My Homemade Body Butter

 I have been ranting and raving about the body butter I make and how great it so I finally have the time to post the recipe and directions for everyone. For me this recipe always makes 16 oz and all of the items are priced differently at different places so shop around. It is so great because I know exactly what is in it and it makes my skin feel amazingggg.. like, what is lotion? Anyways let's get to it. 

What you will need 

measuring cup

double boiler

bowl

electric food mixer

1 cup Shea Butter (amazon or beauty supply)

1/2 cup extra virgin coconut oil (trader joes)

1/2 cup carrier oil of your choice (gnc or vitamin shoppe)

(sweet almond, jojoba, grapeseed, avocado, etc.)

1/2 tsp vitamin e (natural preservative) (vitamin shoppe)

about 10 drops of an essential oil for light fragrance (vitamin shoppe)

Since I do not have a double boiler I made one of course, using a pot filled with water low enough to not touch the steel bowl. The steam from the water will allow the shea butter to melt. Continue to let it melt and transfer to your measuring cup using an oven mitt (please don't burn yourself). Once you get to 1 cup transfer into a separate bowl. If your coconut oil is still solid repeat the same step until you get to 1/2 cup and transfer to the bowl.

add one or mix your carrier oil(s) in the measuring cup until you reach 1/2 cup and transfer it to the bowl of shea butter and coconut oil. Add your vitamin e and essential oils to the bowl and mix thoroughly. Stick that bad boy in the freezer for no more than 10 minutes.

 Yea, so I got caught up eating and left it in the freezer for a little too long but I let it sit for about 15 minutes and proceeded to mixing. It's important that you DO NOT try to manually hand mix this because the results will not be the same. The more you mix the fluffier and pale it will become. 

Voilà! So easy to make and very cost-efficient. Your body heat will allow it to melt in your hands and go on somewhat like an oil but it soaks into your skin so perfectly. I usually use this on my body at night right after a shower and my skin holds its moisture the entire next day. Enjoy!!

*good places that you can purchase the items are online, whole foods, trader joe's, vitamin shoppe, gnc, or other health stores.

Hi, my name is Sue

I have been wanting to do a roller set for a LONG time now because I have not done it since my transitioning days. Granted, it did not come out exactly how it did back then but good enough for my first time on completely natural hair. 

my hair was freshly co-washed and still wet when I applied my moisturizer and setting lotion using these size rollers.

pay close attention to the hat, because that is where the disaster took place. If it wasn't the granny stuck to my head curls then it was the hair that decided not to dry. Although I was so ready to just wash my hair I refused to let the greatness of the front go to waste. Pinning it up and separating the twists I was left with a great updo! 

xoxo, Cae

Braid Take Down!

Taking down braids can be a true pain but don't let the frustration cause you to treat your hair like crap! I've taken down braids on my permed hair but dealing with natural hair is an entirely different story. If you did not have your hair blow dried or straightened before adding extra hair take extra care during the take down.

What you'll need

spray bottle with water 

cheap conditioner

wide tooth comb 

rat tail comb

clarifying shampoo

deep conditioner

leave-in conditioner

(Your hair WILL shed more than usual, remember that our hair sheds about 100 strands a day)

1. Part your hair into about 6 sections making sure not to make them too big.

2. Lightly spritz your hair with water and add a generous amount of conditioner from root to tip.

3. Starting from the bottom to the top begin to detangle your hair with the wide tooth comb. Once it begins      to feel easier to detangle switch to a rat tail comb.

4. Twist the section up once you are done detangling.

5. Head to the sink or shower and shampoo your hair section by section making sure to remove all build up. Twist hair back after each section is thoroughly rinsed. 

6. Deep condition! I used the same deep conditioner in my previous post but I added an egg for some extra protein!

7. Wash that bad boy out with a conditioner (I really want to try Pantene's Co-Wash Cleansing Conditioner)

8.  Add your leave-in, detangle once more to make sure you have all shed hair out. 

9. STYLE AS USUAL!