Beauty is only skin deep!

Well as of Sept 13th 2010 I will be 32 years old! Most women wont talk about their true age, but as for me I have no problem with revealing how old I am. Perhaps it because I still have the luck of looking younger than I actually am. Its quite funny when my husband gets accused of robbing the cradle when in fact I am the older one in the relationship (by almost 2 years). So I have decided to reveal a few of my beauty secrets and believe it or not they are as close as your kitchen!

Many estheticions charge big money for skin resurfacing treatments such as micro dermabrasion, but if your broke like me you just cant afford it. So why not make your own beneficial facial scrub? Well now you can! Simply take a teaspoon of regular granulated sugar, a teaspoon of brown sugar (the darker the better), a generous squirt of natural honey and a touch of milk. Mix it all up until its a gooey paste and then apply it to your face in a circular scrubbing motion. Make sure you lean over the sink because this is a messy mixture and it will glop, drop, and fall everywhere. Let it sit on your face for a couple of minutes before rinsing thoroughly. Make sure when you dry your face you pat your face with the towel don't rub. Now so you can understand why your face now feels soft as a baby's bum (no I am not British I just like the word bum) I will now include my research as to how the kitchen concoction works. Aside from the obvious scrubbing properties of sugar it also contains glycolic acid which is a natural alpha hydroxy acid that not only exfoliates but also moisturizes and protects the skin. Now the brown sugar  has the added benefit of having molasses which is a good source of vitamin B which is an antioxidant believed to help reverse signs of aging. Honey is actually an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent and does in fact help speed healing. Honey also has the benefit of containing vitamins, mineral, and amino acids. Now for the milk, it contains lactic acid and beta hydroxy acid which helps with exfoliation as well. Also the fat and proteins in milk help make skin soft and smooth. This mixture will also help with WELL HEALED tattoos, it clears off dead skin and can make colors brighter as well as gray shades pop more.

Hair is another area of your body that can benefit from your kitchen staples. The above mixture is a good start if you have a dandruff issue. One of my fave hair solutions is olive oil. My hair tends to get dry especially at the ends so using olive oil as a treatment is a godsend. Be careful not to apply olive oil to your hair while in the shower, its slicker than snot on a Teflon pan so you can imagine the implications if you use it while standing in the shower. Though admittedly I don't take my own advice on this one but "do as I say, not as I do" the old saying goes. Shampoo your hair nice and clean, once done thoroughly saturate your hair in the oil. Wrap your hair up in a towel (you might want to use an old one for this since the oil will take quit a bit of time to wash out) turban style. Now sit back and relax for a while, about 20 min should do it but don't hesitate to leave it longer if you want. You could also use a blow dryer and a shower cap to add some heat to the process. Now its time to rinse, this might take a little while since oil is a bit hard to get out. You want to shampoo your hair again maby even 2 more times. When dry your hair will feel amazing, no frizz or dryness. As for why it works, well let me enlighten you. Olive oil contains vitamins, minerals, antioxidents and is a great source of mono-unsaturated fats all of that combined helps clean the scalp, moisturize, nourish and protect the hair. Olive oil is also good for getting rid of lice which sometimes can run rampant in elementary schools.

That is all for the kitchen beauty 101 today, more to come in future posts. 

What its all about!

I am brand new to the blogging scene but seeing as to how I am a stay at home mom with time on my hands I figured why not give this whole thing a try. I want my blog to consist of things us modern moms want to read about, such as tips, tricks and advice on anything and everything of interest to us. I am however tweaking it to appeal more to moms like my self who happen to be tattooed, pierced punks (or ex punks) with a domestic flair. So if you are a mom who has had almost every color of hair in the rainbow, sport ink on your skin, have had or still have enough metal in your body to make your airport security even more of a hassle than it already is, and still cant resist any article of clothing with a skull on it than this is the blog for you! I call myself the anti Martha Stewart, you know all the craftiness and recipes without the stick up my bum and a full back piece tattoo. So tune into future posts from the inked domestic goddess!