Hydration Nation: ‘New’ hair products?

Thirsty Hair Fix #1

I cannot begin to explain my struggle with finding a good moisturising deep conditioner. At the beginning of my HHJ, I used and fell in love with Elasta QP DPR-11 until one day my hair just stopped responding to it. It was like the kid who found out she was allergic to chocolate.  I tried so many deep conditioners since then, including Queen Helene’s Cholesterol Deep Conditioner and Neutrogena Triple Moisture Daily Deep Conditioner, both of which left me nursing disastrously dry hair. I was at my wit’s end searching the most popular hair blogs and websites. I had pretty much tried most things on this list that were available locally before I decided that my hair was just temperamental and nothing these HHJ gurus recommended would work. I even tried baggying and co-washing but nothing would give.

Then last Saturday, I was in Beauty Exchange in St. Peter shopping for shampoo when I discovered Continue reading

Gettin’ my face on

Understanding-Acne_3

When I was younger I hardly used to take care of my face. But somewhere around 20-something I had a quarter life crisis and decided to develop a skin care routine out of fear that I’d wake up one day, 45 and wishing I had paid more attention to my pores when I had the chance. After doing some research online and a little trial and error, I found a routine that works for me. In the morning I cleanse and moisturize and before bed at night I cleanse, tone and moisturize. If I wear make-up that day, which is hardly ever, I use make-up remover prior to the cleansing.

Cleanser:
Either Neutrogena Continue reading