Comments on: Homemade Beauty Recipes http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/ YLCF Mon, 21 May 2012 16:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: April http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4270 April Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:13:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4270 Abby - I use the conditioner mixture like a regular conditioner. So...shampoo your hair, then apply the conditioner and let it soak in for a while before rinsing. I like to wash/apply conditioner at the beginning of my shower and then it has time to soak in while I'm doing the rest of my showerly duties. ;-)<br/><br/>As Natalie mentioned, bottled 100% aloe can be found at discount stores like Target.<br/><br/>To the other April (;-D) and Leslie...thanks for sharing your tips! I can't wait to try them out! I learned most of what was in this post from friends and fellow-experimenters online, and I'm always on the lookout for new things to try. :-) Abby – I use the conditioner mixture like a regular conditioner. So…shampoo your hair, then apply the conditioner and let it soak in for a while before rinsing. I like to wash/apply conditioner at the beginning of my shower and then it has time to soak in while I’m doing the rest of my showerly duties. ;-)

As Natalie mentioned, bottled 100% aloe can be found at discount stores like Target.

To the other April (;-D) and Leslie…thanks for sharing your tips! I can’t wait to try them out! I learned most of what was in this post from friends and fellow-experimenters online, and I’m always on the lookout for new things to try. :-)

]]> By: April http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4269 April Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:08:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4269 My apologies to those of you who asked questions...I was on a trip to PEI when this was posted, and am just getting caught up on my internet-ly things today. :-)<br/><br/>First of all, I'm glad everyone is enjoying this, and thank you all for your lovely comments!<br/><br/>Brooke - I wouldn't recommend leaving the conditioner mixture in. The honey will probably leave your hair REALLY sticky! ;-) If you wanted to, you could mix just aloe in with your conditioner, and try that as a leave-in. I don't think it would be much different in texture than a regular leave-in.<br/><br/>Anonymous - (I'm sorry, I don't know your name! :-S) I have never been terribly consistent with my beauty routines. (Yes, true confession!) I do the mask whenever I have time, which, since school started, is not very often. ;-) Really, the number of times you can/should use the mask is determined by your skin. I would recommend you just have fun with it...pay close attention to how your skin reacts/looks and decide from there how often to do it. You also asked what brand of makeup I use...for foundation and blush, I use i.d. bare minerals. I like it because it's better for my acne-prone skin, and is made of natural minerals rather than the man-made chemicals so often found in the other major brands. My apologies to those of you who asked questions…I was on a trip to PEI when this was posted, and am just getting caught up on my internet-ly things today. :-)

First of all, I’m glad everyone is enjoying this, and thank you all for your lovely comments!

Brooke – I wouldn’t recommend leaving the conditioner mixture in. The honey will probably leave your hair REALLY sticky! ;-) If you wanted to, you could mix just aloe in with your conditioner, and try that as a leave-in. I don’t think it would be much different in texture than a regular leave-in.

Anonymous – (I’m sorry, I don’t know your name! :-S) I have never been terribly consistent with my beauty routines. (Yes, true confession!) I do the mask whenever I have time, which, since school started, is not very often. ;-) Really, the number of times you can/should use the mask is determined by your skin. I would recommend you just have fun with it…pay close attention to how your skin reacts/looks and decide from there how often to do it. You also asked what brand of makeup I use…for foundation and blush, I use i.d. bare minerals. I like it because it’s better for my acne-prone skin, and is made of natural minerals rather than the man-made chemicals so often found in the other major brands.

]]> By: Cheri http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4256 Cheri Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:36:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4256 Thanks for clarifying on the aloe, Natalie. I wasn't sure if aloe meant fresh aloe from the plant, or aloe vera gel. =) Thanks for clarifying on the aloe, Natalie. I wasn’t sure if aloe meant fresh aloe from the plant, or aloe vera gel. =)

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4243 Anonymous Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:45:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4243 Yes, any information about the application of the conditioner would be nice! I can't wait to try it, but I don't know what I'm doing! :)<br/><br/>Jamie Yes, any information about the application of the conditioner would be nice! I can’t wait to try it, but I don’t know what I’m doing! :)

Jamie

]]> By: Natalie Marie http://ylcf.org/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4242 Natalie Marie Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:59:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2007/09/homemade-beauty-recipes/#comment-4242 If you look in the aspirin mask recipe I mention that I found aloe at Target in the health and beauty section. Also, you can get it at any health food/nutrition type store. If you look in the aspirin mask recipe I mention that I found aloe at Target in the health and beauty section. Also, you can get it at any health food/nutrition type store.

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