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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Grilled Chicken Hearts Recipe























Ingredients:


25 Chicken Hearts



1 Lime






1 Garlic Clove, grated



½ tsp pepper



Onion



Capsicum



Bamboo skewers soaked in water for 20 minutes



How to do:



1) Mix all of the ingredients together and marinade for at least 6 hours.
2) Put onto skewers and grill or pan fry.
Alternatively, you can put onion or capsicum on the skewers!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Shampoo for Travellers:)





JR Liggett's bar shampoo is probably one of the best things that ever happened to my hair. It does not contain the harsh detergent Sodium Laurel Sulfate, which most conventional shampoos have. SLS strips the oils from your hair, leaving your hair damaged, and with an overproduction of oil to compensate. This overproduction makes you need to wash your hair constantly to keep the oil at a reasonable level. This shampoo does not have SLS in it, and I can go quite a while without washing it - usually my skin feels yucky long before my hair starts to feel gross in any way. Of course, my hair took about a week to get used to the sudden lack of SLS in my shampoo - which caused it to be very, very greasy for a few days to a week. I recommend that if you switch to JR Liggett's, you do it at a time that you will not have to go out very much (I did it during summer vacation from school). Do NOT let this adjustment period discourage you from using this fantastic product, though! It's SO worth it because it makes my hair really, really soft and thick, and my curls look nicer than when I used SLS based shampoos! Besides the SLS factor, JR liggett's is more environmentally friendly. It comes wrapped only in a small piece of paper, rather than a large plastic bottle. Also, you don't need conditioner because the oils in the shampoo bar do the job of conditioner (so, one less plastic bottle). It saves me a lot of money - even if $4.5 seems a bit much for a 3.5 ounce bar, you must take in to consideration the fact that you don't need to buy conditioner and that the bar lasts to between 6 months and a year! The scent it exudes is a mild herbal scent and in a pinch it can be used as a body soap as well. When I go on my church's mission trip each year, I use it as shampoo, and body soap, and shaving soap and it works just fine. I recommend that when you use it, you put it in your hair right when you get it wet, and leave it in until the very end of your shower (after you've soaped your body, shaved your legs, etc) to get the softest hair possible. To sum it up, JR Liggett's is a fantastic, environmentally responsible product with all-natural and safe ingredients, and I highly recommend it.

You can find it at iherb.com for just 4.55$.
iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.



Vitamins for Hair, Skin & Nails





Today I want to tell my opinion about Country Life, Gluten Free, Maxi-Hair



I've been taking these pills since December , after I realized how badly my hair was falling out. I was rather oblivious to how much I was shedding until I noticed how many loose strands I'd be pulling out in the shower while shampooing, and although I'm aware hair is three times weaker when it's wet, it scared me. I went out the next day to buy things to make my hair strong again, such as shampoo without sulfates and these vitamins. I don't know how long it took before I actually noticed they were helping, I wasn't paying much attention because I was simply convinced they wouldn't help. But one day I realized not only was I leaving less hair all over the bathroom floor from brushing my hair, but I pull out a lot less when I shampoo my hair! Admittedly, I don't use the sulfate-free shampoo as much as I should, because my regular shampoo smells like apples and I love the scent, so I use that more than the other stuff. So I know the majority of the progress has been because of these vitamins. I haven't noticed any difference in my skin, but that's because I already have good skin. But another huge difference besides the decrease in hair shedding is my nails are incredibly healthy! They used to crack and chip and just plain break off so easily, I could bump my hand into a hard surface while walking and it'd chip a nail. I got so used to it that my healthy nails were the first thing that made me realize these vitamins actually work. One day I jammed my hand into the kitchen counter because I stumbled, and started to walk toward the bathroom to get nail clippers because I completely expected at least one fully demolished nail that has to be trimmed down, but my nails weren't affected at all by the blow to the ceramic. These vitamins can double as a daily multitab as well. These vitamins don't have iron though, so if you need iron, you'll need to take a separate supplement. One warning, however: These vitamins will turn your urine neon yellow:) The brightness will fade over time as you continue to take these, but for the first couple months at least, you'll seriously have dayglo yellow pee.






You can find it at iherb.com for 11$.
iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.







Sunday, November 13, 2011

Earth Therapeutics, Clari-T, Pore Cleansing Strips





I've used nose strips before, so I know how to use the product correctly. The nice thing for comparing effectiveness is... you can look on the strip and SEE what did or did not come out of your pores. Biore's version runs a little under $1 per strip. Earth Therapeutics Clari-T is around $.50 per strip! I bought these thinking if they are even HALF as good, I'll come out ahead. Sadly, these are NOT half as good, they are entirely worthless to me, as they pull NOTHING out of my pores. I think the company meant well, because there's some kind of lotion on the strips that smells nice and is probably all well and good for my skin. But it came at the cost of effectiveness. DON'T buy these, DON'T make the same mistake I did. I want my money back, but sometimes in life, there are rip-offs. This is one of those times for me. May you benefit from my loss, and this being such a poor product that I was driven to write a scathing review. I'm recommending you buy Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips 14 Nose Strips instead. These are the only two products I've tried, but I know that Biore's works, and Earth Therapeutic's does not.



You can find it at iherb.com for 4.6$.
iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.





Eco-Dent Extra Brite Tooth Whitener





I decided to use this product because my teeth had started to get noticable yellowing. The directions state to use 2x daily for 2-3 weeks. I wanted to get the full benefit, so I used it for the whole three weeks. Unfortunately I was too lazy to take a "before" photo, but when I look at my teeth, to me they're noticably less yellow. Not enough to make anybody else notice, but enough to where I know it's slightly lighter. I don't think they look as yellow, so for that, I'm satisfied. This is the first time I've used toothpowder and I find that I prefer it to toothpastes, because it doesn't leave an aftertaste or dry out my mouth--I can drink orange juice after brushing with this :) There will be a slight minty taste, but not to where you notice it but feel it. I don't mind the taste, it's a little salty and it foams up a bit because of the peroxide to clean your teeth. My boyfriend HATED this, though, said it tasted god awful. I guess you'll just have to try it to see if you'll like it. For a very mild whitening, this is okay. I'm planning on trying Paula Begoun's tooth whitener next time around. I can't complain with this product, it's just a toothpaste, after all...so I guess I don't know why I expected my teeth to be gleaming white? I suppose it's a good low-cost fix. **I also noticed that the one area of my teeth that gets the most plaque buildup has NONE since I'd been using this. Dentists would think I never flossed there even though I do it daily, so that was probably the biggest benefit for me.

You can find it at iherb.com for 5.60$.
iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.



Friday, November 11, 2011

Black African Magic




This soap is amazing. I give it five stars for the following reasons: 1) First, the smell -- If strong scents easily overwhelm you, this bar is one to try. It has a subtle sweet smell. I look ridiculous smelling my bar of soap but it just smells delightful. 2) When other soaps fail to treat your skin issues, Nubian Heritage does not -- Most people try this soap because of skin issues, including skin sensitivity issues. I am very sensitive to most cleansing products; my face becomes a dry, itching mess quite easily. I also still contend with pimples. This soap helps control my acne without turning my face into a dry, red mess. 3) Your skin was soft once and will be again -- This soap has phenomenal moisturizing properties. It feels great on your skin. I don't have to apply baby oil or moisturizing body lotion because this soap does it all. If your hair becomes dry during particular periods of the year, try washing your hair with this bar rather than using hot oils or protein soaks. 4) Ingredients you can pronounce -- I don't want dyes or heavy chemicals in anything I use but especially on my face. This soap has a straightforward ingredient list. This product is vegan in nature with no animal based products. It is not tested on animals and is made in the United States.


You can find it at iherb.com for 3.07$.


iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.

Natural Alternatif for My Body





I've been reading several reviews about shea butter and I decided to choose this product. I have to say that I was really suprised that it made my skin so soft and moisturized without being greasy. It keeps my skin looking healthy throughout the entire day and it's great that a little goes a long way. Also, for those of you that have read about the "grit" that the shea butter contains, yes it is there but once you rub it in your hands and apply to your skin the "gritty" feeling goes away. You don't need to melt it either because your body heat will make this easy to spread on your skin. I'm going to recommend this to everyone in my family!


Going to try it for my hair also.


You can find it at iherb.com for 7.6$. iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.





Thursday, November 10, 2011

My experience with Retinol Cream
















My first experience with retinol cream is cream Life Flo Health, Retinol A 1%, Advanced Revitalization Cream.
Radiant Skin
Ingredients That Focus on Intensive Moisturizing & Softening of the Skin
No animals were used to test this product.
Retinol A 1% cream delivers a high concentration of retinol to moisturize the skin and to diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and skin irregularities.

Infused with Green Tea, an antioxidant to help protect from free radical damage to the skin.











I was looking for a natural retinol cream without all the added ingredients most creams have and I came across this. I absolutely love it. I've been using the product for a couple months now and see a dramatic difference when I look in the mirror. My face looks so fresh, clear, and younger. It has helped me with my stubborn crows feet around my eyes and some light wrinkling around my mouth as well. Even my husband compliments how great my skin looks now so I know it's doing it's job. If your looking for a natural retinol cream than this is definately a product worth trying. I did have minor flaking/peeling the first few days of use but since then nothing. I don't believe you could avoid this in any cream with a high concentration of retinol in it. The price is also a big plus.
You can find it at
iherb.com for 15$.
iHerb is a great store sells thousands of natural food items, everything from stevia to gluten free flours to much more! If you’re new to
iHerb, you can use Coupon Code MAZ853 to get $5 off your first order.

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