I started out this month with The Organic Beauty Detox designed by Holistic Beauty Advisor and Celebrity Make Up artist, Akua Auset. Although the detox is a physical protocol, it also extends to reviewing beauty and household products in my home that may contain toxins.
Akua has definitely helped to increase my consciousness and helped me
realize its really a matter of making a few simple changes in where I
shop and what I should be looking for in products. While it was a challenge to just throw out full bottles of product I
already own, picking up a new bottle of shampoo was no problem at all! I
decided to go with a classic: Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap I picked
up at Target.
I have some avocado that may go bad before I can eat them all and since I consider that a crime against nature, I'm going to whip up an avocado mask for my hair. I've seen varying recipes, but I'm going to keep it simple and smooth out the avocado with some olive oil. I plan to run it through my food processor to avoid rinsing out small chunks of avocado later. For a simple recipe, check out the one I'm using here.
While all my avocado mask is marinating, I'm going to try my hand at a DIY green tea mask. Akua posted a video sharing a bit of her self-care routine and her results from the green tea mask were lovely.
When I'm all done, I think I want to welcome spring in curls. Curling my locs is one of my absolute favorite ways to wear my hair and I've tried every technique I've seen to achieve them. Nothing gives me perfect curls - or frustration - like flexirods, so I'm going to suck it up and go in. I'm so tempted to try the Curlformers. If you know anyone that has used them successfully with locs, shout them out!
I'll update with pictures of my perfect curls (fingers crossed) and reviews of the hair and facial mask when I'm done.
Don't forget to schedule and plan your own self-care this week!
