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How to Make Cucumber Basil Skin Toner for All Skin Types? : Do It Yourself

Hey endearing ladies!

Today I am going to share with you a homemade toner recipe combining two of the most basic ingredients available in each household. Well, needless to say, how crucial is the basic CTM routine for each skin type. And finding a toner which suits you is indeed a difficult task as most of the toners available in the market are brimming with all sorts of alcohols and other chemicals. There are some alcohol – free ones too, but either they are too pricey or of limited reach to the masses.

Ingredients:

  • Half a cucumber
  • Knife
  • Basil leaves (15 – 20 leaves)
  • Half a lemon
  • Honey
  • A spoon
  • A strainer
  • A mixer/grinder
  • An old toner/ spray bottle to store the toner
  • A bit of patience

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My Hair Spa at Home to Get Shiny Hair in a DAY : Tutorial and Before & After Pictures

The taunting (monsoon) weather shows no mercy here! In drying monsoons, I’ve struggled with tangled, dry hair no matter how well I condition it. Oil massage (with my favorite MABH formula) + hair wash routine twice a week helps a lot however, there are these oh-so-lazy days weeks when I SKIP oiling! I had been hospitalized lately and completely skipped oiling for more than a week. It has been more than week (or even 10 days?) since I oiled and washed my hair! I was in free hair and loose braids all the time.

So what it gifted me in return? Dry, rough and stupid hair! (Refer the pics) I literally cry when I get bad hair days because dryness causes split ends and breakage, resulting slow hair growth! (When your hair breaks, it takes forever to grow out!)

Though getting back to an oiling routine helps, it takes a week or two to get back that shiny lovable hair! But hey.. I found a new trick (all natural) to repair the dehydrated and damaged hair in a day! I am following it for few months now with very satisfactory results. It is the coconut-rose hair mask I make at home!! Its a spa like home treatment which costs you very less – but amazes you with great results – Naturally! I tried it yesterday as my health is getting better. So I thought I would share the process and pictures with you all! 🙂

P.S: If you are following MABH regularly, you might be already knowing that I am going to color my hair today! I’ll be sharing the tutorial and photos tomorrow. Hence, I thought a good home spa treatment before coloing would protect my hair. Now that I am going to color my hair, I can flaunt it with all the shine!

Home Hair Spa – Ingredients, Steps and Photos

Things you’ll need:

  • MABH fast growth hair oil (Lancemade hair growth oil – renamed, but same formula)
  • Coconut milk
  • Dried rose petal powder
  • A small mixing bowl
  • Vitamin E oil/Olive oil (Optional)
  • A mild shampoo (SLS & paraben free if possible)
  • Hair conditioner (Optional)

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Cream Blush with Vaseline – Do It Yourself

Lately I’m in my ‘Lets try a DIY’ mode. I’ve tried many DIYs including the crayon lip balm shown on MABH. And today my article is also about a super easy DIY! 🙂

I love applying a blush as blushing to me not just means adding a pop of color to cheeks but if done properly it can work as good as contouring and help you highlight your face in a great way. I am sure that almost all you makeup lovers here are aware that cream blushes are really expensive and if you are on a a budget you wouldn’t be apply to experience the magic cream blushing. But don’t be sad because today in my article I’ll be showing you’ll how to prepare a cream blush at home without having to spend much.

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