Mayo Hair wrap and Face regimen update!

So has anyone ever heard of this whole Mayo hair wrap?  Basically since forever it has been used as a deep conditioning treatment which totally make sense considering eggs are used for the same thing.  My mom also said it works which led me to try it.

I took mayo covered my hair in it then covered my hair in plastic wrap since I didn't have a shower cap.  I used the blow dryer to heat it up for about 15 minutes then rinsed.  If I was going to rate the process and the results I give it a one!

YUCK!  First of all that much mayo in one place really smells quite awful.  I have gotten used to the ACV smell just fine for the most part, but the mayo is ten times worse.  It also feels nasty and thick and greasy when I put it in my hair.  Of course heating it up only made it smell worse.  Just thinking about it makes me gag. :(  Rinsing it out was hard and took a long time.  After I got out of the shower my hair felt heavy and gross.  I thought it might not be a huge deal and it would feel fine once it dried.


Well, waking up the next morning was less than exciting.  I looked like a greasy Tbird missing his pink lady for days! even after using BSoda and ACV to get it to rinse out.  Basically, you could not pay me enough to do this again.

WHY??
I started thinking about why this backfired on me so intensely and I came up with a theory.  Now that I have been no poo for about a month now my hair is overall much healthier and happier with almost nothing added to it.  A mayo pack is intended for people with dry brittle hair which I DEF used to have.  However, now that my hair has gone through this transformation it does not really need that much moisture in one hit.  I will say even if I needed it, with other alternatives like other oils etc... I would not go back to this anyway.

Has anyone else every tried this?  If you have how did it workout?






Face UPDATE!!!
This is a much happier update.  So for a while I was not sure if my skin was purging if you will or if I was just breaking out.  I figured since my skin sucks anyway it was not a big deal so I pushed through.  Well "that time of the month" is usually the be all end of my face looking decent for about two weeks.  First off I never pay attention to that like some women do.  I'm a busy girl!  Anyway it totally caught up to me because my face didn't break out.  I mean at all.  I am sitting here writing to cyber space with two weeks after skin instead of first day of skin.  I am AMAZED!  This is by far the happiest result I could have asked for.  One thing I changed is dropping out the tea tree oil all over my face.  I found it irritating and more useful as a spot treatment only because it is rather drying.

I also watered down my ACV and kept it that way and I think it is working just fine that way.  Nothing wrong with saving a few bucks right!


** Please remember these are just my recipes and experiences with them.  I in no way have any medical knowledge of these products nor do I know how they will work for you.**

Face Wash Regimen (All Natural)

So I have been toying with a face wash regimen for the last week or so to try to perfect what I want.  I have had really bad skin since I can remember.  I have tried every single product in under the sun.  Proactive, Clean and Clear, Neutrogena, Clearasil, Acnefree, and Burts Bees, just to name a few!  Nothing ever worked so I decided it was time to make my own regimen.  It started with a lot of research.  I knew I wanted something all natural.  This was mostly because I wanted something that was easy to make and as non irritating as possible.

After some research my possibilities included...
just about everything under the sun... So I threw everything out the window and Decided to pretty literally make it up as I went along.  What I ended up with were a few key ingredients that I made into a three sometimes four step system. 
Organic ACV
Coconut Oil
Baking Soda
Tea Tree Oil
Aquaphor
Although I initially wanted to use only all natural ingredients, Aquaphor has been something I use on my skin daily since I was a kid.  It made the rounds in my house and got used on everything!  It is scent free and doesn't clog pours.  Aquaphor is something I will probably never be able to cut ties with even if one day I lived in the forrest in a tent.  Seriously this stuff is THAT good!

Step One, Scrub:
This one is pretty basic.  Simply Baking soda and water.  Thats Right! Just baking soda and water.  I use about a 1/4 BSoda to a 3/4 Water mix.  You should adjust this based on your own skin type because the soda will exfoliate the skin.

Step Two, Toner:
Again this is basic.  Organic ACV.  This once again stinks to high heaven, but it goes away completely when it dries.  I use about 50/50 water to ACV because my acne is pretty heavy.  Some people say to use it full strength some say 1 part ACV to 10 parts water.  Basically there is no right answer.

        My experiences:
I have used it full strength and 50/50.  I switched to 50/50 simply because it cut the smell down.  It was going away on my face but my bathroom was starting to stink-Yuck!-and I will say it cuts down the stench by a ton.  I have not noticed it working differently since diluting it.  However I will admit I would probably switch to full strength when I get a breakout just to nip it in the butt.

Step Three, Moisturize:
I use two different moisturizers, one during the day and one overnight.  Coconut oil is the sole ingredient the night time moisturizer.  Since I also use it on my skin I just take it straight out of the jar.  However and this is  BIG however, you must use Virgin Coconut oil.  It should be white and a little cakey.  Once you heat it up between your fingers it melts right into clear oil.  I just apply a thin layer all over my skin and thats that!
During the day I have this spray bottle with a cup of water and maybe a teaspoon of Coconut Oil in it.  I just spray my face with it lightly with it after toner.  I switch it up because the straight oil takes a while to absorb, and I don't have the time in the morning!

Step Four, Spot Treatment/Mask:
This is where the Aquaphor comes in.  I just took about a tablespoon of Aquaphor and mix in a drop or two of tea tree oil.  I originally did this as spot treatment because I wanted something more substantial than just oil so I felt like it was staying on my face all night.  Once every three days I replace the coconut oil with this mask.  Just a thin layer on my skin before bedtime.

THATS IT!  I know it was a lot of words, but if you think about it most steps are just one ingredient.  Doesn't it erk you that it can be that simple.  I will say my skin has NEVER looked so much better.  It is not overly dry oily messy anything.  Just slowly clearing up and getting healthier.  A big part of this is my honey mask.  Since I find it so crucial I will make an entire post dedicated to it.  It is just too lovely!


P.S.  Shelf life is something I was concerned about when I decided to use all natural ingredients.  However, I made all of these ahead of time and store them in my bathroom.  So far nothing has gone bad or smelled funny and it has been a couple of weeks.

Please remember, this is how these things reacted to MY skin.  Each person is different and ingredients may react to your face in a better or worse way.  Be careful and let me know how it goes!

Experiment #2 Organic ACV in hair

Last night I made a new version of an AVC rinse for my hair.  I used organic ACV from Whole Foods water and honey. 
Recipe...
~One part organic ACV
~Three parts hot water
~One teaspoon of raw organic honey.
~Mix all together until honey completely melts
~Dump on hair focusing on scalp
~Massage in scalp for one minute or so
~Rinse well

Effects...
Well the vinegar smell is extremely intense especially with this organic stuff.  However I def noticed that my hair curled really nicely this morning all by itself.  Once again the vinegar smell disappears when your hair dries.  My hair looks fine, not incredibly shiny but stayed together really well and did not friz at all.  I would like a little more shine and volume in my curl.  Although I have heard a lot of good things about this method, and will try it again.  My hair is still getting better by the day in it's transition period if you will.

Experiment #1

The first thing I did when I was experimenting with natural products was whip out the ACV.  I initially started looking into this as an acne treatment because I also suffer from severe disgruntlement of those products as well.  Anyway, I used it as a toner for my skin and just wiped it across my clean skin.  THIS BURNS LIKE A MOTHER F*@%ER.  However, I did notice a difference in my skin even the next day.  That night I also made an ACV rinse for my hair.

Recipes:

Hair Rinse...
~ about 1/8 cup of ACV
~ mixed with about 2 cups warm water from shower
~ tilt head forward and pour vinegar over hair
~ massage for about a minute then rinse with warm water
~ follow up with cool water if you can stand it (for shine)

Effects...
I tried to use this as an anti dandruff treatment, and a clarifying treatment since I have really hard water at home.  The next day I must say I did not notice any itch at all, and my hair looked AMAZING!  However, I did smell like an Easter Egg until my hair dried.  *NOTE*  If you are active or workout whatever, when my hair got wet again and I started to sweat I did smell a hint of vinegar, but nothing terrible.

Skin Toner...
~ I used a dab of this on a piece of toilet paper or a tissue
~ I used it on my face full strength.  If you have sensitive skin you can dilute with water.
~ Do not rinse off, let dry.
~ If skin feels dry moisturize with anything that won't clog pours
~ I added nothing the first night just to see what the effects would be

Effects...
~ Acne looked better, not completely gone
~ Complexion looked a lot better
~ Smelled of vinegar a tad when sweating.


After I did these experiments I found out that Organic ACV is really what I was supposed to be using.  It contains the "mother" which is basically a bunch of cloudy gunk.  So although I got the results I wanted for my hair, I am looking forward to the hopefully enhanced results with my skin.

will check back later!