skin)

Guess what folks! There's a way to create your very own, do-it-yourself clay mask without spending money on stores or a spa, and it involves kitties!! 

DIY Brush Cleaner / Limpiador de Brochas Casero

Keep your brushes clean with this simple, cheap recipe! Don't waste money on Brush cleaners, this is the one that best works for me and my brushes never shed nor frizz and feel so soft!

Mantén tus brochas muy limpias con esta receta simple y barata! No gastes dinero en limpiadores, ésta es la que mejor funciona para mí y mis brochas nunca se han deshecho, ni despelucado, y se sienten ultra suaves!

Homemade Anti-Wrinkle treatments

Here I would like to share most of my homemade anti-wrinkle treatments. You can't prevent your skin for aging, but you can definitely slower the process with a little help ;)

Aquí me gustaría compartir la mayoría de mis tratamientos anti-arrugas hechos en casa. No se puede prevenir el envejecimiento de la piel, pero sí se puede desacelerar el proceso con algunas ayuditas ;)

Avocado Hair Mask

Avocados are not just guacamole. They can be your homemade beauty recipe best friend! It will not only do great on you by eating it, but also making masks with it. Today, I'll show you a recipe for shiny, soft, conditioned hair!

Como dice el título, los aguacates no son sólo guacamole. Pueden convertirse en tu mejor amigo a la hora de crear recetas de belleza caseras! No sólo hacen bien por tu cuerpo al comerlo, sino también usándolo en diferentes mascarillas para pelo y piel. Hoy, les muestro una mascarilla para pelo brillante, suave y muy acondicionado.

You will need:

Necesitarás:

DIY Make-up Remover / Desmaquillador casero

Want to use a 100% Organic make-up remover? Try this recipe ;)

Quieres usar un desmaquillador 100% orgánico? Intenta esta receta

*1 Tbsp Almond oil

*1 Cda Aceite de almendras

Sea Salt Exfoliation / Exfoliación con Sal Marina

You will need:
Necesitarás:

* 2 Tbsp Sea Salt
* 2 Cdas Sal Marina

Be sure your skin is WET before you do this!
Asegúrate que tu piel esté HÚMEDA antes de hacer esto!

A new Life: SLS free!

Lately I've realized that all, absolutely all of my shampoos and soaps have this ingredient in common: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, or similar ones, like Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Anyways, I'm not such a chemistry geek, but this SLS (ALS or SLES) is the worst thing that can happen to hair and skin! It's even proven that it's irritant AND cancerigenous if used for long periods of time!!
And why do most firms still use this ultra-dangerous thing on people's shampoos and soap? Because it is cheap. That's it, our health and protection doesn't matter against a cheaper ingredient.
What should we do?
First, start making your own shampoo! and if you're not that crafty or think that's too much work, buy baby shampoo, or check the at  Organic shops to see if there's a bio-shampoo that doesn't contain SLS.
Me? I prefer homemade shampoo. I still don't know how to prepare it, but my boyfriend's mum makes one out of Aloe! You can't imagine how my hair is looking lately! Since the very first day it felt smoother, moisturized and soft! I was like: Oh my! I need to do this often!
In case you feel like making you very own organic shampoo, I'm sharing many recipes I found in Buzzle.com