Showing posts with label Oils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oils. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Longer Lashes & Thicker Brows Grown Naturally

So I heard Castor oil will make your eyelashes grow and because my lashes aren't as long as I would like I decided to give it a go. Last year I bought a very big bottle from iherb. I had been using jojoba oil and almond oil on my eyebrows and lashes before this and they actually had made my lashes grow a little and a bit more stronger. So I used the castor oil every night on my lashes  and brows and I wasn't sure if it would work because other oils had already made my lashes grow slightly so I thought that is all I I'll be getting but since using the castor oil my lashes have grown more and so have my brows, as for my brows they have always been kinda blah I wanted to thicken them a bit and in certain areas it was taking too long to grow but since using the castor oil my eyebrows have improved quite a lot, obviously I don't have these massive thick brows but they are better then before. The castor oil is thick and it is so cheap, the brand I bought is Now Foods Castor oil from iherb.com.

Now Solutions Castor Oil 

Results: Castor oil really does make my eyelashes and eyebrows grow! So what I have noticed is my eyelashes grew noticeable longer, fuller/ thicker, fall out less often as I have always had a problem with a lot of eyelashes falling out, of course eye lashes are supposed to fall out but I had more falling out at once than what would be normal. My lashes are glossier and look healthier and more "fluttery" after using castor oil.
I would say my eyebrow have grown in a little thicker and therefore are maybe a little darker because of that. It helped to grow in areas I was having trouble with.



How to Apply: So before I would go to bed I would get just a little on my finger and spread it through my eyebrows, don't use to much because castor oil is very thick. For my eyelashes I get a very, very small amount on my fingers and apple it at the root of the lashes (where you would apply liquid eyeliner) then cover the rest of the lashes with the castor oil, by running my lashes between my fingers. I also recently started doing my lower lashes too and I just apply a little amount on the lashes and root. TIP: do not apply too much because you don't want it to travel into your eye. You should use it every night and keep with it if you want to see results that last, like any lash growth product.

Anyway I 100% recommend this for anyone who wants better looking lashes but doesn't want eyelash extensions or buy expensive serums that are way over priced,  I suggest giving castor oil a go, it's cheap, easy to do and natural and in my opinion a better option.




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Saturday, 19 January 2013

Naturally Remove Make-up with Oil??


At first I was always using just cleansers, which meant multiple washes and wasting a lot of cleanser or using make-up removing wipes, which took so long to remove my make-up and I still had a lot of make-up residue coming off my skin, it was never ending.

Olive oil is my favourite thing to remove my make-up with it is by far the easiest, cheapest, fastest and most natural way to remove make-up.

Step 1) First thing I do is get a cotton circle/ square or a cotton ball wet it then put a generous amount of olive oil on the cotton circle and massage it all over your face to loosen and start removing the make-up.

Step 2) Either flip over the cotton circle (or get a new one and wet it) to remove more of make-up that the olive oil has loosened.

Step 3) Then I get a generous amount of olive oil and massage it all over my face to loosen the rest of the make-up  I let that sit for a few minutes after I've massaged it for a bit.

Step 4)  I then get another cotton square, wet it and remove the rest of make-up then I either then wash my face with water, tone then moisturise or  use a little of cleanser to remove the oil residue (recommended to do in the summer especially) then tone and moisturise.

 I use this to remove all make-up including liquid foundation, eye make-up ... whatever the make-up is BUT be careful not to use too much around the eyes cause you don't want to get oil in your eyes. The only thing I don't use this to remove is mascara because I don't need to but you could as long as you were gentle and careful not to use too much.

Tip #1

In summer and hot weather I suggest washing the olive oil off with a bit of cleanser before toning and moisturising because with some people in hot weather oils left on the skin can clog and congest the pores creating more problems. That being said I would recommend always using a little cleanser after using the oil to remove the make-up.

Tip #2

You can use basically any natural oil  I just use olive oil because it is pretty cheap (compared to other oils) and is easily accessible, other oils you can use include jojoba oil, coconut oil, avocado oil,  apricot kernel oil, sunflower oil,  almond oil.....but these oils would be more expensive to use so I do recommend olive oil, but if your skin isn't liking olive oil then jojoba would be a good choice or sunflower oil, personally I haven't tried sunflower oil but I don't see why it wouldn't work just as good.

Tip #3

Another alternative to use after the oil is make-up wipes, I don't do this anymore because one I haven't found a good natural make-up remover wipe and two if you are removing the make-up correctly with the oil it is usually a waste to use the wipes because the make-up should be gone and a natural cleanser would be better to follow the oil but to each their own.


Tip #4

Depending on how much make-up you're wearing you may have to do step 1 and 2 more than once.