Category Archives for Shampoo/Conditioner
Homemade Hair Gel (to Tame Frizz and Enhance Curls)
Are you looking for a no-fuss recipe to make hair gel or rice or maybe both? When I decided I wanted to learn cooking, I knew I didn’t want to burden myself with an exhaustive list of ingredients to create a complex dish which I would rather frame and not eat. So I went […]
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I was watching ducks swimming in the river the other day. The river was flowing fast. A bunch of ducks came by swimming, and swoosh… they disappeared very quickly as the flow of water favoured their swim. And then another bunch of duck came by. But these guys were hardly moving forward. They were sometimes […]
Continue readingDIY Avocado Hair Mask for Growing Strong and Long Hair
Do you want strong, shiny hair that grows faster? Apply an avocado on hair. But that stuff is food. Yes, it is. However, it also works great as a hair mask. If your question is how and why? We will come to it later, before that my story about how […]
Continue readingApple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse: For pH Balance, Shine and Conditioning
I live in London. The water is hard, and the skies are cloudy. Okay, the cloudy skies do not affect the hair, but the hard water does. If you too live in a hard water area, you know how the water leaves a residue on hair, causing it to look dull, tangly […]
Continue readingHow to Condition Your Dry Hair With Herbs (Buh-bye Harsh Chemicals)
Growing up in India, and my best comfort food was fenugreek leaves soup with lots of garlic and turmeric. Here in London, it’s difficult to find fresh fenugreek leaves. And even if you find it, the process of plucking the tiny leaves is long and laborious. A few days back I brought this bitter-sweet, […]
Continue reading3 Best Oils for Hair Growth (Find the Right One)
I have a hard time finding ‘everyday’ shoes. There’s nothing wrong with my feet, they are symmetrical, well arched and a size 4. But still most shoes are either too narrow, too broad, too hard, too soft or too expensive… and the list goes on. And even if they pass all these criteria, then […]
Continue readingHow to Use Rhassoul Clay for Hair (Shampoo & Hair Detox Recipe)
Have you heard of Rhassoul or Ghassoul or Thassoul? Well, they are different names of the exquisite, brownish pink clay from the regions of Morocco. Okay, the first two names are real and the last one (Thassoul) I made up. But what I didn’t makeup is its amazing benefits. Rhassoul or Ghassoul is very high […]
Continue readingBanana Hair Mask for Dry & Dull Hair
Is your hair dry, dull and crying for moisture? Well, ladies here’s a hair mask made with ‘the most popular fruit in the world’. It will transform your hair into smooth-silky-dazzling beauty. And that hair-beautifying fruit is….the humble banana. At times when bananas are very ripe, we don’t know what to do with them. […]
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