Beauty Tips

Wash your face regularly with a gentle cleanser, like pHisoderm, alba, or St. Ives Apricot Scrub. Use toner (if you want to). Don’t use toner from different brands! For example, don’t get a cleanser from CleanFace & Company (I’m making two of these names up), a toner from Fresh Skin for Less, and a moisturizer from Aveeno. They have to be from the same line in the same brand, or else it won’t do anything for your skin. When they’re in the same line of the same brand, they’re meant to complement each other.

Take care of your hair. Do some research, stop buying bad shampoo like Pantene, Herbal Essences and Suave. They all contain sulfates, which dry out your hair and strip it of natural oils. Even the ones that claim to moisturize (such as Dove Moisture or Herbal Essences Hello Hydration) have sulfates. Try using baby shampoo, or if you have a Trader Joe’s/Henry’s/Whole Foods nearby, they have gentle, natural soaps. Burt’s Bees has shampoo bars, you could try those. Condition your hair with a natural conditioner. Don’t just take what it says; check the ingredients for yourself. Make sure it doesn’t have silicones (any word that ends in “cone”). when is also a great hair care company. Use some styling products depeding on your hair type.

CURLY HAIR: Try using the curly girl method! You’ll have fabulous hair when you wait a while for the method to kick in. Sign up on naturallycurly.com and learn more about your hair. Here’s the CG method: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showthread.php?t=14222

WAVY HAIR: You can also try the above, for curly hair. Waves needs moisture just like curls. http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showthread.php?t=14222

STRAIGHT HAIR: Just use the tips that I gave wayy above there.

As for makeup, only use Organic, mineral makeup. Physician’s formula is a inexpensive drugstore makeup brand that has Organic and mineral products for not very expensive. Bare Escentuals is also the most popular mineral makeup brand, and you can get that off the internet, at Sephora, or at Ulta.

Get plenty of rest and eat the right foods. Excercise regularly, but don’t overdo it. And best of all, be happy with yourself. Confidence makes a person beautiful!