Fun Things for Teen Girls to Do

I day of chilling, laughter and laid back spa treatments are the ticket for a great day of summer bonding with your best friends.  I have some great spa recipes for you to enjoy while using simple everyday ingredients around the house.  Make a list and share with your girl friends so they can bring something to the spa fun.  These great and simple spa recipes guarantee you and your gal pals can hang out anytime and never get bored, just fabulous.

Let’s talk about FACES

Banana Honey Facial Mask and Potato Soother

YOU WILL NEED;

• Half a ripe banana
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon olive oil (omit if you have oily skin) great for sun kissed skin.

Blend these ingredients together well, you may use a blender. Apply to clean face and leaving on for up to ten to fifteen minutes. While allowing this treatment to work it magic add the eye soother treatment below.

Potato Soother

This takes a whole new spin on the common cucumber soother you've seen over and over again. This is a great little trick to use for all those times you don’t have a cucumber. Start a new habit of storing a potato in the fridge to have on hand for a quick and fab soother.

Pop a potato in the fridge to chill for about one hour before using, or pull one out you've stored for just such an occasion.

YOU WILL NEED;

• Thin cold, raw potato slices

Place one slice over each eye and relax. After the 15 minutes remove, rinse with warm water and gently pat skin dry with a soft clean towel.

Applying Hair Mask;

Always apply hair mask to wet hair. Massage the mask into your hair and down to the ends. Cover hair with a shower cap and let it work for 10 – 15 minutes minimum! I leave it on my hair for as long as I can, because you can’t get too much of a good thing. You may also add heat by wrapping your head in a warm towel just out of the dryer. I often go outside during the summer months and garden or relax in the sun while I write, so you don’t write, just relax.

For Oily to Normal hair;

Rinse your hair in warm water, shampoo and rinsing thoroughly.

For Dry Hair;

This would be me, Rinse (I do not shampoo but you can) your hair thoroughly in warm water to start and end by cooling the water down to close the hair shaft and seal in the benefits of this treatment. I love this so much it makes my curly, dry and red hair bouncy and shine with a wonderful aroma that smells great! This treatment is my feel good cure to anything!

YOU WILL NEED;

• 1 Avocado
• I tsp powered ginger
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil ( you can use another oil but Sesame is best)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil (don’t add this if you have oily hair)

Mix and mash all the ingredients in a bowl to a smooth puree. Apply this magical mask as directed above.

The fashion trend for hair this year is soft and bouncy and today we cover the basics for root to end giving you the sexiest full and bouncy hair possible.

There are lots of great products to help you have fuller and bouncier hair and yet knowing your hair type is vital to get the perfect results. If you have not read my article how to get super shiny hair go back and read that to understand the first and vital steps to achieving shiny hair. Maintaining shiny hair also provides you with fuller bouncier hair.

Once you’ve maintained your shine your ready to add fuller bouncier hair to your list of physical qualities. For those of us blessed with thick added products aren’t always a must but for those of us with thin hair a good product line in an absolute must. I like fat hair thickening sprays that thicken your hair without adding weight or making it dull.

Toss out the flat irons that are frying your hair and get back to the number one styling method that rules without ever damaging your hair and leaves it silky soft and shiny unlike the fried hair crowding the streets today.

The hot new trend this year is soft and bouncy waves. Let’s move on and cover the easy steps to get this style like the pros.

Time Tested and Proven

For a sexy head of full bouncy hair that not only looks beautiful but feels incredible on your neck, shoulders and back give the tried and true method of rollers a go. Your hair can and will be fantastic by learning the gentle art of plastic curlers or rollers.

This gives you amazing hair that holds and is gentle on your already shiny hair allowing your hair to remain beautiful without damage.

All the big stars from dancing with the stars to runway models use this method for soft, bouncy locks of full hair that is sexy and manageable.

This old fashioned styling method is still around today and used to pamper the hair of its number one clients because it delivers on healthy beautiful natural looking hair. 

Rollers are an easy fix to a big frizzy problem. So get with the newest fashion trend and give your hair a much needed break from all the heat and product abuse. Check out the many videos included here today, there is something for every hair type to get your started with your amazing bouncy and shiny hair today.

Plastic Rollers

They are available in sizes from small to very large.

It's important to consider the size of the roller you use.

The size of the roller controls the size and shape of the curl you want.

What You Need:

• Plastic Rollers
• Bobby pins
• Rat tail comb
• Blow dryer
• Hair clips
• Mousse for your hair type
• Hair spray

Get Rolling...

• Fill hand with mousse apply in a patting and scrunching motion all over slightly damp hair, comb through with a wide tooth comb to evenly cover hair. Applying mousse in the beginning will help to hold the curls longer. It will also smooth fly-aways leaving hair silkier and shinier.
• Section your hair and secure each section with clips. Separate the top, middle and bottom parts of your hair to make it easier to set in rollers.
• Using a rat tail comb section a part of about an inch-wide strand of hair and roll it onto a roller. Start from the ends of your hair, smoothing the ends flat to the roller before you proceed to roll all the way to the scalp, secure with a bobby pin or two if needed.
• Continue the process in Step 3 until all of your hair is set up in the rollers. Lightly mist with hair spray to keep the hair in place. Then, use a blow dryer on your hair until it's completely dry. You can buy plastic hood blow dryer attachment that creates the hooded salon dryer effect to use for this process. This keeps your hair smooth and unruffled. I prefer to allow my hair to air dry as this give you the optimal silky and shiny effect.
• Remove the rollers one by one very gently. Toss your head and use your fingers to comb out the curls.

Why Use Plastic Rollers

Using plastic rollers is a great way to get fuller bouncier soft hair which is the hot new look this season.

This kind and gentle way to create your unique and beautiful style has the added bonus of maintaining a healthy head of hair that looks good all the time with no damage to hide.

So enjoy learning to master the art of plastic roller sets and enjoy your beautiful head turning hair.

This technique leaves your hair looking and feeling naturally beautiful.  Its touchable, moves beautifully and feels so good you're going to love the way your hair feels on your neck and back.  Go ahead give it a go!

Thin Hair Tip

• Braid your hair in several sections after you’ve washed it and allowed it to air dry till damp the night before.
• The next day take them out and gentle separate with your fingers.
• Once all the braids are removed gently scrunch your hair toward your scalp, starting at the hair ends and squishing and scrunching toward your scalp allowing your hair to naturally fall into place.
• Do not brush or comb!

We can all be beautiful and you know it!

So get up, get moving and GET BEAUTIFUL!

Lemon Hair High Lightening Rinse

Hair rinses provide a great finishing touch to your hair care rituals. You will want to give your hair a rinse in the tub or shower. Pour the rinse over your hair at the scalp and let it run down to the ends of your hair. These recipes makes just enough for one rinse and is best to mix them up as needed.

Lemon Hair High Lightening Rinse

This treatment rinses your hair clean and lightens it as well. Use it as a final rinse and it will leave your hair shiny and softly scented.

YOU WILL NEED;

• 2 cups luke warm water
• The juice from two fresh lemons

Mix the water and lemon juice. Pour the lemon water onto and over your hair after shampooing and conditioning as a final rinse.  You may also add this mix to a misting bottle to spray on hair, avoid getting this into your eyes the lemon will sting your eyes.

 Bath Fizzies and Bath Fizz Soaks

This is a fun way to add a beautiful scent that softens your bath water and skin. You’ll need to buy some citric acid for this recipe and can find it at your local health food store. It may take a bit of leg work to find citric acid, but do call around the local health food and natural stores as fizzies are well worth the search. If you can't find it I have it for sale just below.

Bath Fizzies and Bath Fizz Soaks

YOU WILL NEED;

• I cup baking soda
• 3 Tbsp citric acid
• 3 Tbsp corn starch
• 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp light canola oil
• 6 drops essential oil
• A few drops of food coloring (optional)

Pour all the dry ingredients together into a big mixing bowl and mix together well. Add the oils, and then use your hands to toss and mix everything together blending it well. Form a handful of the mixture and firmly shape balls. The mixture may crumble and if so add a few more drops of oil.

Place the balls on a plate in a cool dry place and let them set for 2 to 3 days until hard. This takes time and patience but is an important step to making bath fizzies.

After they dry wrap in waxed paper and store in an air tight jar. You may also store the fizzy mix loose in a jar and add a scoop. Either way you can create a decorative touch to your bathroom. It’s best to use these with in two weeks and yet this is never a problem they go fast.

To USE a Fizzy – Fill your tub with water and climb in. After your comfortable drop a ball fizz into the bath, lie back and enjoy the effervescence and soothing delight!

Applying Split Ends Hair Mask;

YOU WILL NEED;

• ¼ cup olive or coconut oil
• 6 drops of lavender essential oil

Blend and mix the oils in a plastic container. Apply this magical treatment just as you would a mask following the directions above. NOTE: all hair types should complete the washing process after this treatment.

1. Always apply mask to damp hair.
2. Work the mask through your hair to the ends.
3. Cover hair with a shower cap, set for 10 – 15 minutes minimum, longer is better for dry hair.

I leave it on my hair for as long as I can, because you can’t get too much of a good thing.

You may also add heat by wrapping your head in a warm towel just out of the dryer. I often go outside during the summer months and garden or relax in the sun while I write, so you don’t write, just relax.

For Oily to Normal hair;

Rinse your hair in warm water, shampoo and rinsing thoroughly.

For Dry Hair;

This would be me, Rinse (I do not shampoo but you can) your hair thoroughly in warm water to start and end by cooling the water down to close the hair shaft and seal in the benefits of this treatment.

I love this so much it makes my curly, dry and red hair bouncy and shine with a wonderful aroma that smells great! This treatment is my feel good cure to anything!