Stretch Marks Home made Salve

Oh stretch marks…

I got them with my first, and have since gotten rid of them, even through four more pregnancies (and I haven’t gotten any new ones).

I think it is largely due to the healthier diet and lifestyle I’ve adopted during that time, but today I’m also sharing my salve that I make to help keep belly skin smooth during pregnancy. I call it Tiger Salve since I’ve often heard stretch marks referred to as “Tiger Stripes.”

Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of my stretch marks and wouldn’t trade a second of motherhood for perfect abs, but I also prefer to avoid getting any more stripes! I do think that diet is a crucial part of pregnancy health though, so this alone won’t keep stretch marks away for everyone…

This salve is designed to keep skin supple so that it can accomodate a growing belly, but also to sooth any skin irritation that accompanies pregnancy. It’s also super simple to make, so I can even manage to remember the recipe when I have placenta brain…


Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
40 mins

This easy salve is soothing and nourishing to skin as it adjusts to your growing belly!
Author: Wellness Mama
Recipe type: Beauty/Skin
Ingredients
¼ cup Shea Butter
¼ cup Coconut Oil
3 Tablespoons Apricot Kernel or Almond Oil (can also use Olive oil)
1 Tablespoon Calendula Flowers (optional)
¼ tsp dried Ginger Root (optional)
Instructions
If using the calendula and dried ginger, add to Apricot Kernel or Almond Oil and place in a double boiler or bowl over a small pan of water. (or use a glass jar for easier clean up)
Bring to a simmer and heat for 30 minutes on medium low heat to incorporate the properties of the herbs.
Strain through a cheesecloth or metal strainer to remove herbs. YOu will want to make sure you still have at least 2 tablespoons of liquid oil left.
Return the oil to the double boiler and add the shea butter and coconut oil.
Heat until melted and stir to incorporate.
Remove from heat and store in small glass jar.
Add any pregnancy safe essential oils if desired.
Use as needed on skin before, during or after pregnancy as needed.

ARE YOU A WORKING MOTHER

Are you always in a hurry and constantly worrying about your curry? If you are the quintessential workingwoman, you will certainly find yourself neglecting the woman in you. It is absolutely no joke to do a full-time job and look after your husband and children. Therefore, while taking care of others, take care of yourself too.


Your physical and mental health and sense of self-worth plays an important role in what makes you tick. Let us see how working mothers can look and feel beautiful. Pamper thyself.

1. The first step is to de-stress. Worries only bring wrinkles. So when you wake up in the morning, the first thing that you need to do, after stretching and yawning, is to take a few deep breaths and relax. In fact you could even do it in the middle of the day, especially when you find the pressures threatening to take over. Before starting on any work, meditate. Say 'OM' for a few minutes. Or anything that makes you feel good. Even if you can spend just 5-10 minutes of your day on meditation, you will look and feel much better.

2. Drink loads of water. Start with 2-3 glasses until you can swallow over a litre on an empty stomach. This will serve to flush out all the toxins from your system and make your skin glow.

3. Next, splash your face with cold water before brushing your teeth. Put a few drops of some aromatic oil in your bathwater to help you feel fresh and energetic. After bath, use a good hand and body lotion to keep your skin supple and young.

4. Apply some sunscreen lotion before going out to work. Do not forget your dark glasses to avoid crow's feet around your eyes.

5. After coming home from a hard day's work, clean your skin with a little bit of cotton soaked in unboiled milk. This serves as an excellent cleanser. Next comes the astringent. For a natural astringent, you could simply splash cold water on your face. After this relax with a herbal face pack or a moisturizer.

6. Just in case you have been tanned, mix a little vinegar with one teaspoon of honey and apply on your face for 15 minutes to remove the tan.

7. You could also apply a paste out of honey and corn flour in order to keep those wrinkles at bay.

8.Soak your tired feet in a bucket of warm water with salt and watch the tiredness slip away.

9. Put a slice of cucumber on both your eyes for about 10 minutes before you go to sleep, as this will not only help you to relax, but it is also excellent for removing dark circles underneath the eyes.

10. Lastly, make sure that you get a good eight hour sleep, as no amount of make up, herbal packs or moisturizers can replace that.

  

You are 13 steps behind from making your hair Thicker and Healthier

You will find three kinds of people in the world. One who gets naturally thicker and healthier hair by born, one who gets it automatically at some stage when living a healthy life and one who doesn’t get it by born but has desire and dedication to get thicker hair following every possible steps. You must be in the third group and want to grow thicker hair.

How to get thicker hair?

Growing thicker hair is not a tough job nor an easy job. All you need is a commitment to yourself. Before diving into the steps, you can follow this article “Amazing Hair Care Tips and Routine for Repairing Damaged Hair” to lower the issue of damaged hair. Let’s get into the steps,

Wash your hair only when you feel your hair need to wash

You already know your hair type very well. Isn’t it? It can be straight, curly, wavy, or kinky, OR it can be oily, dry, smelly, or damaged hair. Daily washing doesn’t suit on everybody’s hair because it varies on hair types and textures. The most effective rule for washing your hair is always to wash based on the type of your hair.

For oily hair daily/2-3 times a week is perfect, for curly hair once a week and for straight hair 3-4 times a week is the right option to choose. For a better understanding, read this article “How often should your wash your hair?”.

Include healthy foods in your diet list and Consume daily

This is the best step to make hair thicker considering that healthy and thicker hair strands come from healthy scalp. Vitamin A, C, Group of vitamin B, Copper, Zinc, Iron and Omega-3 fatty acids are necessary for making hair thicker. So, the question is which foods consist of these top quality vitamins?

Don’t worry, here is an article which covers “30 healthy foods for healthy hair” that will help make your hair more healthier and thicker.

Message your scalp daily to increase the blow circulation

Daily scalp messaging is a MUST for growing hair thicker. There are two ways that you can follow

Messaging with just your fingers
Messaging with Coconut, Jojoba, or Amla oil
If you go with method 1, then you definitely can do it many times a day with just only your fingers. This will boost the blood flow level of your scalp which will help get healthy scalp and as you already know when you have healthy scalp, you are going to get healthy hair.

how to get thicker hair
Hair need the right nutrients, moistures, volumes and daily practices for growing thicker
If you choose method 2, then you can use coconut, jojoba, or amla oil. This could also do the same but with some nutrients that the oil contains. Apply some oil on your scalp and gently message it for 3-5 minutes. Wrap your head with a towel moistened with warm water.

After 5-10 minutes, rinse off your hair very well. You don’t  need to do this daily, once a week is perfect option to decide on.

Stay away from heat styling tools

Heat styling equipments for example curly iron, flat iron, straight iron, or blow drier are the culprit of hair. These heat-irons are hazardous for making hair dry and brittle. If you use these equipments more often and desire to grow thick hair, you then MUST have to forestall these styling tools. Forget about blow drying, and make a friendship with air drying.

Stay away from chemical based shampoo and styling products

Chemical substances are always bad for almost everything as well as hair. Most of the products that you simply use to cleanse your scalp, may go well with you, but not for other people. You will discover lots of shampoos and styling products which contain Laureth sulfates and Sodium laurel.

These chemical takes the natural oil off from your scalp and make your hair dry. So, It is best to avoid chemical based shampoo and styling products and go only for organic products to make your hair healthy as well as thicker.

Deep condition once a week to keep hair moisturized

Hair can turn out to be weak and lousy due to the exposure to the elements and frequent washing. As like we have to have some extra sleeps for making our body healthy, your hair demand it too and you can give it by deep conditioning once a week.

Simply because, deep condition is the best way to moisture hair when your hair need some extra pampering.

Volumizing method for giving hair fullness

To give a life to your hair, volumizing method comes in a great handy. You will find lots of volumizing shampoos and conditioners available in the market and from them you have to choose only natural products to be safe and sound.

After washing your hair with volumizing shampoo and conditioner, you might notice some changes in your hair strands. This method will add wave and volume to your hair which will help make hair thicker.

Shield your hair when going out

It is really challenging to protect your hair from daily pollutants, toxins. But, there are some preventive formula that you could attempt to shield your hair from these culprits. When your are heading to the sun, wear a cap or scarf, this will protect your hair from the harmful UV rays.

Swimming pools water are also harmful for the health of hair. When you need to swim, put on a swimming cap to verify your hair are safe from chlorinated water. Right after your swimming, wash your hair with a shampoo very well to ensure there isn’t any chlorine build-ups presents on your hair.

For a better understanding, read this article “Hair Care Tips and Quick Fixes for Swimmers Hair“.

Deal with your stress

Stress features a direct connection to the hair fall. The more you stress, the more your hair will fall out plus the more thinner you hair will be. No worries! As soon as you can lessen your stress level, the situation will be controlled just like before.

Though some kinds of stress cannot be lowered, but you can try sleeping formula to get rid of stress and make your hair from falling out and thinning. Make an effort to sleep 8+ hours a day and sleep only on satin pillow to ensure your pillow cannot take the moisture away from your hair.

Keratin Treatment

Keratin treatment shortens the time of blow-drying to a minimum of 40-60%. Get a keratin treatment every two weeks to avoid wasting time and make the journey of getting healthy and thicker hair successful. This treatment will help your hair from steady damage of heat styling products.

Natural Treatments to make hair thicker

Natural treatments are always preferred and work great when actively applied. There are lots of natural ways available to choose for making hair thicker. Below are the top 3 natural treatments that you can apply. Give it a try and get the best results.

Egg Treatment

Protein treatment is necessary for making hair thicker and healthier. Egg treatment can cover the protein treatment part, so you only need some eggs deepening on the size of your hair. Take some eggs, bend it very well and pour on your scalp. Make sure your hair are wet before pouring.

Now, let it sit for 8-12 minutes and then wash your hair with a shampoo and lukewarm water. This egg treatment will give your lifeless hair a brand new life and will let you to get thicker hair. Take this treatment 2 times a week.

Aloe Vera Treatment

You can also take Aloe Vera treatment to make your hair healthy and thicker. Take some Aloe Vera leaves and extract the gel from it. Now, implement those gel on your scalp and hair and let it sit for half an hour. Finally rinse off your hair with lukewarm water. You could take this home treatment once a week.

Avocado and Banana Mixer

Another great option for growing thicker hair is applying a mixer of Avocado and Banana. Take a banana along with a meshed avocado, mix them very well and apply on your scalp. Now, leave it for 30 minutes to be sure your hair are getting the right nutrients from avocado and banana mixer.

Finally, wash your hair with a shampoo and then conditioner. Once a week is the best option for this avocado and banana treatment.

Bonus Tip: Be Dedicated

This is not an easy job to make hair thicker and healthier. You have to be dedicated and work very hard on every single steps outlined above. If you can make sure that you are following all the steps, then all I can say you are not very far from getting healthy and thicker hair. Good Luck :)